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Showing posts with label Code Geass R2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Code Geass R2. Show all posts

Monday, March 8, 2010

Code Geass Turn 25: Re.

I’m still a bit lost and confused, but I know one thing true: Code Geass is genius. Lelouch vi Britannia is one of the most amazing characters I’ve ever seen in anime. He equals Light Yagami in my heart. ♥ 


The final turn had me crying for almost thirty minutes there, and, well, I haven’t cried that much in a long time. Or over the ending of an anime. (Had to keep the tears when Light Yagami died in Death Note [but I still cried!], because my sister was watching with me and I feel kind of stupid crying when someone can see and it’s over anime.)

In the beginning I seriously wanted to bitchslap Nunnally. The girl is absolutely annoying; she was just there being her fragile, naïve self and she made things a whole lot more difficult for her brother. I didn’t appreciate her speech, and I was just too happy when Lelouch finally used his Geass on her.

Can I just say that Suzaku’s fake death had me stomping my feet on the floor? He died at such a crucial time, the bastard. But, I loved the face-off between him and Kallen, and I swear I was rooting for him and his Lancelot Albion.

C.C. was crying for Lelouch, ah, that surprised me, and made me think of how much she’s more of a human being now, after her contract with him.

For most part I wanted to strangle Lelouch for pulling off something as crazy as… being killed by Suzaku, who turned out to be alive. He could have just continued being the emperor – uh, dictator! – of the whole world and no one could have done anything about it! I (and the rest of everyone who adores him) wouldn’t have minded him as the world dictator! Well maybe we would have… but that’s not the point! That final, selfless act made him an even more interesting and delightful character to watch. Dammit, can anyone else be more endearing?

The ending was wonderful – one of the finest – all right, the finest I've ever seen.

What I like most about the conclusion is that it’s pretty vague. In the last scene we see C.C. traveling on a farmer’s cart, driven by n nameless, disguised person. A lot of people, as I’ve read so far, are convinced that this person is Lelouch, who is now immortal.

I’ve decided to consider this theory myself, and I’ve drawn several points from the previous episodes to corroborate this.

1. The Code is the power of immortality. C.C. acquired it when it was transferred to her by the nun who granted her the Geass when she was younger. Emperor Charles got his own Code from V.V.

2. The Code is only activated when its receiver dies. Once acquired, the Code vanquishes the Geass of the receiver, but makes the receiver immortal and a contractor of the Geass instead. This is shown when C.C. is killed by the nun after said nun transfers the Code to her. C.C. lives on, but is no longer in possession of the Geass.

Likewise, V.V.’s Code was transferred to Charles and was activated when Charles shot himself (as commanded by Lelouch) in the twenty-first turn of R2.

3. Charles’ Code was transferred to Lelouch (who by this time had a fully evolved Geass, which is required to acquire the Code) while the Emperor was strangling him in the twenty-first turn of R2. This transferred Code is inactivated.

Proof of the transfer of ownership is that the Geass of the emperor still works on Anya and Nunnally after he dies. When the Code is lost, the Geass vanishes with it. But since Lelouch is now in possession of the Code, the Geass still works on Anya and Nunnally.

4. Lelouch maintains his ownership of the Geass for two possible reasons:

One is because he did not get the Code and the Geass from the same contractor. The Code came from Charles, while the Geass came from C.C.

Two is because the Geass remains with the person as long as his Code is inactivated.

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It’s actually a very interesting theory, since it also highlights the title of the series: Code Geass. Lelouch was able to possess the Code and the Geass at the same time. It’s very convincing and logical, considering it’s Lelouch who pulls it off and outsmarts the whole world yet again.

Following this, Lelouch must be the one who drives the cart in the last scene of the final turn. He’s now immortal and travels alongside C.C. in the same world that he had destroyed and created.

“The power of kings, known as Geass, brings one solitude.
Not quite accurate is it? Right, Lelouch?”
Lelouch♥C.C. to the very end.

