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Metallic Rouge Episode 4: Rouge, captured, tries to plan her next moves. Will Naomi help her? What will the detective from Earth do?
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Metallic Rouge Episode 5: With Rouge missing, can Naomi trust the grave robbing stranger to help her? Or is it a not so elaborate trap?
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If you have trouble following what’s going on this episode, I think that’s intentional.
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Metallic Rouge – Episode 5 – The Suspicious Carnival
Episode impressions of Metallic Rouge Episode 5 as Rouge took down Phantom Verde, Naomi wondered where Rouge went. Given the suspicious-looking lady from the carnival, we may know…
Metallic Rouge Episode 5 Review – Fever Dream
A rather confusing episode.
Metallic Rouge – 05 – Sound and Fury
After Rouge is knocked unconscious following her battle against Verde, a mysterious and creepy individual who later introduces himself as the “Puppetmaster” puts her in a tube and…
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Everything is going so fast that I have no idea what’s going on.
Metallic Rouge – Episode 4 – The Meaning of Freedom
Episode impressions of Metallic Rouge Episode 4 as Rouge stormed off because Naomi said a specific remark. However, Naomi found herself in a challenging situation with Rouge. She…
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Metallic Rouge – 03 – XX
Turns out Naomi and Rouge weren’t headed to Wellstown on a lark. Naomi delivers the “id” or core of Viola to a fellow agent and receives a new…
Second Impressions – Metallic Rouge
I can’t shake the feeling that this is all very prefab, like a kit house - a Bones mecha series as designed by ChatGPT or Google Bard.
Metallic Rouge – Ep. 2
If nothing else, this looks like a showcase of how good Bones’ animation can get.
First Impression: Metallic Rouge
The roaring twenties are back in all their neon glory. Zeppelins fly around the art déco skyscrapers. On the surface, waiters in uniform serve the guests of an…
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First Look: Metallic Rouge
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Metallic Rouge – Ep. 3
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Metallic Rouge – 08 – Between Freedom and Order
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Metallic Rouge – Episode 8 – More on Rouge and The Surprise Attack
Episode impressions of Metallic Rouge Episode 8 as Rouge made it out thanks to Investigator Ash and his assistant, they visited Rouge's older brother, Gene. Of course, we…
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Metallic Rouge Episode 8: Ash Stahl, Noid 262, Rouge, and Gene search her old home for clues to her origin. It was not a happy homecoming.
Metallic Rouge #02 — Improper Babysitting
Are these people meant to be a recurring cast? Impressions: This episode kind of lost control of its script too, but it at least accelerated into nonsense…
Metallic Rouge #10 — Sister Act
Okay, sure. Let's totally rewrite this character in the eleventh hour. Impressions: Not helping the impression that the writing has totally fallen apart here with another pretty…
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Metallic Rouge Episode 11: Naomi and Rouge lead a team to Venus. Where their enemy is waiting for them. In force.
Metallic Rouge – 11 – Strings Attached
The Alters are all in attendance for the curtain to go up on the New World Silvia intends to lead. With the help of the Puppetmaster and Opera,…
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Metallic Rouge Episode 2: Naomi and Rouge take a bus into the wilderness to look for clues. Unfortunately, they found mercenaries instead.
Metallic Rouge – 07 – Grinding Gears
After six episodes of both showing and telling us that Naomi and Rouge were buddies, now we’re supposed to accept that Naomi is actually the “Divine Facilitator” of…
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Metallic Rouge Episode 1: Sarah Fitzgerald's performances pack in the crowds. But someone wants her dead. Can Rouge find out who?
Metallic Rouge Episode 10: Favorites
Metallic Rouge Episode 10: Naomi had a plan. It was a good plan. She was sure it would impress Rouge and Ash. There was only one problem...
Metallic Rouge Episode 6: Favorites
Metallic Rouge Episode 6: Naomi and Rouge headed to Earth on a luxury liner. Unfortunately, so did a murderer -- who could change appearance!
Metallic Rouge Episode 9: Favorites
Metallic Rouge Episode 9: Rouge had hoped Aes would help her. But it wasn't Aes; it was Alice. How will Rouge get out of this battle intact?
Episode Guide for Metallic Rouge
Episode Guide for Metallic Rouge: Naomi and Rouge's mission: kill the people who killed Rouge's father. But things weren't what they seemed.
Metallic Rouge Episode 7: Favorites
Metallic Rouge Episode 7: Rouge is imprisoned. Naomi, still free, drops a major bombshell about her true identity. Or did she?
Metallic Rouge Episode 3: Favorites
Metallic Rouge Episode 3: Naomi and Rogue investigate an Immortal Nine sighting in a Nean settlement. Naomi's snark went on a rampage!
Metallic Rouge Episode 12: Favorites
Metallic Rouge Episode 12: Naomi and Rouge encountered someone they thought was Gene. But it talked a lot like someone else they knew.