I was counting her as 'dead', yeah, because there really wasn't any elegant way of describing what was really going on without going into spoilers.

>Also, I have to say, the production team did such a good job of
>making Kongō unlikeable that her face turn at the end kind of fell
>down for me. Most of the others who turned, I was rooting for (in
>particular Haruna, who is pretty much my favorite on the show), but
>when she did I was just kind of, "Eh, another mouth to feed." :)

I quite liked Kongou, myself, which doubtless helped. After all, all she wanted was to serve the Admiralty Code as best she could, and they go and do i]that to her.

>>It also made your comment in the episode 5 thread about her
>>not being all there somewhat . . . is there a word for "that's funny
>>and wince-worthy at the same time"?
>
>Heh, yeah. Whereas when they did that reveal, my immediate thought
>was, "Oh, that's why she acts like one of the insane elevators
>from whichever Hitchhiker's book that was." :)

...A surprisingly apt metaphor. Or the personalities of Truss's Nemoidian battle-droids.

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