All hail Lelouch. Code Geass is genius.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Code Geass R2 Turn 24: The Grip of Damocles.

Oh, but I absolutely love this turn! We get to see Lelouch’s genius at play again! Hooray! I didn’t think Schneizel would be Geassed, but that was a good twist! Schneizel got pwned, oh yeah. Not beats that.

And I still like – okay, love Suzaku at this point. I just hope he keeps that up until the end. His character is already bad enough without pulling off another betrayal. And, for the first time, I hope he will pwn Kallen and Gino – those two are getting on my nerves. Seriously. And Kallen interrupted the LelouchC.C. moment! Damn you; who the hell do you think you are???

The suspense is killing me, but I’ll finish the series tomorrow. I have a feeling that the ending will make me cry, and I don’t want anyone disturbing me in the middle of that. (Plus, I badly need to buy some chips to munch on while I watch.)

I haaaaate Nunnally! Hate her with burning passion! She should die, that stupid bitch. Someone please kill her. For me and Lelouch and the happiness of everyone who loves Code Geass.

Code Geass R2 Turn 23: Schneizel's Mask.

Yes! Finally! I thought Lelouch would falter again just because they showed him Nunnally! Well hah! He showed them! And thank gracious for Suzaku! For once in his life he said something right! It was intense, and for the first time in my life I think I actually love Suzaku in this one! Hurrah! (But only in this one. I still hate him in general. And he looks horrible wearing that cape thing.)

I have no idea why Nunnally is alive. She doesn’t have a purpose anymore; anyone can frickin’ detonate the Fleia anyway. I don’t understand why she sides with Schneizel instead of Lelouch, the brother who has always been with her. She’s another big hypocrite; she doesn’t like killing people and yet she’s okay with killing her own brother. Isn’t there something obviously wrong in her logic? And don’t I remember her having a special technique of holding people’s hands and determining whether they’re lying to her or not through this? Why didn’t she do this to determine if Schneizel was lying to her or not about the Fleia and the Pendragon incident? Gosh, what an idiot.

Just drop dead, Nunnally. You are such a bother.

Here’s another first: I actually like Nina in this turn! Finally, she realized her stupid blunder and got to work and start doing something about the Fleia! I just hope she manages to come up with something to counter that very very dangerous weapon.

For the record, fuck the Black Knights. I hate them with passion for being idiots. Big frickin’ idiots at that. They don’t realize that if it weren’t for Zero/Lelouch, they never would have been organized the way they are right now. Kallen is earning my dislike, although none too much, and I just hate how Gino chose the side against Suzaku in this. (Did I just say that? Shoot.)

What I like most about this turn is how the people who were once Lelouch’s enemies are now his allies (Lloyd, Cecile, Nina, Jeremiah, Suzaku, etc) while those who used to be his allies are now his enemies (Kallen, Rakshata, Xingke, the Black Knights, etc). I find myself cheering for these new allies while disliking the Black Knights more and more.

I love how the LelouchC.C. pairing is developing; I’ve always been a fan of it, and I love that C.C. is the only one who is with Lelouch to the end. They really make a very beautiful pair.

I love pun: Knight of Zero. Knight of Seven, Knight of One, and above all of it is the Knight of Zero. Absolutely genius. If they had been gunning for that since the very beginning of the series, well they pulled it off really well. I find it very clever.

Code Geass R2 Turn 22: Emperor Lelouch.

Can I just say that Lelouch looks so damn hot as the emperor? He looks fabulous being so smugly in command. I just have to squee. Yay.

Lloyd is now working under Lelouch, too! I like that very much; nothing beats having those two in one place. Lloyd is still funny as hell, and nothing seems to have changed his cheerful attitude. Jeremiah is still loyal to the emperor as well, which is rad; Lelouch needs all the allies he can have, despite his absolute power. And, I’ve grown to really like Jeremiah.

