The First Step

Season 2, Episode 11, Aired
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A replacement pilot, Yuri Stavrogan, preys on Kaz's hotshot tendencies, which results in his disobeying some of J.T.'s orders and causing tension between all three. The ExoFleet begins an assault on Mercury, and Yuri and Kaz make a point of trying to defeat Thrax, who is considered the best Neo pilot. The ExoFleet takes a Neo base on Mercury, but the Neo Commander Glycon launches a counterattack to draw in the ExoFleet e-frames so that Thrax and the Neo frames can attack the ExoFleet ships. The counterattack is foiled on the ground, but the Neo e-frames are able to attack the ExoFleet task force. Kaz, grounded by Marsh for disobeying orders, goes out to fight. He eventually finds himself in a dogfight with Thrax, and he loses when he gets blinded by the sun. Thinking that there has been enough destruction, Thrax chooses to spare his life.moreless
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      • We are introduced to Yuri Stavrogan and Thrax. Edit

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      • Thrax: Do you never grow tired of it, Sharos? The fighting? Sharos: It is what we were bred for. Thrax: And when the war is over? What will we do then? Sharos: For us, the war will never be over. Edit
      • (After the battle, as Kaz lies in a hospital bed) Stavrogan: Huh ha, oh man, you got your tail whipped good, Kaz. Takagi: You should've seen the other guy. Stavrogan: Yeah, I heard. Not a scratch on him. Edit

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      • It was interesting to see Marsh reprimand Yuri and Kaz for joyriding, especially in light of Yuri's remark that when Marsh was an Ensign he enjoyed the same. What makes this ironic is that Captain Marcus reprimanded J.T. in Episode 1 when Able Squad went joyriding in the vicinity of Olympus Mons. Edit

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