愛・天地無用！ Ep. 41 (51 w/ recap episodes)
Ai Tenchi Muyo! – 41 Review

SPOILER Summary/Synopsis:

Note: The episode numbering used here is based off of the official video releases, which aren’t numbering the various recaps and such in the episode numbers.

Over the objections of the Japanese government, GP plans their operation to stop the dimensional problem that threatens to swallow all of space. To that end, a manufactured story of a large, failing Russian satellite that will crash into the Okayama Prefecture is spread and the school is evacuated. However, it it determined that Yuki, Rui, and Beni have not evacuated and are at the old school, so Momo and Tenchi-sensei go to get them as Galaxy Police prepare to launch their weapon.

愛・天地無用！ Ep. 42 (52 w/ recap episodes)
Ai Tenchi Muyo! – 42 Review

SPOILER Summary/Synopsis:

Yuki is sure there’s a government conspiracy to keep them from the treasure but gets “talked” into surrendering by GP troops disguised as JSDF troops. However, when he brings the girls to Kurihara-sensei, she has the girls arrested and brandishes an energy sword at Tenchi. Ryoko enters to give Tenchi and the girls cover to make their escape as GXP detect Washu on the roof of the old school, waiting for them to make their move.

愛・天地無用！ Ep. 43 (53 w/ recap episodes)
Ai Tenchi Muyo! – 43 Review

SPOILER Summary/Synopsis:

Retreating back to the old school, Washu has Rui and Yuki help with the defenses while Ryoko, Beni, Momo, and Tenchi head underground, where they find Mihoshi. Tenchi explains to Momo and Beni that they are aliens who crashed here 1300 years ago, then got thrown into the present time. Tenchi has Ryoko enter a fissure, where she finds the Juraian sword hilt.

愛・天地無用！ Ep. 44 (54 w/ recap episodes)
Ai Tenchi Muyo! – 44 Review

SPOILER Summary/Synopsis:

Tenchi stabilizes Momo from the dimensional distortion as Sasami and Aeka confront Kurihara as official reps from Jurai. She wants them arrested, but a dish on the old school, which turns out to be a black hole weapon, gets more attention. The weapon fires, but fails to disable the inbound GP warhead. Gouriki-kun uses the debris around him to enlarge himself, whereby he smacks the warhead. In the explosion, Ryoko manages to get the Juraian weapon and escape the fissure.

Thoughts/Review:

For episode 41, the cliched actions of the GXP people and their overconfidence in their plan makes me roll my eyes.

For episode 42, yay Ryoko.

Yay Washu.

For episode 43, I really don’t have a lot to say. For me, we have this fairly uncompelling story that’s coming to an end.

For episode 44, again, I don’t have anything to say. I just can’t get myself to care about any of this.

Well, I did like Sasami and Aeka showing up in their robes to confront Kurihara.

Beyond that, I just don’t find anything about this story to be that compelling. Maybe I’m just getting too old for certain kinds of stories, I don’t know. We’ll see how things wrap up.