Suzaku sure is a smooth talker; he actually shattered Gino’s conviction! Just for the record, I see potential in Gino, and I hope he’ll switch sides soon. Like, yeah.

I love how C.C. is the only one with Lelouch when he goes to participate in this, uh, democracy. (Duuude, voting like that is a practice of oligarchy; not democracy. In the practice of democracy, people draw lots, in the assumption that everyone is fit to rule or whatever. Let’s get that fact straight, shall we?)

Lelouch is aiming for a world dictatorship! Brazen move, but I like it! I can’t believe Xingke says Lelouch has become the enemy of the world; I’m sure a lot of people still support him! Like, me, hahaha! He’s done good things, too, have they forgotten that already?

Screw you, Nunnally; why couldn’t you have just died and not be a nuisance to your brother? What’s Schneizel talking about; Nunnally as the emperor? Is he stupid? That’s the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard! It’s disgusting, really; Nunnally is now twenty times as annoying as Euphemia had been. I wish Rolo were back; at least he’d be perfectly supportive and loyal to his brother.

Rolo pwns Nunnally. ‘Nuff said.

Code Geass R2 Turn 21: The Ragnarok Connection.

First of all, let me say this:

All hail Lelouch!

This turn is just mad! Finally the truth about Marianne’s death and Charles’ researches has finally been revealed! I am… speechless from all the twists of the plot, and I admit I had to pause and read the subtitles twice or thrice so I could really grasp what the hell was going on. It’s just crazy.

I don’t know what to make of Charles’ and Marianne’s plans as well, but it’s incredible. So they wanted to kill the gods (the collective unconsciousness, apparently) and stop time. That’s so cool. And mad. I realize I don’t like Marianne as a mother; she’s too carefree and uncaring for her children. Charles isn’t so great either; although I appreciate that that he sent Lelouch and Nunnally away to protect them from V.V. And I do like how Marianne and Charles love and care for each other; that is genuinely touching.

The last five minutes of the turn is just fabulous; Lelouch’s appearance is awesome, and I’ve nothing to say but hooray for the 99th Emperor of Britannia! Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia has a very nice ring to it; I don’t know how anyone can disagree.

Suzaku Kururugi – I have no idea how I’ll understand this person. One moment he’s Lelouch’s enemy; the next minute he’s Lelouch’s knight and best friend. Like, what? Make up your mind, bastard. I still don’t like him too much; he betrays everyone too often, and there’s danger in traitors like him.

Schneizel is annoying the hell out of me. ‘Can’t he be killed or something? It’s obvious he wants to be emperor himself. Answer is: NO WAY. And why is Diethard with him? That other traitor.

All hail Lelouch!

Code Geass R2 Turn 20: Emperor Dismissed.

I'm surprised by the twist about Anya; I didn't really expect for her to be controlled by Marianne. Of course Suzaku is still an arse for trying to get a position for himself by sacrificing everyone around him. Truly, will this series of betrayal from him ever stop? He's getting boring and more hateful as the series progresses.

Lelouch trapped with his father. Eh. I wonder how he'll ever escape from the World of C.

Code Geass R2 Turn 19: The Betrayal.

Oh my God I'm crying! I'm really, truly crying over the death of Rolo! The poor kid just had to die saving the brother he had always believed in! Why did it have to be like that?! He loved Lelouch very much, too! I don't even care if he killed Shirley, whom I never really sympathized with; he shouldn't have died! No! I like him! I like him much, much more than I can possibly like Nunnally!

And it's just *wrong* that everyone is now turning against Zero because he turns out to be a Britannian prince! Aren't they just being racist now? It's so unfair on his part; he made them win their battles! The nerve to betray him! Don't they know that it's a GIVEN that people are sacrificed in combat? I can't believe that these same people go to war and yet can't accept that some of their people *have* to die. It's unbelievable; the hypocrisy astounds me. They think it's unjust that Zero Geassed and killed their comrades and yet they don't see anything wrong in killing him or giving him to the Britannians that he has waged war against! All they care about is that they get their country back; they can hardly care less what happens to the person who, from the very beginning, has done so much for them. They couldn't have even accomplished ANYTHING without Lelouch's help! I'm SO infuriated by all that's happening, dammit.

