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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 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 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 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.

Code Geass R2 Turn 2: Plan for Independent Japan.

The second episode is wonderfully done; I believe I had to squee and cheer for Lelouch at several places (or the entire episode? Hmm...). It's awesome how he's back in his game; I'm sure everyone missed Zero. Even losing his memories hadn't rusted his genius. I love how he's so arrogant, so confident of himself and his ability; he really is back.

Oh, and I love his entrance as well. Trust him to be always have a grand arrival.

The Lelouch and Kallen conversation was pure win as well. Actually, Kallen isn't as bad as I first thought she would be. I like her more now, I think.

On another note, I don't know when Suzaku will die, but I promise I'll throw a party and treat myself to a chocolate cake when he does. That hypocritical bastard is still as terrible as the last season, if not worse, and he's even on the emperor's side now. I don't know how he's able to look at himself in the mirror; gracious, he still wants to change the world from within? He can't even start by changing himself to begin with. I'm more than embarrassed for him and his supposed principles.

And did Suzaku really think that erasing Lelouch's memories will do anything of value? Gosh, what an idiot. 'Seems like he didn't learn anything in Lelouch's one-year break.

I'm so happy that Diethard and Rakshata are still alive. Yay for those people who are willing to lend Zero a hand. Sayoko is there, too, which is fab!

And I think I have an idea what Rolo's Geass is. Or maybe not.

How come it seems like the emperor can still turn off his Geass, even when he has it in both eyes? And why do the others not remember that Lelouch has a sister Nunnally and not a brother Rolo? Surely it would have been improbable for the emperor to, well, have mass-Geassed everyone - including Shirley, since he couldn't have known that she knew about Lelouch, too, right?

Oh well. I guess those will be answered in the next turns.

At least it's established that Lelouch and Suzaku are both crap shot. XD

Is it me or does Lelouch's laugh remind me of Light's from Death Note? Hell yeah.

Code Geass R2 Turn 1: The Day a Demon Awakens.

The beginning felt oddly like an alternate universe, especially with Lelouch having a brother Rolo. Whatever happened to Nunnally? :O Nonetheless, I really can't express how happy I am just by seeing Lelouch alive and smiling and all. I knew he couldn't have died in the last season, but still, I had to cheer for him as I watched the turn.

I love how they easily picked up from the conclusion of the first season and how Lelouch regains his memories quickly. C.C. was awesome, and I love how she and Lelouch see each other again after one year in their timeline. I also like how the first turn mirrored the first stage of the first season; the parallelism worked well, like it's reminding the audience how exactly Code Geass started.

Rolo has me curious; so he is working for the Emperor? And, I haaate Suzaku more than I can say. Will he really never die in the series? That should be so unfortunate. Hmp.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Code Geass Episode 25.


I just finished Code Geass.

It was intense, and I think I blanked out for the rest of its twenty-four-minute length. The kiss between C.C. and Lelouch was beautifully done. I thought having been shown her memories, Lelouch has a deeper connection with C.C. now.

 
At Kamenijima. 
 
 
C.C. being burned at the stake, as shown in the flashbacks.

  
C.C.'s past.  

 
"You're not alone." 
(Lelouch to C.C.) 

  
C.C. surprised by Lelouch's words.

 
 
"If you're a witch, then I am a magic king."

Oh gosh, that is such a lovely conversation. 

 
"You must win, Lelouch. You have to conquer your past." 

 
Lelouch♥C.C.
 
 
"C.C. Don't die." 

 
The only traitor I can see in the episode is Suzaku.  

 
Lelouch finally revealed to Suzaku and Kallen.

 
Lelouch stunned by Suzaku's words.  

Just for the record, I hate Suzaku to the very end. Haaaaate him to tiny little bits. I often use dislike, but not this time, because I really hate Suzaku.
 
There are still so many questions laid out in the open, and they had to end it at that! What happened to Nunnally? Did Suzaku die, or did Suzaku die? (I'm sure Lelouch couldn't have died, since there's no point in extending the series to a second season without the main character.) What about the Japanese? I'm pretty sure they fell to Britain... ugh.

"Humans... exist to chase happiness. What Lelouch was looking for is just that bit of happiness. It's not something special, the root of his actions. They are very tiny wishes, which are obvious in anyone. These dreams, these words - who can renounce them? Who has that right?"

C.C.


"However. No matter who, no matter what the wish is. One cannot bind others and the world to himself. If one allows the thoughts of others to go beyond that of the world, his existence is merely one which is drifting by the waves."

"It is a fact that people exist to pursue happiness. All the wishes - they are born from despair."

