See Moon (2)
Jolyne is missing and Pucci is worried. He finds a thread of her clothing at a café and wonders if his Stand must’ve missed one of her vitals.
Pucci senses Anastasia’s presence before attacking her. Pucci discovers that it is not the real Anastasia, but a bystander in disguise. The person’s teeth end up heading towards Pucci and cutting him open. The real Anastasia tells Pucci that his Stand can submerge in more places than walls or the ground. She tells Pucci she found someone she killed and changed her bone structure to match his own. ..
Anastasia charges at Pucci, but Pucci quickly inverts his face to dodge the attack. C-Moon punches Anastasia and sends him flying. At the same time, Pucci feels someone’s hand touch his skull. Pucci enters the café and notices some blood handprints on the walls. He knows Jolyne’s still injured but proceeds with caution. Pucci hopes by murdering Jolyne, he’ll crush everyone’s resolve to fight him. ..
He notices a canister of alcohol lying around and sets the café ablaze with a lighter. He shouts for Jolyne to come out, but she continues toying with him. She eventually grabs his neck, but Pucci stops her chokehold by inverting her arms with C-Moon. Jolyne retracts the inversion with a new thread-like power-up. Pucci jumps back and wonders how and when Jolyne developed this infinity-shaped thread ability.
Mobius Strips are a concept that allow for surfaces to exist without a front or backside. Jolyne C-Moon punches Pucci in the face, causing Pucci to realize that Jolyne is using Mobius Strips to heal herself. The narrator explains the concept of Mobius Strips to the audience. Pucci explains that they are a non-orientable infinity strip that allows for something to exist if there is an opposite side. If there is no opposite side, then there is no turning inside out. ..
Jolyne uses her Mobius Strip to reverse the damage done to Pucci’s head. However, Pucci knows that he can’t keep the act up forever. Jolyne baits Pucci to attack her, but he tells her that he’s waiting for a definitive moment. He walks around the area to cause more objects to fall. Pucci notices an officer’s corpse heading toward him and grabs the gun from his holster.
Meanwhile, Emporio falls toward Anastasia, but he grabs him. Pucci shoots at Jolyne, but Jotaro uses The World to freeze time. Jolyne gets out of harm’s way. Pucci’s bewildered by a harpoon’s presence, allowing Star Platinum to punch him out of the café. Ermes tells Pucci that the Speedwagon Foundation shot the harpoon from the sky three kilometers above.
The harpoon was set to land on the Visitor Center’s premises. Ermes made a copy of it with her sticker and removed it, so the copy could retract to the original. Ermes clung onto the harpoon, so she got pulled up instantly without being affected by his gravity. Everyone surrounds Pucci as Emporio tells him to give up. Pucci laughs and tells him that fate bound them all together and these are his true allies - the Kujos. ..
Pucci uses his gravity powers to escape the rubble. He claims he doesn’t need to wait 36 hours for the new moon to arrive since he can utilize the new moon’s gravitational force. Pucci plans to put himself here if there is gravity equal to the new moon’s since he feels there should be a spot to complete C-Moon’s power.
Jotaro remarks on how much Jolyne’s grown and orders Ermes to pick up the gun Pucci dropped. He tells her to fire some bullets at Pucci, and she complies. Pucci tries inverting the bullets with C-Moon, but Jotaro retaliates with The World. During the time stop, Jotaro throws a harpoon at Pucci, but he manages to escape unscathed. Pucci hovers toward the airplane and starts flying alongside it.
Jotaro questions how Pucci dodged the harpoon as Jolyne feels Pucci’s found a condition that’ll let him complete his Stand. The episode concludes with Pucci finding the exact spot he needs to complete C-Moon.
The Episode Review
This was yet another exciting episode of Stone Ocean. Jotaro, Jolyne’s father, returned with the iconic adrenaline-pumping soundtrack. While the reunion was short and under harsh terms, it was nice to hear Jotaro praise his daughter for her progress. ..
However, the decision to give Pucci such a powerful role in the series may be causing some fans to feel left out. Jolyne has worked hard and deserves recognition for her accomplishments, not Pucci. If the series wants to continue building its fanbase, it should give more credit to Jolyne and not Pucci.
It feels slightly contrived since the narrator highlights the countdown numerous times throughout the season. On the other hand, I couldn’t help but smile at the mind games displayed between Pucci and Jolyne. It gave the fight a solid mix between strategy and strength. This is an aspect JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure nails well, and I’m glad to see the trend continue into this final bout with Pucci.
This was an exhilarating chapter of Stone Ocean. Although Pucci’s ways of unlocking C-Moon’s full power feel rushed, I’m excited to see how our heroes fight him. Even with Jotaro and Ermes at their side, I’m unsure if they could stop Pucci. All we can do is hope for our heroes to develop a scheme that’ll put this cruel priest to rest.
