Is the ocean a resource? How does the village stay in touch with the outside world? Nausicaa trims a sail. A princess gets away with not wearing a hat. We discuss Nausicaa's mother.

We try to figure out the geography of the valley.

Nausicaa and Yupa discuss her father's illness.

Fox squirrel adaptations. Splattering blood. Nausicaa’s assertion of dominance and her mysterious power. The nature of horseclaw love.

We speculate on the purpose and position of wind chime towers. We learn the character’s names. Yupa’s story about finding the fox squirrel doesn’t make sense. There’s some confusion about the voice actors’ other roles.