Max steals the Core Gunner to wreak havoc on Dannar Base and escapes with Mira in tow. However, when Goh pursues Max, the latter blames Goh for Mira's death. Meanwhile, Shizuru and Shibakusa have to regain control of the Core Gunner and Anna learns the truth about Goh's relationship with Mira.
Tropes in this episode:
- All Your Base Are Belong to Us: Max uses the Core Gunner to wreak havoc on Dannar Base. Fortunately, the Dannar intervenes.
- Awful Truth: Anna learns about Goh's relationship with Mira from Kiriko.
- Big Damn Heroes: Lou saves the day by shooting the Core Gunner in the back.
- Bittersweet Ending: Max dies due to the Insania Virus and Dannar Base is damaged, but Mira is rescued and Goh reconciles with Max shortly before the latter's death.
- Brick Joke: Shizuru is told that "even her fat ass" can fit in the back entrance of the Core Gunner. Once she finally reaches her mech, her butt instantly gets stuck and she's forced to shimmy her way through.
Shizuru: [groans] Oh, great! Shibakusa, you liar!
- Character Death: Max is killed due to the effects of the Insania Virus.
- Cooldown Hug: The Godannar hugs the Core Gunner as Goh apologizes to Max. It calms Max down to the point that the Insania Virus mutation has stopped.
- Declaration of Protection: Anna tells Mira that she and Goh will protect her.
- Foreshadowing: During Max's reconciliation with Goh, he forewarns Goh about the dangers of the Insania Virus. Guess what happens to Goh in the final episodes?
- I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Max entrusted Mira to Goh because he trusted the latter five years ago.
- Oh, Crap!:
- Morimoto and Hayashi when the Dannar Base gets damaged. It's even said word-for-word by Morimoto.
- Shizuru when she sees Max suffering the effects of the Insania Virus.
- Only a Flesh Wound: When Anna notices that Goh's shoulder is bleeding, Goh shrugs it off as a flesh wound.
- Painful Transformation: Max succumbs to the effects of the Insania Virus, but it doesn't last.
- Redemption Equals Death: In his final moments, Max reconciles with Goh and warns the latter of the dangers of the Insania Virus.
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: Max Junior, who kidnapped Mira in "The End of the Dream", dies from the mutation towards the end of the episode but not before he reconciles with Goh.
- Wham Episode: Anna learns about Goh's relationship with Mira and Max is mutated by the Insania Virus.
- Wham Shot: When Shizuru discovers what the Insania Virus has done to Max.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Max calls Goh out for not protecting Mira as well as his greatest failure. However, Anna points out to Goh and Max that Mira's still alive.
- You Are Not Alone: Anna tells Mira that she isn't alone anymore towards the end of the episode.
