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May 18, 2008 9:01 PM
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Kayro said:
As it was expected, Lelouch has went emo after what happened, but I'm glad that state didn't last long (I did find Lelouch's "circus" quite amusing =P). And I can't believe Kallen backed out at the last moment =/


She was scared of C.C's wrath Kayro
May 18, 2008 10:53 PM

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rabbitpoets said:

Also, awesome to see Suzaku get completely pwned in the sea battle at the end. His overpowered-Knightmare aside, he's clearly no Zero in the battlefield. Though I have to wonder how Zero finds out where all these structural deficiencies are, lol.


haha yeah he does seem to use heaps of random "structural deficiencies" - they just make his plans look so much more elaborate =] and suzaku's face when he was surrounded in bubbles, and losing in general =D

Toleedo said:

She was scared of C.C's wrath Kayro

LOL kallen and the little chinese girl both should be =P
but still very unexpected the "almost kiss". and the refrain too - i didn't think he'd go that far

lelouch's "circus" was quite funny =P i was half expecting him to tell them all to die but i like his imagination XP - i also laughed when he made everyone in the train go into the other carriage, if only i could do that sometimes!
May 18, 2008 10:57 PM

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C.C. was talking to Lelouch's mother...? She called the voice "Marianne," as someone else pointed out.

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I'll tell you what, Lulu is going to be doing some slaughterings and get Nunnally. From the title of the next one mirion minagoroshi (million massacre), and the images, there will be a conference of sorts where both the Black Army (in disguise) with Zero, Nunnally and some other party will meet. They are about to give a speech when bam!, Black Army deploys smoke screen via backpacks, and Lulu will try and get Nunnally again, while possibly damaging the Britannia forces in some manner.

No. The next episode title is 「百万(ひゃくまん)のキセキ」 or "Miracle of Millions," though I DID see some smoke backpacks in the next episode preview. Also, Lelouch will not take Nunnally by force. He didn't do it in episode 6 because it would be against her will.

And please stop throwing that stupid word 'emo' around. Lelouch did not go 'emo.' He had a downfall from hearing Nunnally's speech and her will, and he had to go through some time to think about his actions in the past and plan for the future. So, he got a little depressed. Everyone has their stages. Shit happens.

LASTLY, blah blah complain all you want, but no one's forcing you to watch it. I personally enjoy it, even if it makes me wonder at points who the hell the writers are. I can't wait for the next episode.
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Aionic said:
This episode didn't change my feelings: I'm just not very interested in Code Geass nowadays. S2 has failed to meet my expectations and has been nothing more than a massive disappointment up to this point; a weak effort that's been made to cling to S1 to avoid it falling flat on its face.


I can certainly respect your opinion but after 6 episodes of massive disappointment and weak effort it begs the question of why come back for number 7? Take a stand! Man up and move that sucker into your dropped section! I feel bad for your pain but it's starting to look a little like masochism week after week.

Back to the episode discussion. Holy cow did Lelouch hit rock bottom in a hurry. I'm glad they didn't drag it out on us but not disappointed they made him go emo. He needed to re-prioritize anyway. (woops sorry shichelle I hadn't read your post before I wrote emo)
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May 18, 2008 11:46 PM

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this episode was ok... emo lulu isnt very interesting but i suppose it was necessary to get some character development going. rolo and lulu moment was lol.
May 18, 2008 11:57 PM

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Wow. An actually GOOD episode of CG appears. Let's hope it keeps going.
May 19, 2008 12:20 AM
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Ok, quick summary:

- I don't understand how Rolo managed to appear immediately after Kallen left, lol (GEASS ABUSE D:) Maybe he was watching the whole time xD
- I WTF'D for so long at C.C.'s meaningless conversation until she addressed Marianne
- Cecile and Lloyd are epic :D
- Suzaku's happiness-glass analogy was cute ♥
- LOL, Suzaku should stick to piloting
May 19, 2008 1:25 AM

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I like this episode. They say the most dangerous place is the safest place to stay, can't wait to see what Lulu up to >:)
May 19, 2008 1:37 AM

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I love how Rolo help Lulu go nuts.
And I am really curious as to what Lulu is up to now.
May 19, 2008 1:40 AM

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i liked this episode more than the past few. less emphasis on new toys and more about character. the idea of lelouch taking refrain was great. his reason to fight was over, after all.

and regarding complaints of the strategy, i doubt the location of geothermal power plants was top secret.
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I'm going to go do some push-ups.
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This episode was way too emo for my taste... Only things I liked were Lulu/Rollo scene and scenes with C.C. (especially one when she's taking to Marianne ... again). I wish story would focus a little bit on that.
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May 19, 2008 5:35 AM

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this epi made me laugh...even though it was emo-ish, i gotta say Kallen insane for backing out on Lulu...she was so close!