Seriously, what a cliffhanger!

I better get started on the second season soon.

Code Geass Episode 24.

There's not much to say aside from the fact that this episode is genius! Lelouch reminds me so much of great military tacticians, like Julius Caesar and Alexandre the Great. Awesome people.

There's no turning back now, for Lelouch Lamperouge.

Lelouch annihilates Cornelia's forces with the help of his Geass, and the Order of the Black Knights take over the Ashford Academy. Kallen reveals her identity to her classmates so they would trust them, and somehow this seems to assure Milly and the rest that they would be safe.

 
Lelouch while talking to Cornelia.

Cornelia is battling to avenge her sister, of course, and I somehow pity her; she does love her sister very much.

Suzaku, meanwhile, grabs hold of his Lancelot and goes out to avenge Euphemia's death.

 
 
Suzaku on his way to exact his revenge.
We all know that emotions wreck rational thoughts, and when Suzaku confronts the Gawain, he once again falls into the trap set by Lelouch and Rakshata: the Gefjun Disturber, which disables his Lancelot completely. Oh he never learns. 
Villeta, who has regained her memories, shoots Ohgi and renders him useless. Cornelia, in her confrontation with the Gawain, is attacked from behind by Darlton, whom we learn to be under the Geass. She falls to Lelouch's feet, while Darlton is annihilated by the Gawain itself.
Back in the school, when everyone leaves Nunnally, we see V.V opening the door to where she is, and says he is there to fetch her.

'Can't talk right now; gotta watch episode 25 pronto!

Code Geass Episode 23.

Let me just say I didn't cry over Euphemia's death. I found it surprising, actually, since I cried when Shirley lost her memories. I guess I really don't like Euphemia. Huh.

 
Euphemia in a Knightmare.
 
So Euphemia was in some Knightmare when Kallen found her. Of course Kallen wanted to kill her, since she's supposed to be a traitor. Upon the destruction of her Knightmare, Euphemia, still under the control of the Geass, jumps off and arms herself with a gun she found lying around somewhere and fired at Kallen.

 
Lelouch from his own Knightmare, looking down at Euphemia.

Lelouch, having made up his mind, jumps down and decides to finish everything.

 
Zero firing at Euphemia.

Euphemia doesn't die just yet, because Suzaku arrives and actually saves her. I didn't like it, but I guess it had to be dramatic and all. Suzaku also wanted to kill Zero, but C.C. comes to Zero/Lelouch's rescue.

 
C.C. to Lelouch's rescue. Yay.

Anyway Suzaku backs off because he has to take Euphemia to the doctors. He manages to bring her there alive, and they somehow get to talk despite her weakness. He is confused when it appears like Euphemia doesn't remember anything.

 
Euphemia still under the Geass.

So, well, let's just cut to the chase. Euphemia dies, and Suzaku looks ridiculous.

 
Even if I liked Suzaku, I'd still say he looks ridiculous here. Because he does.
Meanwhile, Lelouch is fully aware that he has to say goodbye to everyone soon, since he can't control his power any longer. Oh, sigh. What's to be of Nunnally and his friends now? Only C.C. can stay with him, since the Geass doesn't work on her.

 
C.C. embracing Lelouch.

I'm all for this pair, but somehow C.C. words crept me out.  I remember Mao and how he had turned out, and I kind of realize that C.C.'s words aren't exactly to be trusted. She promised Mao, too, that she'd stay by his side, didn't she?

Anyway, it appears like she knew Lelouch's mother, the late Queen (?) Marianne. This is all so puzzling for me; isn't it episode 23 already? Two more and it's over! Why are they still posing a ton of questions and introducing new characters?

 
V.V. It seems he knows about the Geass, too.

V.V. tells Suzaku of the Geass, and Suzaku is furious upon knowing this. He then gets to talk to Lelouch, with a coldness fitting for the best friend who killed uh, his love interest. He asks Lelouch if he had ever been so furious at someone he could kill him. Lelouch says yes. (By which he is referring to his mother Marianne and her death.) It's obvious that Suzaku has an intent to kill his best friend, whom he now knows as Zero.

This just strengthens my argument: That Suzaku is a big hypocrite. Heck, I thought he said that changing the system through means like Zero does it leads nowhere? But now he himself wants to kill Lelouch for killing Euphemia? How does that make him any different from Zero? Unlike him, at least Zero has always been very straightforward about his intentions. Hah.
 
Lelouch is amused after he and Suzaku finish talking.

In the subbed that I watched, Lelouch said, "If you wish to fight me, then I shall entertain you. Because we're best friends." And then he laughed evilly, which was a fabulous ending to a good episode.

