Rebirth of the Rebellion - Code Geass R2 Talkback (SPOILERS)

Wow. Intense episode, it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The fight scenes were amazing, Kallen kicked so much ass.

Juu @ The Rolo Comment...

Somehow I believe she may be alive also, but not because of that, because it strains his heart, I don't think he could use it for that long.

This episode makes me sad =( Lelouch will truly walk the path of a...

Demon King, as spoilers have said.
 
Indeed. Victory is mine!

While searching for awesome 00 scans I put in a little time looking at Geass pics too, so I thought I'd contribute just a few nice ones.* Not as good as what I found for 00, it seems to be better off in this department, but that's all right.

Sadly, if you aren't LeLouch or Suzaku or one of the main girls you don't seem to get a lot of art. No Todoh/Zantsuki awesomeness for me...

I like the first scan, it pretty much captures where we are right now.

EDIT: Spoiler tagged for convenience, following after LeLouch.


*This post's bias toward C.C. is entirely coincidental and does not imply any sort of endorsement by GWOtaku, who is annoyed that Kallen is locked up in a cage while amazing things are about to happen. Get her out, you bastarRAB.
 
Yes... one can only wonder how Lelouch and Suzaku will interact on the school grounRAB.

Lulu is quite a monster completely manipulating Rolo's emotions like that. Granted if he didn't do it then he would have been in a lot of danger but it still seems so wicked to string that poor disturbed boy around like he's doing and will continue to do.

Nice to end with a bit less tension this time around. The past couple of episodes have ended with some many questions dangling until the next episode. So I'm relieved to see a tiny bit of resolve however brief that may last.
 
I thought you all would appreciate this digression from that anime:

http://that.animeblogger.net/2008/10/03/code-geass-final-thoughts/

A most fair analysis of code geass I'd say.

The final verdict basically is what I've always been saying. Don't take this show seriously and just enjoy the lulz. Its almost like it was done of purpose. When you watch a show like gundam or Eva, you expect a certain degree of seriousness to the story and some overall message. The constant pushing of the absurd in code geass seems like a parody of the seriousness in gundams mecha battles and eva pseudo philosophy. As in the Lancelot showing more acrobatic ability then any gundam show ever dared or the way the plot of lulu's parents was quickly glossed over as if to say: "yeah we know EVA did it first but we did it better because its short and not as confusing".
 
That's very true, which is why I'd prefer that we don't see any more Geass powers among the significant characters. An ability that's billed as "the power of the king," by its very nature, should be very rare.
 
I'd say the Academy is pretty racist. Suzaku didn't get a warm welcome until Lelouch spoke up for him. And when Euphie declared the Japanese settlement we clearly saw a contrast between happy Japanese and bitter Academy students, some even blaming her love for Suzaku for the decision.

To say nothing of people who are clearly happy living a luxurious life in a foreign country whilst it's own citizens have no real rights.
 
At least two of those were just fast enough though. Suzaku's laugh and general gloomy attitude had foreshadowed that last episode and Lelouch's resolve was headed in the direction of confronting Charles. Can't say the same about the memory restoration, for example, as it definitely was abrupt.

I hope that this is the last, or at least one of only a couple such aberrations. We do need more good episodes than bad ones at this point, so 3 vs. 2, if not 4 vs. 1 or 5 vs. 0, should be the final breakdown for the next 5 Turns.


I suppose that the implication was Ougi's punched him off-screen, for one reason or another. Can't exactly question that, even if it did seem a little surprising.

Agreed on the hoping for a much better mech fight, since the face to face equivalent was just tolerable.

Well, of course. I'd think we will learn enough about her next episode to answer most of our questions, if not necessarily by providing all the details.

Nice observation there...and yes, something like that should happen, if not next week then the week after that.

As previously alluded to, I hope that this is just one, or one of only a couple, "necessary sacrifice". I have a little faith, since the last few episodes have been better than this, that things may improve more than they may worsen. It's not that I hate the episode, but I know it had quite a few flaws and was over all too quickly.
 
Whether or not you're raving like anyone else is not really the issue.

I don't fault you for being critical, but... it always seems to me that every time you say that you admit that there is something positive it often comes off as a vestigial addition put in at the last minute than part of the whole product. Sure, there is something to be had with your warranted criticisms of the show: What you dislike, what you think could be done better, and so forth. But it never seems that you will say under that same breath (as in 'post'), something that "to it's credit..." like what you said earlier. Instead it's more like after a deluge of people asking you questions and so forth that you then affirm what you are saying in more clear and positive fashion. But like I said it seems vestigial, forced, something you did after a begrudging shrug.

But then again, that's how I perceive it, I am more than likely wrong. But I digress...

Back to the R2 discussion.
 
It depenRAB on how you choose to look at it. One view is that Lelouch's lies were necessary to get his movement going, but were inevitably going to come back to haunt him eventually. As such, Lelouch's story is one of ironic tragedy.

An alternative point of view is that this outcome was avoidable, and there were many points at which he should have told the truth. For instance when he revealed himself in season 1 to get support, he could have easily revealed himself to the others with the backing of that old man behind him. Yes, if he'd admitted that he was a prince but expressed his hatred for Charles and the royal family, I think that this would have been accepted. Arguably, Lelouch should have unmasked himself after saving Suzaku early in season 1. In R2 he tries to recover Nunally without revealing himself, which was a self-defeating proposition. After he saves the Black Knights his actions are questioned, and he again withholRAB the truth. Also, it's not just about his identity--it's the way he sacrificed the JLF and manipulated both enemies and allies for his purposes. The Euphemia massacre was totally beyond his control, but for the most part the price of his many deceptions were entirely of his own making.

As a side note, I edited in a second response to my previous post.
 
I am glad for once Lelouch was straight forward with them, and relieved of their duties, instead of acting like an a - hole and get them to turn against him for their own good act he has been doing.

I wonder what brother was Cornella talking about, when she said he could be a good king in peace time? Lelouch or Schneizel. Saying she was a fool all along, kind of indicates she was talking about Lelouch.
 
To add to that theory, Gino looked quite serious in the OP when in showed him. Does that mean he will play less of the goofball this time around and more of a badass (and hopefully join up with the Black Knights...as well as Anya should). I sure hope so.
 
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