Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Episode 2 [Gundam Meister]

I am not too sure if I can give a good commentary to Gundam 00 Episode 2 - "Gundam Meister".

Episode 1, I believe, is well received. This may be because the last Gundam series, "Gundam Seed Destiny" was infamous for its plot and story pace, etc.

Now for episode 2, seems like some bad elements from GSD resurrect in Gundam 00!

In this, I refer to the superiority of the Gundams. Exia "dances" around the HRL's MS'es and chops them like vegetables. It is also hit by a direct shell without the slightest dent!

Also, the GN particles has so many superior features, like cooling agent when the MS'es enter the atmosphere.

I also discuss this with a friend. How can you propulse the Gundam with the GN particles? Classical physics or even quantum physics all seem useless in the Gundam universe. (I think we need a "Gundam physicist" to explain the science in GN particles uses!!)

And as an engineer, esp. in energy efficiencies and ESD, I really like to know how the energy generated by the "PV arrays" (I am assuming here.) transmit the energy to the earth's surface and distribute to every power demand locations. What will be the cross-sectional area(s) of the conductors / power lines? We are talking about roughly one-third of the Earth's energy need through one "Tin-Chu / Sky Column"! (Three Sky Columns only to provide the whole earth's energy use!)

And what is the area required to generate that much of energy? (On the earth surface, solar intensity is roughly 500W/m2. Possibly higher when the atmospheric scattering effect is eliminated, but the solar intensity in stationary orbit is still a finite number!) (PS. ASHRAE 1997 Fundamental page 29.14 Table 8 states that Extraterrestrial Solar Irradiance ranges between 1336-1417 W/m2.)

Well, maybe we better focus on the plot, not the science. But this episode seems muddying the plot. I may need to look at it again to see what it intends to do to the series, if not time filling.