On one hand, Feyris has finally become a character who is something more than a nyan-nyan nekomimi girl. But overall I was disappointed by this episode.
They’ve introduced inconsistencies into the plot which I doubt will ever be addressed. Why is Feyris able to remember what happened in both timelines? I thought Okarin was the only one with the reading Steiner ability. Feyris’ ability is even better, actually: Feyris is able to remember both timelines, but Okarin can’t remember his past in the timelines he transfers to. This seems like a huge plot hole, if they don’t come up with some explanation, especially for a series which has been putting a significant amount of thought into its time travel.
Additionally, I didn’t really understand the story about the D-mail Feyris sent (perhaps this is just me, and someone can correct me?). What I got out of it was that Feyris’ father died in an accident. To prevent him from going to the place where he would die in the accident, Feyris sent a D-mail faking her kidnapping, told him to gather $1 million to pay her ransom and head away from the accident scene on the train. He didn’t have enough money, so he sold the IBN 5100 to a suspiciously willing buyer (CERN?). But wouldn’t the father have found out that her kidnapping was fake after he prepared the money? Or was she actually kidnapped, and she just told him to take the train instead of driving?
But regardless of what actually happened here, I’m surprised Okabe didn’t try for a less drastic change in the timeline that would allow both Mayushii and Feyris’ father to live. And it seems to me that Feyris’ D-mail could be a red herring anyway: that buyer knew about the IBN 5100 at such an opportune time. It seems reasonable to believe that this buyer and kidnapper are the same person, and that they may be affiliated with CERN. Which leads us to my speculation regarding the heart of Okabe’s problems: Moeka’s D-mail. I think that after it was after this message that we never saw the IBN 5100 again. And considering that no one except her even knew what the message was, she could have sent anything. My guess is that she told herself where the machine was in the past.
The last thing that bothered me about this episode was how Okabe suddenly became Feyris’ prince. Where did this come from? I thought she just liked to bully him. I hope we don’t have every female character fall in love with Okabe. Next week seems set to be Ruka’s turn, since her D-mail is next in line… I hope she doesn’t become a trap again…
Plot inconsistencies that you claimed will be addressed later. Do have faith in steins gates.
Good to hear, good to hear! I will keep the faith then. 🙂