[Anime] Code Geass: Lelouche of the Rebellion

I'm a big fan of Code Geass (my last avatar before this was of Lelouch actually), and I'm really looking forward to the second season! But there's no way in HELL though I'm gonna look at that site you just posted, because who'd wanna ruin the fun by getting things spoiled at this stage? I'd rather wait.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So I've started to rewatch the first season, and I just noticed something I didn't the last time (why I didn't is a mystery). I was like "Heeeeeey, that Nina girl... SHE DID JUST WHACK IT OFF TO EUPHIE'S PICTURE, DIDN'T SHE D: CAAN'T, UNSEEEEEEEEEE!"

Now I've gotten more disgusted by her than I was in the first place.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Apparently, from what I heard, she was humping the table. Like this



I wonder if that dude who got arrested for doing it with his picnic table was a fan of Code Geass?

How ya doing, buddy?

If you didn't know, the first episode of the second season is now out, subbed and everything!

So I watched it. And, wow. Just, wow. Right now, the only thing I can say is, wow.

I'll come back tomorrow with more thoughts on it, because right now I'm unable to think clearly both because I'm dead-tired and because of the episode.

P.S. Wow. D.S.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yeah, it was definitely a bit of a slow start and it kind of threw me off with everyone's memories being erased. However, all that was needed for me to get all hyped up was to see that cold mother fucker Zero again And I quite agree, it was simply awesome to see him order them all to die and with them all proceeding with a "Yes your highness".

In a way I'm thinking maybe it's just good that they started out the series like this, and save the "cave" scene from the end of first season till later, cause I'm probably guessing there's some major shit that happened that'd throw the series off balance if they'd pulled it off in the beginning.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by eriol33

btw, I have some thought about this ep:

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Rolo's geass = teleportation?

It was mentioned in his entry page on Wikipedia though.

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If it were, I wouldn't think he should've been able to warp a whole Knightmare, only himself. Anyhow, if he really could teleport, why would he even try to go through the front door to the Chinese Federation hideout? It could be because of not knowing the interior maybe, but still, I find it unlikely, there should be ways to around the problem.

Originally Posted by Yggdrasil

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We also discover that the Emperor has not one of his eyes with Geass, but two.

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Then again, didn't Mao have the Geass symbols in both his eyes, even though he only had one Geass power? I'm thinking that the stronger power gets it goes over to two eyes in the end. It's also possible that the number of eyes with the Geass symbol has no particular significance at all. They might have given Lelouch the power in only one eye so he had a weakness they could exploit in some way (like when Suzaku covered his eye when faced against the Emperor)

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I'm starting to get real disappointed in what season two has given to us so far. Especially the last episode (10), it was just plain bad, especially when they in some way were able to predict each others move like I don't know what and then claim they were masters of strategy and tactics. Zero is losing all the time (losing all the credibility as being some kind of evil genius which was the cool thing about him) and he's turning into a bawwing emotional bitch who's making lots of weird AND stupid decisions.

Most of the characters are losing colour in my opinion and it doesn't feel like there's any good development between them. Many characters have gotten introduced in the new season, but after a while just been left behind with no importance to the plot at all. What I liked about the first season was that practically every character introduced had some importance to the progression of the plot line.

There's like no tactics or strategy left in the series, even though I guess there wasn't too much real strategy in the first season neither, but back then it felt just a bit plausible and "OMGWTFBBQ" worthy. Anyhow, now it's all about who has the biggest mecha-penis and how many goatse-wide plot holes they can fit into one episode.

Anyone who's starting to feel the same?

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Tails

Quite the opposite. Anybody who didn't survive the transistion from S1 to R2 wasn't important enough or had their story finished and over with (Shirley, for example).

Well yeah I know that, but still it feels like there have been too many characters introduced that I can't quite understand why they were added except for fanservice. It just feels unmotivated especially when there's barely any development on most of the characters.