Kallen is the sweetest; I'm so happy she trusts Lelouch to the end. (Lelouch just had to be an arse and tell her another bunch of lies. Someone knock some sense into his head already. It's bad for his reputation to be such a liar, especially when the truth will help him out of the mess he’s in.) And C.C.! What will happen to C.C. now? I wish she were still her cool, nonchalant self; she surely would have helped Lelouch out at such a crucial time like this! Nice timing, memory loss.

I've absolutely lost respect for Toudou and Ohgi and Tamaki and Diethard and the other characters whose name aren't worth remembering. Naive fools; they only care about themselves and their own gains. The nerve. Screw them. They can just drop dead; the Japanese don't deserve to be led by traitors like themselves.

Hell, Code Geass is genius.

But, I still think Rolo shouldn't have died. He didn't deserve it. (Now let me join the fanlisting for him. )

Code Geass R2 Turn 18: The Second Decisive Battle of Tokyo.

Is it wrong if I say that I was cheering for Rolo to kill Nunally already? I used to feel okay with the girl, but then she has always proved herself a nuisance to Lelouch, and she needs to be out of the way for good. Yes, I'm all for Rolo as Lelouch's sibling; at least he has some use and is actually aware of what's happening outside fairytales.

Code Geass R2 Turn 17: The Taste of Humiliation.

I am enraged. ENRAGED! I cannot believe Suzaku dared step on Lelouch's head! The impertinence! Just who the hell does he think he is? You don't EVER do that to Lelouch! And in the first place why did Lelouch kneel before him? Suzaku is so not worth it!

And what's with the half-arsed explanation from Lelouch? You're given the time to explain, Lelouch; the least you can do is use it wisely! Okay, maybe just the Shirley part, since the thing with Euphemia accidentally being Geassed will sound totally wrong.

Schneizel is annoying me. Okay, I just don't like him. Aside from the fact that his name is hard to spell (I confuse the letters, dammit), his calm is just aggravating.

And, I really hope Cornelia will switch sides soon, together with Guilford (does anyone know his first name? Because I don't). She'll be a fine addition to the Knightmare pilots. And it will be epic, if she battles against her own brother Schneizel (dammit; the spelling is driving me nuts!).

Code Geass R2 Turn 16: United Federation of Unions Resolution Number One.

Sooo it's finally confirmed. C.C.'s bleeding, and it's not healing like it should; it means she's mortal now. Will she ever return to being her cool, detached self? I like her whichever personality she has, but she's more of help to Lelouch if she's like she was before. (But, she was really adorable here.)

I loved the first part of the turn; it was hilarious. And that was a pretty crazy request from Lelouch, too. He really shouldn't be asking those of someone who's just lost her memories!

Hooray for Kallen kicking Suzaku's butt! Hah, that traitor deserves it! It's good someone's finally beating the hell out of him! Yay!

Won't Cornelia join forces with Lelouch? After all, I doubt she likes the emperor that much either... And Orange, err, Jeremiah is awesome. I thought I'd hate him for the rest of the series, but I must say his character is progressing very nicely! It's a good thing he's finally on Lelouch's side now.

XingkeTianzi still owns me.

Code Geass R2 Turn 15: The World of C.

How do you get rid of immortal people? Damn, Lelouch is in big trouble.

I like this turn immensely; C.C.'s past and her exact connection with the Geass are finally revealed. I have no idea what has happened to her by the end of the turn, but it's obvious she has lost her memories. I just wonder if she also lost her immortality; it certainly seems so, since she doesn't have the symbol of Geass on her forehead anymore. Curious, curious.

Now I'm completely, totally, absolutely for LelouchC.C., and nothing can change my mind.