CC getting a thing for Lulu so this could get interesting
May 19, 2008 6:02 AM

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Hmm although this episode was somewhat dull with little action, I kinda liked it. It was something different from what you'd expect in Code Geass and paces the overall show well =).
May 19, 2008 6:17 AM

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lulu + kallen,cc,princess damn hes lucky.. that rejection was pretty funny tho but kallen will soon give in :)
May 19, 2008 6:44 AM

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Sukotsutsu said:
Master_M2K said:

I just want to know the logic behind Lelouch's decision because I cannot predict what will happen from that episode preview (>_<)?


I'll tell you what, Lulu is going to be doing some slaughterings and get Nunnally. From the title of the next one mirion minagoroshi (million massacre), and the images, there will be a conference of sorts where both the Black Army (in disguise) with Zero, Nunnally and some other party will meet. They are about to give a speech when bam!, Black Army deploys smoke screen via backpacks, and Lulu will try and get Nunnally again, while possibly damaging the Britannia forces in some manner.

Actually the next episode is entitled Hyakuman no Kiseki (A Million Miracles), which is why I am having trouble relating that title to the episode preview. ^_^
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May 19, 2008 7:04 AM

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this episode was a bit slow compared to the previous ones but the lulu kallen scene and the last bits with zero's brilliant counter-attack were great =)

May 19, 2008 7:27 AM

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dont know 'bout you guys, but i thought kallen was terribly cute in the short dress + jacket outfit. that's the kind of outfit i'd like to see on a figure, rather than stuff like her bunny or battle suit.
May 19, 2008 8:42 AM

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Bubbles for the win!

I can't hear the Emperor's voice without picturing his previous voice role as "Chiyo-chichi", the freaky yellow cat thing from Azumanga Daioh.
May 19, 2008 9:42 AM

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loka said:
dont know 'bout you guys, but i thought kallen was terribly cute in the short dress + jacket outfit. that's the kind of outfit i'd like to see on a figure, rather than stuff like her bunny or battle suit.


I prefer her letting her hair down than the hairstyle she has when she was piloting.

lulu geass abuse! (wouldn't that hasten the process of his geass getting more "powerful?"


May 19, 2008 9:56 AM

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melancholy said:


Oh God how I lol'ed.

Very good for character development. Those that just like whining about action, just get over it. There are plenty of other mecha-action-filled shows for you to yay about.

Like it was previously said, this episode was totally necessary. I don't think Lelouch was actually wanting Kallen to comfort him - for someone that apparently has nothing left, he was probably testing her to see what she had to offer. If she actually went along with the kiss thing, I'm sure he'd laugh at her face and tell her to go away.

What's with Rolo comforting Lelouch anyway? Is he seriously believing Lelouch sees him as his brother? Or, by Lelouch's reactions to everything related to Nunnally, he's probably going to use her against him at one point, when he's least expecting, because she's so obviously his weak point?

Suzaku's oh so suspicious now. And I am too. Of course Lulu won't pull a Euphie this time, but what is he actually planning by accepting Nunnally's offer? Speaking of Euphie, was that a flashback in the preview for next episode?

This season is totally more exciting than the rest. Though I'm a bit disappointed C.C.'s character seems incredibly dull this season. I wonder when she'll go back at being important.
May 19, 2008 10:11 AM

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Easy episode to watch, worth the half an hour imo.
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Rolo is definitely going to be the unpredictable one in this series. I believe he will be the key to Lelouch's success or failure this time around.

Also, it's good that Lelouch shows he is human. There needed to be a character development episode, and I'm pretty excited to see what Lelouch will do next episode.
May 19, 2008 11:03 AM

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It was a bit slow, but I had some good laughs, so I liked it overall. :>
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Insert Suzaku somewhere in that, and DO WANT XD

/off-topic
May 19, 2008 12:07 PM

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I'm actually glad Lulu went a bit emo, at least we were able to see some emotion from him that isn't fake.
Go Karen for backing out. I think she realised that Lelouch was just acting like that for the sake of it, he was pretty much a wreck at the time. She's saving her feelings there, good old bitchslaps are always a joy to watch.
Although I'm a still firm CCxLulu supporter.

