Talk:STPC41/@comment-37117761-20200104000956

This episode was great. Although she's underutilized, I do like Madoka's character and arc a lot. The animation here was great and full of symbolism, from the room being dark when Madoka talked to her father, to the image of her father during the battle disappearing and powering up her arrow, to the ending scene with Madoka standing before the moon. I also like that Neil Armstrong was brought into the episode; this show doesn't really talk much about actual astronomy and takes an unscientific approach to things, so it's nice to see actual astronauts here. Finally, I like how Elena interacted with Madoka in this episode and helped to lift her up. Although Elena may be bland overall, she does have one interesting and unique trait: the calm, laid-back way she helps others just by speaking to them. She'd make a great ambassador.