FLCL Progressive Episode 3 Review: Stone Skipping

We are once again treated to a surreal dream from Hidomi. I’ll admit I have no idea what it meant, but It seemed to have something to do with Hidomi’s sexual awakening. I don’t know how I failed to notice this, but many anime seem to have an obligatory beach episode. Haruko and Jinyu accompany the students on a beach trip. Beach episode tend to be an excuse for excessive fan-service. We meet Aiko, Mori’s shy girlfriend and her emotional support plant.

Then everyone begins to play various beach games, the first part of this episode is dull too be honest. We do get a vague answer from Jinyu as to what she wants. She says that “they are searching for an amazing person they once knew.” Oh, it turns out that Aiko is kinda a “prostitute,” or a she puts it a “rent a date.” Anyway, at night Ide goes looking for Hidomi and finds Haruko stripping her down. Ide confronts her and a robot springs from his head.

Meanwhile, the “support plant” ends up being more important than we realize as Aiko’s roommate is seen telling a mysterious older man that he lost it. Ide and Haruko face-off, during this confrontation Hidomi transforms when she comes into contact with Ide. Using a newly acquired guitar from Jinyu, Ide cracks the cocoon like encasing that Hidomi’s was in. Haruko tells Ide to “take of Hidomi’s headphones,” he tries but they drill themselves into her skull. According to Jinyu the “the emergency system has been activated,” to what we don’t know. However, the episode does end with some concert, both Jinyu and Haruko are after “Medical Mechanica.”

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