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Black Lagoon – 10 – The unstoppable chambermaid

There are many ways to settle a score and none better than an old fashioned dust up; I think this qualifies as the first time I’ve ever seen two women literally beat the shit out of each other with their bare knuckles. None of this pulling hair and scratching with their nails nonsense; if Black Lagoon is going to have a face-off between the two toughest women in the world, you better expect more than a few pinches.
So episode 10 marks the end of the “Unstoppable Maid” arc; emotionally it added nothing to the series, but I’ll be damned if I come across another couple of anime episodes this year that look as red hot as this was. While firmly tongue in cheek and more than willing to poke fun at its own absurdity, I love that knowing wink Black Lagoon makes at the viewer. That and the slick homages to any number of classic Hollywood pop-corn movies- this time Terminator 2 being the obvious influence behind Ms. Roberta and her unstoppable quest.
Usually I can’t stand girls-with-guns anime, but Black Lagoon ditches any hint of dainty beauty and replaces it with a big fat “fuck you!”

4 replies on “Black Lagoon – 10 – The unstoppable chambermaid”

This show is all attitude. And it’s about Fucking time we get an anime with some real ballz!!

"It’s about Fucking time we get an anime with some real ballz!!"
Then what about "Busou Renkin?"
I feel sorry for Rock, though. The cliche "victim of circumstances" was able to live for so long, and I’m hoping he makes it throught the end. Atleast he earned the trust of the scarred Afghan war vet and the "nuns with guns."

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