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Oct 30, 2010 3:32 PM

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Mewcandy said:
This episode was kinda sad :( I wonder how he's gonna explain all of that to the student council. Unless Shirley just disappears or something? (O.O)

If that happened I would be very happy.
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Dec 27, 2010 11:06 PM

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Poor Shirley. Poor Lelouch.

Mao's got a crush on C.C. Dx
Jan 22, 2011 1:29 AM

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Loved the last part. it made me cry. also, i began to love the anime and the ending song <3

Jan 22, 2011 6:48 PM

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I thought this episode was kind of boring and I won't miss Shirley
Feb 9, 2011 6:43 AM
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-(( I almost started to believe that they would be together....-((
Feb 20, 2011 1:38 PM

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One of the best eps IMO.

MAO says he never played chess and he won against chess-master LELOUCH. WOW. When his power is shown, we see he didn't lie.

My opinion about the end: FF9 states that to be forgotten is worse than death. Lelouch liked Sherley and she liked him back too, making his action of erasing her memories really altruistic IMO (erasing her memories so she doesn't suffer anymore). At the cemetary, she asks if Lelouch also lost someone, he replies yes. SOOO full of win. There are some things only fiction can do ;)

I thought that Masquerade song was good and really fit the ending. I just wonder what is the english part she sings in the beginning, it's really hard to hear...
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May 31, 2011 9:48 PM

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I'm sad that Shirley had to lose her memories... but she's just holding Lelouch back now that she knows he's "Zero." Something had to be done. Glad she's alive and well.

.. but wtf is going to happen when they're both back at school? 0_o awkward!
Jun 26, 2011 9:08 AM

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Yeah, that episode made me sad, too... I was actually hoping that Lelouch would kill this Inoue-like creature but he only made her lose her memories. I was really disappointed.
Jun 26, 2011 2:35 PM

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MizuKagami413 said:
Yeah, that episode made me sad, too... I was actually hoping that Lelouch would kill this Inoue-like creature but he only made her lose her memories. I was really disappointed.

agreed man agreed. She is really annoying. Go away Shirley!
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Jul 16, 2011 8:07 PM

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great ep, thump up for the insert song at the end.

Aug 14, 2011 7:21 PM
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Love the episode. Lelouch and Shirley at the end may be my favorite scene of the first season; it's basically a death scene where no one literally dies.

That said, I don't feel bad for Lelouch. Up to this point, the only person he seems to truly care for is Nunnally; C.C., perhaps, and maybe Suzaku. According to his speech at the end, he does have feelings for her (probably as a good friend) but he never realized them until that moment. That's 13+ episodes where he barely acknowledges her; she is more or less background noise to him. And that's if you take his speech at face value. Maybe it's because of JYB, but it's hard to tell if the guy is being sincere.

The one I feel bad for is Shirley, who has loved Lelouch from the very beginning. So much so that she still loves him after finding out he was more or less responsible for her father's death. What got me was when she told him to stop just as he activated his Geass. If there's a silver lining, though, it's that she does have the opportunity to fall in love with him again.
Sep 26, 2011 4:09 PM

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I'm so sad. ShirleyxLelouch forever :) Shirley was an awesome character, I expect her to be less prominent from now on and it'll move the focus to C.C. Kinda sad, I like Shirley out of all the girls the best.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO ERASE HER MEMORIES?! YOU LOVED HER MANN! D':
Her screaming no was really cool I think. I think she knew what the Geass was from Mao, she must have felt that that power was wrong, and nobody should use it. Kinda cool because I feel the same way :)

I can't really explain Lelouch's feelings for Shirley. I said before he loved her, but it's something I kinda stretch because I think they're awesome together. They're really close friends you can see by the speech at the end though :')
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Sep 26, 2011 4:18 PM

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One of the best eps IMO.

MAO says he never played chess and he won against chess-master LELOUCH. WOW. When his power is shown, we see he didn't lie.

