The episode is highly controversial among fans and critics. While some appreciate the "Stellaris-style" space opera shift, many others criticize it for being a "trainwreck" that introduced aliens without sufficient foreshadowing, effectively discarding 19 episodes of grounded character development.
Subplot details confirm Kokoro is pregnant, marking the first natural conception in years within this dystopian society. Darling in the FranXX Episode 20
001 (the Princess of Klaxosaurs) hijacks Strelizia, forcibly ejecting Zero Two to pilot the weapon with Hiro . The episode is highly controversial among fans and critics
Strelizia is sent to capture the Star Entity , a massive Klaxosaur weapon hidden beneath the earth. Darling in the FranXX Episode 20