Recap / The Vision Of Escaflowne E 2 The Girl From The Mystic Moon

Tropes in this episode:

• Foreshadowing:
  • Folken's disgrace and presumed death are first mentioned by Balgus.
  • The Blood Pact Van makes with Escaflowne. This won't be seen with subsequent Guymelefs, hinting that Escaflowne isn't a standard mecha (and what's so different about Ispano Guymelefs).
• Invisibility Cloak: The attacking Zaibach Guymelef have stealth cloaks.
• Trapped in Another World: Hitomi is now stranded on Gaea, as neither she or Van understand how (or why) the Pillar of Light activated in the previous episode.
• You Can't Go Home Again: Fanelia is burned to the ground.