Maiden Heaven (2)
The group is propelled forward and they soon come to a stop. They all get out of the way as a large boulder comes rolling down the hill. Jotaro quickly jumps onto it and uses his Stand, Star Platinum, to stop it from hitting anyone else. ..
Unfortunately, Ermes’s fear of Pucci’s Stand’s ability is unfounded. This means that he can easily catch up to them before the bullets connect with each other. Anastasia asks Emporio to shoot another bullet at the swamp area and to place a sticker on it. Emporio complies, and the gang heads in a new direction.
Anastasia’s incredible speed allows her to catch up to them. Anastasia claims Pucci may have inconceivable speed, but his Stand can only attack them one at a time. Anastasia tells Jotaro that he’ll act as bait. He wants him to seize the chance to stop time and finish Pucci off as soon as Pucci’s attack hits Anastasia. Jotaro remarks that Anastasia’s plan is brilliant but feels Pucci’s bluffing and plans to attack him first.
Anastasia refutes Jotaro’s claim that he submerged Diver Down into Jolyne, Ermes, and Emporio’s bodies too. This will protect their insides from Pucci’s attacks. Anastasia remarks that he’s been lucky before, so he believes he can prevent Pucci from dealing a fatal blow to him. He also brings up marrying Jolyne and is shocked to hear Jolyne say that she’ll consider marrying him.
Jotaro and Anastasia reach a rock and Jotaro plans to attack Anastasia. However, Emporio shoots another kiss-marked bullet at the ocean to send our heroes into it. Once in the ocean, Anastasia tells the others to huddle up. Jotaro realizes it was smart to head for the ocean since it gives Pucci’s position away. Emporio looks toward the sky and realizes Maiden Heaven’s speeding up time faster than before.
We receive a brief narration of how everything is accelerating in time. Meanwhile, everyone prepares for Pucci to strike them. Anastasia reminds Jotaro to wait for his signal. Pucci attacks Anastasia and Jotaro stops time. Before Jotaro could strike, he discovers that Pucci somehow forced Jolyne to penetrate Anastasia’s body with Stone Ocean. ..
Jotaro is preparing to attack Pucci, but realizes that Pucci had a barrage of knives planned to strike her down. This leaves Jotaro in a tight spot as he recalls the same knife trick Dio used on him in Stardust Crusaders. Jotaro pushes Jolyne aside to protect her from the knives as time starts again. He attacks Pucci but fails to hit him. Pucci knows that the Joestar bloodline has always prevailed before an enemy. ..
Jotaro Kujo and Jolyne A. Kujo are the only people in the world who have the same bloodline as each other. This makes them very vulnerable to Pucci’s attacks, as he is able to kill anyone with just a single strike. However, Jotaro and Jolyne are able to fight off Pucci’s attacks, and they both survive.
Jolyne saves Emporio from a knife-throwing attacker by using her thread to cling to a dolphin and speeding it up. Pucci is confused but realizes she did it to save him.
Jolyne knows that time acceleration won’t affect the distance Emporio can swim or his stamina. She tells Emporio that the Dolphin will take him to dry land, so he can escape. She plans to stay behind and hold off Pucci for as long as she can. Jolyne cuts the thread and prepares to fight Pucci with everything she has. Pucci strikes Jolyne as everyone worldwide notices the strange time acceleration phenomenon. ..
In “Time Speeds Up”, Emporio finds himself in a reality where time is distorted and only living things are unaffected. He falls into something in space alongside other humanoids, and the episode concludes with him being transported to the Green Dolphin Street Prison. ..
The Episode Review
This episode of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean is a strange but spectacle-filled installment that definitely succeeds in fulfilling my expectations. While there were some unnecessary additions, this episode satisfied my curiosity and left me wanting more.
In the previous installments, our heroes always defeat the villains, but this was one of those occasions where their combined effort wasn’t enough. At the same time, Pucci makes it clear that his intentions aren’t evil, as he wants to use his power to reshape the universe into something happier for humanity. On the flip side, he’s not against ranking casualties to achieve his goal. If this is the end for Pucci, he went out with a bang.
The new animation and visuals in Chapter 3 were a vast improvement over the previous chapter. Everything looked more fluid, from the waves splashing around our heroes to how our characters moved onscreen. The punching and Stand sound effects were a delight to my ears. Seeing Emporio fly in space among other living organisms made my mind melt with how gorgeous everything looked. ..
This episode is visually stunning and delivers tension, epic clashes, and various mind-numbing visuals that will last with fans forever. I’m looking forward to seeing how the next episode plans to wrap up this sixth entry of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. ..