Yum at Lulu x Rollo moment.
Ahaha~
May 19, 2008 12:21 PM

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AngelLily said:
Metroid_Ex said:

Insert Suzaku somewhere in that, and DO WANT XD

/off-topic


Uh, god no?

A lot of people have been complaining that this episode was lame and boring because it lacked super mecha action and Lulu owning Britannia left and right. I felt it was a pretty important episode myself because it showed the Lelouch is still human. He's not just some crazed person bent on revenge and taking down Britannia. He showed he cared about more people than Nunally alone as well.

People I present to you: Character development.
I think some of us have lost sight of that :P
May 19, 2008 12:28 PM

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Xjellocross said:
AngelLily said:
Metroid_Ex said:

Insert Suzaku somewhere in that, and DO WANT XD

/off-topic


Uh, god no?

Aww I'm sure a doujinshi artist somewhere has thought about this already~ :D

[ /silly yaoi jokes]
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AngelLily said:

Aww I'm sure a doujinshi artist somewhere has thought about this already~ :D

[ /silly yaoi jokes]
Please direct me in the right direction if so.
I can't get enough of shonen-ai.
May 19, 2008 12:40 PM

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I really hope it works out this time!!!
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another great episode. cant believe lulu wanted to use refrain



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rabbitpoets said:
I do think you're being overly harsh on the season, but respect for taking the time to write out rational POVs. I do agree though that the whole Lulu/Kallen/Rollo scene felt a bit strange. I thought Lulu took a quick, hard fall to go straight to refrain, and the scene with Kallen, felt creepy, because it was way out of leftfield, and out of character. And the scene with Rollo was also creepy - too much personal space invaded.


I'm probably being a little more harsh than I would be with other series simply because I rate S1 so highly. I expected more from Code Geass than I expect from new series I knew nothing about prior to watching, such as Macross Frontier.

Nonetheless, Code Geass does have many flaws and hasn't taken the series forward. I feel the series has gone backwards, becoming more kiddy, more unbelievable, more pornographic, highly repetitive and far less interesting. I still get some level of enjoyment out of the episodes, me not rating 1-5/10 proving that much, but Code Geass failing so badly (in my eyes) has made me frustrated when I try to think about it, which has made all my posts focus on the negative.

I think I'll cut out my episode summaries/thoughts soon. My main reason is that with my interest levels are dropping I can't really be bothered to go through the hassle, my other reason being that people on other forums bash me for simply not rating every episode 10/10 and giving my honest opinion.

rabbitpoets said:
Though I have to wonder how Zero finds out where all these structural deficiencies are, lol.


Linking in with my comment about S2 being more unbelievable, the way Lelouch always finds some sort of natural disaster to destroy the enemy in one attack is becoming increasingly stupid. More of Lelouch commanding his units like chess pieces and less of crumbling platforms/bubble death is needed.

I'm also unhappy how strategy has become unimportant in S2 due to the increased amount of super mechas. It's gotten to the point where normal mechas can't scratch the Knight of Rounds mechas even when they hit them directly with swords... It just isn't possible for strategy to win in Code Geass now.
May 19, 2008 1:56 PM

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flaskis said:


you read my mind... i think that is going to be something like that...

actually my fave ep so far... a little of fan service for the females (Rolo and Lelouch scene <3)...

Just waiting for see what lelouch has in mind...
May 19, 2008 2:36 PM

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Good lord, I loved how Lelouch tried to resort to using refrain, definitely an episode showing more of Lelouch's human side rather his great military strategist zero self.

