The return of Gundam Witch From Mercury was something I had some high hopes in. Season 1 ended giving me the impression this was going to get intense. Sure it somewhat did. Still it was mostly a let down where I felt nothing besides frustration and 0 emotions for this anime for a while until the end. Recent mecha has done very little for me overall. 86 was painful to get through Kyoukai Senki was worse Sakugan was a lie and embarrassment Rumble Garanndoll imploded and then I dropped it Macross Delta proved to be the worst Macross entry for me after watching it all MuvLuv and Back Arrow were okay etc. Despite this it wasnt all that bad. MegatonKyuu Musashi emerged as a multimedia project that tried to bring the spirit of anime like Gurren Lagann back among much of the other mecha and space operas it often referenced such as Space Battleship Yamato. I was surprised and pretty pleased to see something get it right. The worst part? No one watched it because no one really looks for anime in an age where there are so many weeds you have to get through to find something good. Even Birdie Wing: A Golf Girls Story that deliberately felt like a Gundam series proved to be a great modern anime. But its a sports anime about golf. Its not surprising the treatment this got. We were also graced with Tominos new movie projects on Gundam Reconguista in G which I am more than half way into and really enjoying so far. To get straight into it Prospera was the character I came to like the most. The expectations of the Char clone were how she was being measured. Every time time she talks to someone its coming from this sarcastic condescending place where she knows something really important that you dont. She planned things out really well at first. Its like she plays out several possible scenarios in her head so that she always has some technicality or legal reason to justify what she is doing. There was a point where it became funny to me because she is always smiling. However the last few episodes of Witch From Mercuryand the worst ones in my opinionruined her character. I felt baffled how poorly thought out her actions were towards the end after she had created such a clever image of herself. The appeal I see about this anime is sorrowful. The Utena approach resulted in the bride and groom of Miorine and Suletta. First of all this and they felt barely explored. A lack of exploration I think explains a lot about this anime. It pulled in those communities that are into these types of stories so it did its job. Miorine doing nothing but mostly crying for episodes on end felt like a waste for the potential of her character. Suletta finally graduated from being the annoying crybaby she was in season 1. Now her overpowered Gundam magic so conveniently saved the day that it felt too convenient. It made me feel they were rushing in the finale to resolve the final conflict. Slowly I saw this train wreck unfolding right before my eyes. So much wasted potential really. I thought Shaddiq would do more than sit down and smile like a clown for episodes on end. I thought Chus character would go somewhere than just being unnecessarily angry all the time. It was annoying. I appreciate that at least Guels character went through an interesting arc though he gets resolved early and got sort of shafted to the side almost completely after that. I found it comical how certain characters practically get away with it by the end. One thing about Witch From Mercury that I havent seen in modern mecha lately is what it does with violence. Though it was able to get violent at times it was still childs play compared to the violence of anime such as Tominos Gundam or his Space Runaway Ideon that will probably never be challenged for its horrifying yet beautiful approach. At least for me Witch From Mercury isnt the worst Gundam Ive seen as trash such as Twilight Axis exists. In criticizing this I am not being negative. I should be critical. I could turn my brain off and give everything 10s and only point out the good but I wouldnt want to delude myself like that. I think its important for me to think and distinguish what I think is good and what I think is bad. And this has no significance to the audience in terms of what they should think. Why? because like Ive said before there will always be someone who will like something you dont and dislike something you like. We have to come to terms with this and stop fighting over it. What I can do is at least find people who understand where I am coming from and who can relate to me. Thats more important than trying to dictate and be an authority on the quality of something. There is hardly anything else I can say I enjoyed about this. On the brighter side this has introduced Gundam to many of the new generation and Im sure many will feel inspired to watch the original 0079 and make that pilgrimage to at least Turn A Gundam. Speaking of Turn A Gundam the first episode alone is better than this entire anime.