My opinion about the end: FF9 states that to be forgotten is worse than death. Lelouch liked Sherley and she liked him back too, making his action of erasing her memories really altruistic IMO (erasing her memories so she doesn't suffer anymore). At the cemetary, she asks if Lelouch also lost someone, he replies yes. SOOO full of win. There are some things only fiction can do ;)

I thought that Masquerade song was good and really fit the ending. I just wonder what is the english part she sings in the beginning, it's really hard to hear...






OMGGG Thank you soooooooooooo much for quoting FF9, the best game in the world.
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Oct 26, 2011 4:59 PM

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Lelouch followed C.C.'s advice to keep people he loves at a distance.
Dec 10, 2011 5:54 AM

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OranSolus said:
PeanutSteak said:

the amount of will it would take to sacrifice your memories with someone is astounding and the amount of emotion that was put into the scene at the end was very well done.

Yes, I agree, I thought it was very well done.

Same thought here..
This part is so damn sad..
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Jan 3, 2012 9:18 AM
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I really liked this episode. It is sad but i think it makes sense that he erased her memories, that way in the future he doesn't have to worry about hurting her again, so it was in his best mind to do that.
Feb 4, 2012 5:47 PM

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I'm more interested in the relationship between Mao and C.C.
Mar 21, 2012 5:19 PM

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Lotus97 said:
Lelouch followed C.C.'s advice to keep people he loves at a distance.

Absolutely. When it comes to events like these it's best to cut ties so it won't end up hurting you in the future. A bit of a cruel concept I know, but it has to be done. :(

But wow, just an absolute amazing episode!
Apr 4, 2012 10:23 PM

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When leloich killed her dad I was like:
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 8, 2012 7:08 PM

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I am surprised to find so much happening in each episode, it's really amazing so far. 5/5

Jul 27, 2012 7:11 PM
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Bloodshot-Shanks said:
yay, never did like Shirely

Agreed just don't really care about her.
Jul 27, 2012 7:25 PM
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I don't like the ending. I just don't like Shirlery. 4/5 good episode.
Aug 13, 2012 3:36 AM

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This episode was sad. Poor Shirley. Mao is similar to Godot from Phoenix Wright.
Aug 20, 2012 2:08 PM
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Poor Lulu and Shirley. I think they were a nice couple, dont know what will happen at school if shirley doesnt know who´s lelouch, I´ll see the next ep tomorrow.
Sep 4, 2012 2:22 PM

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This really infuriated me? I'm really angry that he just took away all of her memories like that - without even trying to do something about the situation. I feel sorry for Lelouch, and I know what he did was really hard and upsetting for him, but I'm also really annoyed with him as well.
Sep 18, 2012 12:02 PM

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Oh damn... The ep was awesome in my oppinion. But why did he make her forget everything T___T ... I wonder what this weird geass guy whose name I forgot is ..
Next ep looks good.
Sep 29, 2012 2:40 AM

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Poor Lelouch indeed.

It seems that secondary bad guys like Orange and Viletta just can't die like this :D Their plot armor seems to be as good as Lelouch's lol :D

Totally can't guess what's gonna happen next.
Oct 29, 2012 1:18 AM

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That was pretty depressing, not gunna lie. Very well done ending.
Nov 5, 2012 10:37 PM

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sad lelouch had to use his ability on someone he loved :'(
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Nov 7, 2012 11:47 AM

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:( too bad for both of them Shirley and Lulu....
It was sad episode...
Jan 24, 2013 12:16 AM
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T__T why lulu, couldn't he just erase the part she finds out that he was zero and leave the rest.
i liked sherley more than c.c. i was hoping sherly and lulu OTP
Feb 28, 2013 3:41 PM

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Damn he made a rash decision on the end, but well it was necessary after all... good episode though another character introduced with some different but quite strong power as well!

