Man, the look of terror on the ogre's face makes me really feel for the big guy...
Also, I really want to know the backstory on THIS guy
One thing that's also interesting about this episode is the reason Owen has to leave in the beginning. The guards tell him that there are intruders in the castle. That two guards were knocked out. Owen seems pretty surprised that anyone would attack the castle. I'm thinking that there aren't too many entities that could pull something of the sort... The Bakiraka perhaps?
Wow, thanks for the info. Yeah, the Bakiraka makes the most sense. What other group could make it that far in, and be perceived as a threat? It's nice to know there's some kind of resistance, even if it is pretty much small scale at this point (why else would the defense force be relegated to humans?).
Anyway, it's interesting to see how even the architecture changes between the castle and the apostles' den. The decoration on the bridge looks like batwings instead of feathers, not to mention the actual building itself.
Almost as if the structure itself reflected both sides of Griffith's persona. I hope that's the case. The batwings certainly give that impression. Do you think other humans have seen this region of the palace? That mysterious fog... I wonder what that's about? Reminds me of the fog we see when apostles join their limbs, and when SK appears. Some kind of astral buffer?
Other side note, Locus' interest in Rickert from the last episode was revealed to us: he was curious, maybe even slightly wary, of what Rickerts intentions would be. He strikes me as one of, if not THE most devout of Griffith's followers. It's natural that he'd be wary of one of his former human comrades coming back. In a small way, Rickert was being vetted by one of Griffith's bodyguards.
I like that Locus is telling the story from the monsters point of view. Almost makes me feel for them. Them trying to find a place for their own and Griffith being there to unite both groups, the humans and apostles.
I don't know if it's the way you summerized it or if Locus actually tells it that way.
This preview made me want the main apostles to survive the story. I really don't want Locus, Zodd , Irvine and Grunbeld to die 
Like Aazealh said, it's certainly interesting to hear an apostle's take on things in this way, but come on... it's hardly a sob story. It's a hollow rationalization full of holes and half-truths -- the kind of logic the God Hand used on Griffith during the Eclipse. Also glossing over crucial information. Oh yeah, all these terrible beasts? They feasted on your friends. Guess I forgot that part while trying to make this demonic charade sound like a noble crusade!
Falconia is a false solution. Humanity only needs a safe haven because Femto created this predicament in the first place. Providing a small percentage of humanity with a seemingly safe fortress while the rest of the entire world suffers is hardly a heroic effort. And that's likely only the tip of the iceberg of the God Hand's true plans for this new world.
I personally wonder how Guts would react if he had a chance to hear Locus' point of view.
Would just two words ("Fuck off?") be enough? I think his reaction would be similar to the one he had with Grunbeld's ramblings about warriors.
Yep, my thoughts exactly. In fact, I was thinking of that scene as Locus continued to ramble
Monsters shouldn't pretend to be warriors
If so than why would Void and the others want to be in Falconia?
Because it's more than just Femto's capital city--it's more than likely the center of power for the new world. The world spiral tree didn't appear there by accident.