AngelLily said:
Metroid_Ex said:

Insert Suzaku somewhere in that, and DO WANT XD

/off-topic


LAWLs, and i agree with AL, LuluSuzu ftw!

that scene with Rolo and Lelouch was super awkward, i think that Rolo is starting to get jealous of Nunnaly.. lets just hope he doesn't find out about Lelouch just using him as a pawn in all of this<<< D:
May 19, 2008 2:39 PM

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awesome love Lulu in this episode
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hmm, good episode.
i saw lulu going emo miles away, but it WAS necessary, he couldn't have dropped the title of Zero that easily.
it seems like the order of knights still dont know that lulu geass'd euphie... so in the end, they don't know it was an accident. i think their reaction really fits. but since lulu knows that the mistake won't be done again, it is a good choice to establish the agreement.
nunally touching suzaku was... well, bad.
full kallen shot in black knights outfit = win
lulu's phone is yet another victim of lulu's emoness this episode :(
princess kaguya is just too cute. so... she really is lulu/zero's wife... and she understands that lulu wants a harem too xD. lulu x kaguya x kallen x cc = utter win
i just noticed that kaguya was the same height as kallen.... i guess she is not as young as i thought.
lloyd and cecile = awesomeness... i loved lloyd's reaction towards the sangwitch.
rolllo using lulu's emotional spot to scare him was interesting
geass abuse was win, the so called "lulu's circus" was awesome, i just wonder how long they were supposed to be doing that for xD
c.c's talk with marianne was interesting the moment she mentioned marianne, other than that, i would have thought that she went crazy too.
kallen almost saving zero from emoness with that slap was win.
also, her stopping lulu from doing drugs (lol) was awesome too
good kallen, dont let the emo lulu do whatever he wants to you, now she only needs to really win him.
it seems like kallen knew that lulu's reason for fighting was a lie... btw, kallen's outfit was cuteness
rollo wants lulu to forget everything he has worked on until now... fail... also the "close to yaoi" scene was utter fail... no yaoi please... but i am all in for yuri
lulu's emotional moment was completely awesome, his vision of a dream was also really awesome. it seems like everyone wants kallen back,... i want her back too :(
lulu owning suzaku in a tactic battle was just needed to make this episode be awesome.
bubbles FTW
seems like lulu is planning something. it seems like he wants nunally to turn around, and join him...
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I liked this episode a lot. I think it was good seeing Lelouch like this, he was even gonna use refrain. But, Kallen came to the rescue, making even more reason to love her :)




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Aionic said:
rabbitpoets said:
I do think you're being overly harsh on the season, but respect for taking the time to write out rational POVs. I do agree though that the whole Lulu/Kallen/Rollo scene felt a bit strange. I thought Lulu took a quick, hard fall to go straight to refrain, and the scene with Kallen, felt creepy, because it was way out of leftfield, and out of character. And the scene with Rollo was also creepy - too much personal space invaded.


I'm probably being a little more harsh than I would be with other series simply because I rate S1 so highly. I expected more from Code Geass than I expect from new series I knew nothing about prior to watching, such as Macross Frontier.

Nonetheless, Code Geass does have many flaws and hasn't taken the series forward. I feel the series has gone backwards, becoming more kiddy, more unbelievable, more pornographic, highly repetitive and far less interesting. I still get some level of enjoyment out of the episodes, me not rating 1-5/10 proving that much, but Code Geass failing so badly (in my eyes) has made me frustrated when I try to think about it, which has made all my posts focus on the negative.

I think I'll cut out my episode summaries/thoughts soon. My main reason is that with my interest levels are dropping I can't really be bothered to go through the hassle, my other reason being that people on other forums bash me for simply not rating every episode 10/10 and giving my honest opinion.

rabbitpoets said:
Though I have to wonder how Zero finds out where all these structural deficiencies are, lol.


Linking in with my comment about S2 being more unbelievable, the way Lelouch always finds some sort of natural disaster to destroy the enemy in one attack is becoming increasingly stupid. More of Lelouch commanding his units like chess pieces and less of crumbling platforms/bubble death is needed.

I'm also unhappy how strategy has become unimportant in S2 due to the increased amount of super mechas. It's gotten to the point where normal mechas can't scratch the Knight of Rounds mechas even when they hit them directly with swords... It just isn't possible for strategy to win in Code Geass now.


I have to agree with you about it being more interesting with strategy than with super mechas and natural disasters. the first few avalanches and explosions were ok but it's getting repetitive. it's just annoying the normal knightmare frames can't do jack anymore, first it was suzaku now the knights. I mean they even made their own men look incompetent.