On another note, Nunnally has some spine! Great to see her assert herself for once; she's usually just, well, helpless where she is despite being the governor of Area 11.

Code Geass R2 Turn 14: Geass Hunt.

Suzaku is getting worse and worse. Honestly, the use of Refrain is just too low, even for someone like himself. I thought that was a bit too dramatic, and I didn't appreciate it.

I like how the plot thickens, especially with V.V. playing a rather big part in the episode. I just really don't like Suzaku at this point. Lelouch should definitely find a way to get rid of him soon.

Code Geass R2 Turn 13: Assassin from the Past.

Jeremiah has finally joined Lelouch! Yay! With a Geass nullifier at Lelouch's disposal, he's at the best position to take down anyone - including the emperor himself! Hah!

Rolo killed Shirley. Eh. Not that I liked her or anything, so I feel nothing about it.

Code Geass R2 Turn 12: Love Attack!

Funny episode, despite how most people seem to call it a filler. I don't agree; I think a lot of things are established in just one turn, and I appreciate that. Lelouch as a playboy is hilarious; and yes, he definitely isn't athletic. I love the bit about him getting Sayoko to attend his P.E. classes after that day. 

Oh noes; Shirley got her memory back. I'm very sure that's not a good thing...

Code Geass R2 Turn 11: The Power of Passion.

I can't figure out how Sayoko managed to play Lelouch, but it's hilarious. Hahaha! I didn't think you could duplicate Lelouch and keep his awesomeness intact. Yeah.

I still love XingkeTianzi. For real.

Code Geass R2 Turn 10: When Shen Hu Wins Glory.

Will it be wrong if I say that I’m all for TianziXingke now? Like, for real. I know that Tianzi is only thirteen (hell I thought she was only seven!) and Xingke is twenty-four, and that the relationship between them is somewhat… strange, but I do love them together. As Sumeragi says it, “It’s so romantic!”

Lloyd hiding behind Milly in the church was hilarious.

‘Nice to see Lelouch having a face-off with someone almost his equal. I don’t like him losing, but it was a fabulous play between him and Xingke.

Is it me or is C.C. jealous of Lelouch’s concern for Kallen’s safety?

How come Lelouch is in two different places at the same time? What’s happening? How could they have duplicated him in his full glory?! :P

Code Geass R2 Turn 9: A Bride in the Vermillion Forbidden City.

This episode didn’t have such a lot of fight scenes, but it won me over. I found it very, very delightful, indeed. :D

The KallenLelouch moments were funny; I’ve seen that somewhere in the Net before, but it made me grin nonetheless. Then I had to really laugh out loud when C.C. suddenly appeared out of nowhere and cut their conversation short. Ho-ho, that was hilarious; I had to watch it all over again and laugh.

How old exactly is Tianzi? She’s… what, seven? Goodness gracious, what are those Eunuch Generals thinking??? I know she’s an empress, but man… Worse, her fiancé looks like a dirty old geezer! How old is that first prince, anyway? Forty?!

I love the LloydMilly scenes. Hah, so it seems Milly is still engaged with Lloyd, huh. Awesome. I rather like them together.

Xing-Ke’s bond with Tianzi is so adorable. The promise is so sweet of him.

Can I just say that *shudders* Nina is still as psycho as she had been in the last season? Good grief, that creepy girl should be pushed off a building or something. Like, PRONTO. Her obsession with Euphemia is scary enough without her tirade against Milly. Milly has been perfectly kind to her, too; she’s just bitter she’s not as pretty and not as *normal* as Milly is. UGH. What a psycho.

And is Suzaku a MORON? He says, “This is another tragedy that Zero created” while he’s stopping Nina’s psychotic outburst. Duuude, Nina has been a nutcase since she was like, born. It’s not Zero’s fault, fool.