Lets see what's next!
May 1, 2013 12:18 AM
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The ending... I never realized how much Lelouch cared for Shirley! When she clung to him and was crying because she thought she killed someone, and how Lulu told her HE would carry her sins for her...damn Lulu! Just when I had decided I disliked you!
The ending was so sad, but... did Lelouch really love Shirley? It seems not even he knew the answer. Most probably he'd never thought about it before, dense as he is. But when he said: "how many times her smile saved me"...you can tell there was something more than frienship, right there.
May 28, 2013 10:21 AM
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sad - epic episode !
May 29, 2013 5:24 PM

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Seriously, am I the only one that thinks Lelouch was acting cowardly when he took away her memories (if that was what happened, it might have been a fake sortie)? I mean, why not, FOR ONCE, try to stand by your actions? He's still awesome, anyway. I hope Mao dies. Maybe with that friend of Lulu's. They're both annoying. I vote for C.C. to rule the world.
Jun 23, 2013 10:33 PM
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Hmm although it makes sense to a point why Lulu would erase all her memories of him, such as he didn't know that the Britannian soldier lady went to talk to Shirley about Lulu. If he had only erased her recent memories, then she would still suspect him. And he probably didn't know how far ago that memory was or something...I think. Otherwise, I still think it's utter BS that he selfishly erased her memory of him. Yes they had some fun together (except really, before, it wasn't as if they were BFFs or anything...) so that it hurts him too by erasing her memories of him, but she didn't have a say in all of this. Someone said his action was altruistic. Yeah right. I'm sure Shirley, despite all the suffering she went through and still would've gone through, she would have never wanted to forget Lulu. /rant

Yes I haven't been fond of Lulu at all, but I guess I still don't hate him yet since he did what he did because he believes that it would make Shirley no longer have to suffer; basically his intentions were good. But that doesn't make his action right, because he took away her memories without her consent, it's like taking away her freedom to remember someone she loved. If he only erased the recent stuff, I can still understand, but he went too far. :/

Anyways, that Mao guy was weird. He had recordings of CC's voice and listens to them constantly? Looks like Nina isn't the only creepy obsessive person ;)
Jul 21, 2013 3:01 AM

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I thought it was kinda extreme (or should i say that it felt like he did it to drama purposes) to take all of his memories of him away but if you think about what is at stakes then it's not surprising why he did it.
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Aug 6, 2013 11:55 AM

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That didn't make me sad in the slightest, fuck Shirley. Forgot to mention last episode that the new OP sucks donkey nuts.

Aug 11, 2013 9:14 PM
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Damn it, it's 12 AM right now and I'm crying over this episode (well, tearing up). It's so sad that Shirley had her memories erased. I hate Mao with a burning passion....great episode.
Aug 13, 2013 4:47 PM

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That was a great episode, Lelouch ultimately decided to completely end their relationship just like that, quite a sacrifice.
Aug 20, 2013 9:21 PM

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Grandy said:
It was so sad. Poor Lelouch.


Also poor Shirley I didnt care much for her anyway but that just made me feel really bad for her he didnt have to make her forget everything about him just like the last week or something like that but not being friends in general n all that was just f'ed up of him.
Aug 23, 2013 7:21 PM
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OMG the ending. i shipped them so much :cccc
Sep 25, 2013 8:51 PM

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Well,this episode was considerably good.
That nw guy,Mao,appeared.I think he's relative of C.C.
Shirley forgot LeLouch
Nov 23, 2013 4:33 AM

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COULDN'T BE HAPPIER! Shirley is finally out of the picture! I hated her so much during the last few episodes. I don't even care if we never see her again, actually that's what I hope. Lulu was becoming too lovey dovey for my liking, he needs to be heartless, cold and cunning.
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Dec 31, 2013 6:08 PM

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Sharing the sentiment with everyone else. It was quite the depressing episode;_;
But the feels prove we are attached to the characters am I right? Still I wonder what explanation is given to the student council...
Jan 12, 2014 12:08 AM

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This is obviously all part of C.C's elaborate plan to make Lelouch her waifu.
Jan 30, 2014 6:04 PM

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Wow, this was fucking sad, I liked Shirley :(. NO NO NO I refuse to accept this. Her memories will come back, it will!!!!!!!!!
Feb 24, 2014 1:23 PM

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damn like forreal im bawling my eyes out right now i didn't even like shirely but no no i didnt want this its to much
Mar 6, 2014 11:34 PM
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I feel like I'm the only one who wants LeLouch to be an emotionless monster. Anyways, I really couldn't sympathize with Shirley as much as I hoped I would (Even though her experience so far has been extremely f****d up).
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Not what i expected from the title
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