I mostly didn't like this episode because Lelouch just seemed so out of character. before he wanted to keep his loved ones away to protect them and not get involved with a girl now all of a sudden he needs everyone around just cause he feels down. I don't see how the black knights will go for this.
May 19, 2008 4:07 PM

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What a great angsty episode<3

I laughed out loud when Lulu Geass-d all those people out of the train car, just so he could be alone, and I must say I was in a lmao state when Lulu was Geass-ing all those people to do pointless things. Did anyone else realize that those people will be doing that till they die?! O_O

I was so sad to see Lulu almost taking Refrain! ;______; And then the whole scene w/ Kallen followed by stalker!Rolo x] ignoring Lelouch's degrading comment about women XD Rolo has it bad for his "onii-sama" X3 And Lelouch really looked like he was falling for him or something in that moment! O_O * was dazzled by the purdyness, especially Lulu's*

And of course, the scene involving Lloyd nearly barfing Cecile's food up while Guilford grimaces in the background XD

This episode was really awesome, imo. Just the right amount of craziness 8D
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Well, this episode was rather boring, but had it's nice scenes, like the fireworks on the rooftop... looking forward to more



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One of The Order of the Black Knights (I think his name is Minami?) is quite funny. When he was watching Nunnally's speech, his face got blush. Is he a Loli-con?
May 19, 2008 5:45 PM

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I thought this episode was good. We get to see lelouch's soft side and see that he acutally does care about his friends and rolo somewhat. I thought Rollo was going to offer some "comfort" that Kallen wasnt able to give. Perhaps it happened off screen >.>

Emo moments galore overall awesomeness.

oh yeah and lol at lelouch making people do random stuff part.
May 19, 2008 6:42 PM

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when Kallen was about to be kissed I was like O__e with my breath held in but then she slapped him and I was like huuuuu -.- and let out a deep breath

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I thought Lelouch was seriously going to give up being Zero. He was one second away from doing Refrain. That's as low as he could get. Of course, there's not CODE GEASS if there's no Zero, so it's good to see he's found another reason to fight other than Nunnally.

The Black Knights are all worried about Zero accepting the deal, but either Lelouch will really work hard for Japan to work with Nunally, or take over it from the inside. Going by the preview, I'm picking the latter.
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Well, at least this episode shows that Lelouch is not just some Light Yagami clone....at least, Lelouch began to realize that mission no longer revolves solely around Nunnally, but concerns the rest of the Japanese people as well.....

Looking at the content now, what I feel is that several scenario will pop up.

1 - Nunnally dies, Lelouch and Suzaku goes into Mortal Combat, both dies ,and the Charles laughs at the ending. (Not so Sunrise….)

2 - Lelouch extracts his vengence, Suzaku killed by Karen, Zero’s victory as ending.

3 - Suzaku kills Lelouch, continues to serve the Emperor, Suzaku’s ending.

4 - Suzaku is convinced and joins Lelouch to fight the Emperor. (Typical Sunrise ending?)

5 - The Emperor launches his secret weapon and destroy the whole of Area 11. End of story

THE LAST SCENE IN CODE GEASS (my guess):

Lelouch: Well suzaku it was a bit rough in there but everything worked out in the end

Suzaku: Yeah i know its great the empire and V.V plan to kill god was stopped C.C was finally alowed to die and thier cerazy cult is no more

Lelouch: yeh i know its funny , for all our squables only when we worked together did we acomplish anything

Suzaku: THATS true im glad we could work out our differences in the end ole buddy… ( )

Lelouch: uhuh…. its possible though if we’d worked together in the begining we would have solved everything alot quicker dont u reckon

Suzaku: we’ll will never know now will we. ahwell no use crying over spilt milk

Lelouch: NO im SURE of it. though its as u say milk and such

[Lelouch has gun behind him]
Suzkaku: Anyway ive gotta go pick up nunally from school byee. (truns around back facing lelouch)

Lelouch: [pulls gun laughs in his cool way from episode 4] Spilt milk ! thats what you call kidnaping my sister and wiping my mind is it! i should have known youd never feel guilty for any of it

Suzaku: I do feel guilty about one thing

Lelouch: go on lets hear it

[Suzaku turns quickly and shoots lelouch]

Suzaku: Im sorry you could never forgive me (:P)

(in short this anime is so tragic that it may just end with lelouch dying and suzaku getting all as thats whats happened so far. I HOPE NOT THOUGH)

(This dialogue was brought to you by an idle mind (:) )

If this is what Sunrise would want, I rather nuke them for giving such a tragic and crappy ending....