Surely, Zero won’t kill Tianzi? Tianzi is Sumeragi’s friend, and the last thing Zero would want is to displease Sumeragi. I just wish they’d give Xing-Ke and Tianzi a chance to talk and have time for themselves.

Code Geass R2 Turn 8: One Million Miracles.

I still can't figure out how they managed to make one million versions of the Zero outfit. Like... yeah. :P Otherwise, it was genius, and I can't believe some people can doubt Lelouch/Zero's capability at producing results. Hasn't he shown them enough already? Psh.

Even Suzaku had to shut up. Hah, showed that bastard who's boss.

Code Geass R2 Turn 7: The Abandoned Mask.

Is it wrong that I’m beginning to dislike Nunnally now? I don’t dislike her as much as I disliked Euphemia, but she’s starting her descent to that level, I’m not sure. I have a thing against characters with, uh, hearts of gold, simply because they’re not realistic. And dull, too, and annoying.

This turn is pretty boring for my taste, although I realize its necessity to highlight Lelouch’s emotions and yay character development. It shows that he’s still very human, despite the fact that he has the Geass now. What was his promise to C.C. in the first season again? That he won’t fall to the Geass. Personally, I think he’s doing really well at keeping that promise.

That he wanted to have a dose of Refrain is a bit overdone, though; I don’t think he’d be that desperate. (Although I don’t really know; I’m not carrying the burden of the world on my shoulders now, am I?)

The Lelouch-Rolo moment was a bit awkward; I feel that Rolo was standing a tad too close to his brother. Eh. I do like the fact that he’s getting jealous of the real sibling Nunnally; I just hope he doesn’t get too jealous, because that just won’t work.

I’m so thankful Kallen slapped the hell out of Lelouch. He deserves it so, me thinks.

Suzaku is fail at the natural sciences. How terribly embarrassing for him.

I sense that Lelouch is planning something. When doesn’t he anyway. :P

Code Geass R2 Turn 6: Operation Pacific Ocean Ambush.

Oh my God, but the utter genius of this turn literally makes me cry. I've never seen anything like it before! I doubt the word marvelous even begins to cover it, but it's really marvelously, beautifully done!

I thought it was really sweet of Rolo to have used Geass to help out Lelouch in such a crucial time like that. He's beginning to grow on me; what a sweet guy. Yeah, I guess I like him now. (He should just make sure he doesn't turn against Lelouch.)

Rakshata is so easygoing and yet so devious all the time; I like how she has long planned how things would be against the Lancelot. Having her always pwning Lloyd is too awesome to resist; actually, I like her more than I like Lloyd now. Yay for this machine genius. Woot. Lloyd is just fail against her, and it's so funny.

Kallen is pure win, too! Her loyalty to Zero is remarkable, but it's not too much to the point of being annoying to me. Overall I think she has developed into a likeable character who can kick ass, and of course, pilot the Guren efficiently.

I dislike that Anya person. I see neither personality nor depth in her.

Lelouch didn't have too many frames in this turn, but I guess it's just well, since it focused more on the fight. What I don't like is how Nunnally's character is turning out; does it mean she'll be against her own brother in this? It sucks that she doesn't know how much he's been doing for her sake; I guess she's never really realized how unsatisfied Lelouch is with how their lives have turned out. I hate it that she chose to be with Suzaku, but I hope she changes her mind soon. Seriously, I'm even crept out that I ever considered the SuzakuNunnally pairing before, as Suzaku is a hypocritical bastard who should never be with anyone whom Lelouch holds so dear.

Lelouch can be pretty annoying, too, sometimes. It's great how he's shown to still have feelings and not some crazed psycho who kills people for the heck of it; the proof of which can be seen in how much he values his sister, as well as his friends. It just frustrates me that he crumbles too easily; he's very intelligent and yet he can't keep his emotions bottled up so he can think straight. I know it can be argued that it's his sister that's of main concern here, but I think there could have been less dramatic (and more Lelouch-ish) manner through which they pulled off his sentiments like these.