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I actually thought this scene was kind of sad. For one it made me think of all those lonely otaku out there who have no one other than a bunch of inanimate figures to keep them company when they're sick or even dying.
It also reminded me that even Ao's own daily life seems kind of lonely. Her parents are god knows where, doesn't seem to have brothers or sisters, All she seems to have is her one nerdy (and kind of annoying) friend Bukiko and these robot toys that just recently came into her life. Her life must have been pretty depressing before they showed up, and it'll be hella depressing once the factory recalls the test units. She even had a vivid dream latter on about these toys becoming real girls she could be friends with, and go do all sorts of things with she obviously wouldn't do alone. Note how Bukiko wasn't part of this dream, and the Materia sisters weren't seen as her friends. I think Ao, clearly yearns to have real friends and live a normal happy life with them. Ao, seems like a cute nice and friendly girl, so I couldn't say what the problem is, but then that's how it often is isn't it? You might not have anything wrong with you as far as you can tell but still struggle to make friends or be accepted.
I feel this ep touches on some really meaningful issues for people who collect figs like these, but they're not being blatant about it which is nice. All in all this was a very surprisingly well done ep that made me stop to think a bit and even got a few emotions out of me as someone in a very similar situation. I'm also glad they didn't shoehorn in a pointless battle this week.
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