Originally Posted by Tails

The Xing-ke/Zero one upping each other in Turn 10 was largely due to the fact that Zero is no longer facing a bunch of incompetent morons this season, with Schniezel being a perfect match for Lelouch's genius and Xing-ke being his own special brand of plot hax, it's become obvious he's not going to be able to win as easily as he did the first time around, but that's part of what makes it so fun to watch.

I know why supposedly Zero is getting his ass kicked, that they're supposed to be much smarter than the average dudes he met early on in season 1. What I'm bothered about is that as a matter of fact there's no special or smart tactics going on even though they're supposed to be great tacticians or whatever, Zero is getting beat up for always doing stupid decisions, letting his emotions get in the way or because his mecha-penis is too small. And it just doesn't make any sense, the "tactics" that were used in ep 10 were real weird and I don't think anyone with in one's right mind would really risk going in like Xing-ke did just because he somehow had a feeling that Zero would do like he did. Also how come the only place in the middle of the battlefield that didn't get flooded was EXACTLY in the middle of Zero's troops and where Xing-ke's troop stood, well, how damn lucky isn't that. There's nothing genius about that, just damn luck. In the end, going after Kallen was meaningless and Zero is starting to get freaked up.

And with the hardships he's meeting now I'm just not seeing him winning over Britannia. I just don't want to see him acquire some pwnhax somewhere near the end just so he can beat Britannia.

Originally Posted by Tails

As for the Zero baawww thing, we get one episode where he mopes about after being masterstroked by the emperor, and all of a sudden he's a whiny bitch? Wow. Sure he had his day then, but overall he's grown quite a bit and has learned to go with the flow more and not go into instant defeat mode the moment someone pulls a fast one on him, rather turning to his genius ability and his support around him to pull off comeback victories.

It's more than just that one time. What I meant with bawwing bitch side is that it's getting in the way of his battles, he's getting too emotional. It was such a stupid decision to try go after Kallen in ep 10, just because he has some feelings for her. He's getting too soft and it's helping no one.

Well hopefully, it will change later on in the season. I'm not really saying that the whole second season has been bad, been some good stuff, but the last eps definitely have been bad, in comparison to the greatness of the first season.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

NUNALLYYYYYYY

Lelouche and C.C alone in the whole world ending CONFIRMED (because now he's headed for world destruction I'm sure, starting off with Rolo.)

I've been looking forward to this. I don't want an everyone's alive and happy ending.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I don't even know if I should be laughing or crying, Code Geass is delivering even bigger mindfucks after the other and plothax like there was no tomorrow.

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I've been thinking about Lelouch's actions, and I'm wondering if he's making himself the enemy of the whole world to unite it? I just can't see how any more war would do any good though. Why go to such an extent?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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Well I'm pretty sure if he just could tell people his feelings and thoughts for once and not come up with another convoluted plan that his goals would be met. I can understand what his goal is but I doubt it'd really work in reality, especially now when Schneizel and Nunnally duo has come up to ruin it all, it'd be all for naught if they teamed up with the others because they're just out for the power once again and I doubt he'd be able to kill off Nunnally.

But then again it's anime world and Sunrise we're talking about here, plothax is bound to show up.

By the way, I was soooo expecting Nunnally to open up her eyes to show a Geass. It'd been real hilarious if she did.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Bigblah

Too late for that, and nobody would really listen to him anyway. Plus, a proud, stubborn fuck like Lelouch wouldn't plead for understanding, it'd also destroy his fabulous image.

Of course it is, he'd sound like a total liar and hypocrite if he would try to explain himself now and say that all he wants is peace and all that. I don't think becoming a martyr would really help that much though, because what will truly be left when Britannia and Lelouch has been destroyed? An united world with no troubles? I don't think so. If we were to be realistic it would not unite people at all in the long run, but then again we're talking about "anime world" here so anything is possible.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I didn't like the ending too much. It felt tad rushed IMO, sure it wasn't a bad ending, I had just expected a more emotional and drawn out ending and some serious brick shitting (given that it is Code Geass after all).

I was speaking idiomatically.