Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2

[ShinigamiSoup]

Episode 22

Well I still like the show, even if it's getting a little crazy. Glad Nunnuly is still alive like c'mon how the hell can you blow up a cute blind/crippled girl. But Suzaku killing all of the Knights pissed me off, like c'mon we didn't even learn anything about most of them or even get to see them fight and then you get the knight of one finally bust out his geass only to have it become useless and get him killed within a matter of 2 minutes. But who cares Kallen was in it, Kallen was adorable, Kallen should be emporer... I thought Lelouch was going to ask her to be his 'queen' but nooooo he's a homo! (No disrespect to gay people) Anyways if you can't tell I love Kallen

[Adam]

Originally Posted by foot2face

Lost it's direction?

Emperor Lelouch was meant to be. Proof you ask? Look at the ending credits. Lelouch was meant to sit on that throne in white. Suzaku was meant to fight by Lelouch. (I mean they're even holdin hands. And plot twists just for the sake of it? This entire series thrives on giving plot twists and cliff hangers. 1st and 2nd season. Ugh, stop bagging on the series. It has its flaws but not enough to completely drop it. Fine, don't watch it. You should be at home coloring. And no elephants aren't purple. But if you work real hard, maybe you can get it on the refigerator!

Yes, it's lost its direction when plot twists from a few episodes ago have no meaning as 100 new plot twists already happened.

nunally died :(.
this is a showdown for the world!
omg lelouch=zero kill him.
I'll see you in hell charles!
jk im going to destroy the world lol.
You're trapped here forever!
emperor died
emperor lelouch!
Suzaku's is with lelouch!?!?!?
Schnizel v lelouch showdown
let's do "democracy"
nunally alive!?

and others I forgot. You're right, all of these twists are INTEGRAL to the plot! Let's not forget the majority occured in 3-4 episodes. Plot twists need some time to sink in, not be overshadowed by another one. It would have been great if they ran with the "battle for the world" thing, but instead the emperor decided to go all all mind**** on us.

As it stands, it's going to end terrible. Maybe it will redeem itself in the coming weeks.

[Revenant]

I do think that the plot is moving a little too fast for its own good at this point, but I don't think that the series is bad either. On the contrary - as a whole, it's still very good. Hopefully the next few episodes will slow down the storytelling a bit and wrap the series up nicely.

[foot2face]

Originally Posted by Adam

Yes, it's lost its direction when plot twists from a few episodes ago have no meaning as 100 new plot twists already happened.

nunally died :(.
this is a showdown for the world!
omg lelouch=zero kill him.
I'll see you in hell charles!
jk im going to destroy the world lol.
You're trapped here forever!
emperor died
emperor lelouch!
Suzaku's is with lelouch!?!?!?
Schnizel v lelouch showdown
let's do "democracy"
nunally alive!?

and others I forgot. You're right, all of these twists are INTEGRAL to the plot! Let's not forget the majority occured in 3-4 episodes. Plot twists need some time to sink in, not be overshadowed by another one. It would have been great if they ran with the "battle for the world" thing, but instead the emperor decided to go all all mind**** on us.

As it stands, it's going to end terrible. Maybe it will redeem itself in the coming weeks.

I respectfully disagree. I find the plot twists to be at an enjoyable pace. No sappy speeches from some other characters that you don't care about. No elongated fights. It just focuses on the plot and Lelouch's reactions to that twist. The only person that we really care about. Or at least I care about. and Kallen (for observatory reasons.) But that is a debate of preference of pace. And I don't see what you mean that they are overshadowed. They are battling for the world.

[FalseDawn]

But it's lost all direction!

What made the first series so great was the strategies used by Lelouch, the emotional impact of every event. For instance, Shirley having her mind erased stands out so much more in my mind than her death. Nina being emo over Euphie's death (and her strange sexual preferences with tables) - now a weapon she created kills millions of people and she doesn't bat an eyelid. Even Ohgi remeeting Villetta was a damp squib. Just, there's been no feeling to this series - everything that made the original Geass good has vanished and become plot twist after plot twist. I mean, ransoming the UN? That's predictable, that's not what the old Lelouch would have done. He would have had some elaborate scheme rather than forcing his hand like that. It's just, none of it rings true any more. I can't suspend my disbelief any more at this series and if it had done this at an earlier episode and not a few before the end, then I definitely would have dropped it.

[Termia]

Originally Posted by FalseDawn

But it's lost all direction!

