Warning: The following review has complete spoilers for FLCL: Progressive Episode 6.
After an uneven season, FLCL: Progressive’s finale “Our Running” has finally arrived. Coming off the heels of two fantastic episodes I was hoping Progressive might carry that momentum into a stellar finale. Sadly, Progressive can’t keep up that energy and instead delivers us a relatively muted finale with few memorable moments and almost none of the closure I had hoped for.
“Our Running” picks up right where the previous episode left off, with Haruko’s longtime quarry Atomsk arriving just as the war between Medical Mechanica and Interstellar Immigration begins. As Haruko springs her trap to capture Atomsk, Hidomi pleads with her to release Ide and let them leave in peace. Haruko waves off this idea and instead tells Hidomi and the only way she will get what she wants is by taking it. Haruko has always been a bit of a corruptive force in the FLCL universe, but hearing her outright admit it is oddly satisfying. Knowing her mentality with regards to relationships certainly makes it easier to understand her more deranged behavior in Progressive, and it’s also important for a pivotal scene later in this episode.
Source: IGN.com FLCL: Progressive Episode 6 Review