And if you guys want Suzaku to be the victor, here's the scenario:

Scenario: Suzaku and Nunnally succeeds on having the special administration zone

Nunnally: I’m happy you agreed to my wishes Zero, I mean oni-sama!
Zero/Lulu: Um..sure anything, there’s no way I can fight you after all.
Suzaku: You’ve made the right choice Lelouch. Now why dont you and all of your black knights gather into the zone and enjoy your freedom.

Suzaku: They are all celebrating in the special administraiton zone your highness!
Charles: Good, at the very least I let those fools enjoy a split second of their ignorant freedom. Now I am going to fire the Sword of Akasha at the Special Administration Zone!
Suzaku: wait!… your highness, you said that you will allow them to have their freedom!
Charles: Oh but I am, I will free them from their pathetic hopes of having freedom! FIRE!
Suzaku: NOOOOOOOOOOOO! What have I done, I betrayed Nunnally and Lelouch!
Charles: You did well, Knight of seven. I shall pronounce you the new Knight of One, for performing such an admirable deed!
Suzaku: YESSSSSSSSSSS! A promotion! Now I shall use my rights to rule Area 11!
Charles: What are you saying?! You may have that area, but the Knight of One’s main goal is to be my personal servant. Now help me in my adult diapers! I seem to have spoiled myself from having so much fun there awhile ago.
Suzaku: Yes, your majesty!….Dam, this promotion thing suks! Is this the eternal hell that they say I am going to experience, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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I'm not sure if anyone else has seen this but...



Hope it hasn't been posted yet.
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Aionic said:
Nonetheless, Code Geass does have many flaws and hasn't taken the series forward. I feel the series has gone backwards, becoming more kiddy, more unbelievable, more pornographic, highly repetitive and far less interesting.


To defend CG for a moment, I think some of the repetition has been necessary. Especially thematically. Because they left open a lot of loose ends from S1, I feel like they had to revisit the themes that were central to the S1 story, since it is a continuation of it. I do expect that the writers will take a compare and contrast route with this season though. Using the first chunk of the season to either end of evolve some existing themes (fighting for revenge/Nunally seems to be one that's currently being set up for a change), and using the latter half of the season to push the story forward. But overall, the repetition hasn't bothered me, because like I mentioned, I still see S2 as a direct continuation of S1.

Aionic said:
Linking in with my comment about S2 being more unbelievable, the way Lelouch always finds some sort of natural disaster to destroy the enemy in one attack is becoming increasingly stupid. More of Lelouch commanding his units like chess pieces and less of crumbling platforms/bubble death is needed.


I'm hoping it doesn't become a recurrent theme, but it did make sense to me when they platforms crumbled a couple episodes ago, since that was their major strategy at the end of S1. I would definitely like to see more of the chess match, as you mentioned though, and I'm really hoping that'll come to the forefront when Schneizel gets more involved in the series (I assume he will?).

One thing I will say though is that the writers might be relying too much on is the use of cliffhangers. Which might feed into your issues with believability. My memory of S1 is somewhat hazy, although I do remember a fair amount of twists and turns, it does seem amped up in S2.

But with all that said, I'm probably not looking at it with a critical eye as you, so purely from an entertainment standpoint, I think S2 has been just as captivating as S1, if not more so, albeit slightly shallower. And based on what the writers delivered in S1, I have faith that they'll continue to deliver the goods in S2.
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Aionic said:
Linking in with my comment about S2 being more unbelievable, the way Lelouch always finds some sort of natural disaster to destroy the enemy in one attack is becoming increasingly stupid. More of Lelouch commanding his units like chess pieces and less of crumbling platforms/bubble death is needed.

I'm also unhappy how strategy has become unimportant in S2 due to the increased amount of super mechas. It's gotten to the point where normal mechas can't scratch the Knight of Rounds mechas even when they hit them directly with swords... It just isn't possible for strategy to win in Code Geass now.
You know that was the sole reason I loved Geass S1 so much, having a protagonist that thinks with the brain rather than use his brawn - a rare thing to find really. I do feel the same as myself. I thought it was rather convenient that Zero/Lelouch knew where to order that torpedo barrage and the KoTR Knightmares are all just ridiculously overpowered. Seems that only the side with the biggest weapons will dominate now rather than strategies.
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