What made the first series so great was the strategies used by Lelouch, the emotional impact of every event. For instance, Shirley having her mind erased stands out so much more in my mind than her death. Nina being emo over Euphie's death (and her strange sexual preferences with tables) - now a weapon she created kills millions of people and she doesn't bat an eyelid. Even Ohgi remeeting Villetta was a damp squib. Just, there's been no feeling to this series - everything that made the original Geass good has vanished and become plot twist after plot twist. I mean, ransoming the UN? That's predictable, that's not what the old Lelouch would have done. He would have had some elaborate scheme rather than forcing his hand like that. It's just, none of it rings true any more. I can't suspend my disbelief any more at this series and if it had done this at an earlier episode and not a few before the end, then I definitely would have dropped it.

i couldn't agree with you more... i just hope they will make sure the end is nice... i really spilled my time on r2 otherwise

[Sakubo]

Originally Posted by FalseDawn

But it's lost all direction!

What made the first series so great was the strategies used by Lelouch, the emotional impact of every event. For instance, Shirley having her mind erased stands out so much more in my mind than her death. Nina being emo over Euphie's death (and her strange sexual preferences with tables) - now a weapon she created kills millions of people and she doesn't bat an eyelid. Even Ohgi remeeting Villetta was a damp squib. Just, there's been no feeling to this series - everything that made the original Geass good has vanished and become plot twist after plot twist. I mean, ransoming the UN? That's predictable, that's not what the old Lelouch would have done. He would have had some elaborate scheme rather than forcing his hand like that. It's just, none of it rings true any more. I can't suspend my disbelief any more at this series and if it had done this at an earlier episode and not a few before the end, then I definitely would have dropped it.

This is so true.

The fact that this season they kept trying to go for the whole surprise poeple thing played a big factor in it. Having Orange kun join zero, Having lulu's mom show up, having his sister die then come back to life as his enemy, killing off shirley and making rolo show up as his brother then killing him off. The first season they had surprises but they were well timed and thought out. This season it seems like they just make up stuff so they can call it a surprise. Theres no real emotions, they have killed over half the cast of the show this season and nobody cares. The only person you even miss is Shirley and then more so because you became attached to her in the first season.

I really enjoyed the first season but this season im just waiting for it to finally end.

[Oehr]

oh god, this series is just awful... now.

i have a few questions about things i didnt get:

Why did suzaku join zero now?
how could nunally possibly survive?
why does cc love stuffed animals and pizza?
now lelouch has two geass eyes - whats the difference?
lelouch planned to destroy britannia in order to live in freedom. this is what he believed in. how come that hes now a fucking asshole and super anti hero?

[Aryon984]

Ok, this is going to be the first time I've said this... I didn't particularly enjoy this episode...

Don't get me wrong, it was good in it's own way, but it was:
a) predictable
b) hastily done
c) animation still poor

I was hoping that the reason for the dodgy animation was because they had to cram that 3D thingy that was spiralling up in the place where Lelouch and Charles had their good "chat". But apparently not.

I think I see the relevance in Lelouch doing the things he's done in this episode.. He believed that he no longer had a purpose since those that he cared about were no longer around (to his knowledge). So he set out to cleanse Euphie's name by causing a much larger bloodbath etc than Euphie did. Well that's my interpretation...

I truly wasn't happy with the fight between Suzaku and the Rounds.. Bismark pulled out his Geass and I was like: "YEAH!! Epic Battle Ahead!!!"
But that lasted shit all... Sure Suzaku had the Live On Geass, but WTF could that POSSIBLY accomplish against a future reading geass?! So what? Just because he tries his hardest to stay alive, he can forestall and change the future a second before it happens.. PU-LEASE!!

I had a feeling that Nunnally would come back, but I REALLY didn't want her to. It'd just add an necessary twist that SHOULD take 5-10 episodes to sort itself out, but this late in the series, is gonna be one giant clusterfuck or fail...

There is OH so much more I could complain about in this episode, and probably some more good things, but I'm tired again...

Oh and as an addition:

I reaffirm that Suzaku is gay, based primarily on the choice of clothing he was wearing. Whilst looking alright, just added this sense of "I'M A HOMO!" (I'm not a homophobe and I'm not trying to be rude, so sorry if I offended anyone...)

[Cedfas]

I'm waiting for the entire show to finish and watch it all the way through, but it sounds like elephant droppings to the raves it's recieveing. I'll watch it no matter the reviews, but everyone's thrashing the show extremely hard. Aside from foot2face, does anyone like it?