I swear, I will never side with anyone but Lelouch. ♥

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Code Geass Episode 22.

I watched this twice; I think it didn’t sink in the first time. Because it was mad, and I had to pause and just breath. I'm still pretty speechless, so, uh. (Pictures in this post aren't mine, [except the last one] as I didn't really feel like taking screenshots myself. I found them here.)

It begins with Suzaku thanking Euphemia for what she's done.

They are holding a sort of ceremony to make the Special Administrative Zone of Japan official. Everyone is waiting for Zero to show up, since he and the Order of the Black Knights aim for this as well. He shows up in his Knightmare, together with C.C. who controls it for him.

 
"I won't. You will shoot me."

When he gets down he and Euphemia have a talk alone, where he tells her she's a big idiot for being so reckless. He initially plans to use the Geass on her and make him shoot her, so that when she does she will be deemed a traitor and therefore all the Japanese will once again turn against her and Britannia.

Outside, Suzaku sees C.C. and recognizes her. Walking up to her, he asks why she is with Zero. C.C. trails off while saying that, "Does this mean he is...?" (Gracious, he is what? What? The suspense is killing me.)

 
C.C. in the Knightmare, before Suzaku sees her.

In the course of this conversation, C.C. suffers from a sudden headache. Where he is, Lelouch also suffers from the same thing and he wards off Euphemia when she tries to help him.

 
Lelouch and Euphemia finally agree.

In the end Euphemia convinces Lelouch to cooperate with her anyway, and all is supposed to be well until Lelouch suddenly jokes about how she or anyone else won't be able to turn his command down if he's really serious about it. As if to prove his point, he tells her something along the lines of, "...Or I can even ask you to kill all the Japanese..."

And then all hell breaks loose.

His Geass has been activated without his knowing it, and Euphemia, acting upon the command, runs to the stage and asks all the Japanese to die - to commit suicide. But then she realizes it's impossible, so she tells all of the Britannian army close by to kill them. When they don't do as she orders, she shoots (with the ceramic gun that Lelouch was waving around while they were talking) at a random man in front of the audience and shows she means business.

 
Euphemia herself killing a Japanese.
(I found it creepy, actually.)

Of course the army at her command are very obedient, and they do as she says and kills every Japanese around.

Suzaku is incredulous that Euphemia could have ordered the murder of all the Japanese. Cornelia and Schneizer are equally shocked by the turned of events, and Cornelia decides to go to the battlefield herself.

Lelouch is horrified by what happened. He goes back to where C.C. is, and when she tells him he didn't expect for him to go so far, he tells her he didn't mean to do it. She seems surprised, carefully studying his expression and explanation.

 
C.C. looking at Lelouch.


Lelouch realizing the magnitude of holding the Geass at his command... 
or being held by the Geass at its command.

 
Lelouch giving the command to the Order of the Black Knights.
 
Back in the Knightmare, Lelouch once again assumes the role of Zero and orders the Order of the Black Knights to attact, as it turned out that Euphemia was an enemy.

I like the episode, despite the carnage in it. Although I knew something had to be done to turn everything to Lelouch's favor in the end, I didn't expect something like the Geass being permanent. I'm not too fond of the plot twist (Lelouch was just joking, c'mon), but I guess it worked, since they also showed a scene where Lelouch's father (where he exactly is, I have no idea) laughs as he watches the events unfold, commenting, "This kid has finally done it."

It seems like there's more to the Geass and C.C. than meets the eye. I wonder how everything will be wrapped up in three more episodes.

Code Geass Episode 21.

"Situations change without regard for men's expectations. Time flows, paying no heed to human concerns."

For an episode that's titled The School Festival is Open!, this was pretty intense. It didn't just highlight the NunnallySuzakuEuphemia perspective, which I find very interesting, but also built up the tension between Lelouch and his, well, sister Euphemia. It kind of irks me that SuzakuEuphemia is so canon, while SuzakuNunnally, despite obvious attempts at making it work, isn't getting as much love as it should. (Oh well who needs Suzaku anyway. Not Nunnally.)

Euphemia goes to the Ashford Academy to talk to Suzaku. Can't she wait until he comes to the base and talk to him there?

 
You call this a disguise?

 
 
Aw, Nunnally is so adorable.
 
Euphemia can't answer if she loves Lelouch, because she's into Suzaku now. Uh.

As if proving my point that she is an idiot, Euphemia manages to take her place in front of the whole Ashford Academy and have her speech transmitted live. She then declares the establishment of The Special Administrative Zone of Japan around Mount Fuji. With this, the Elevens would be free to call themselves Japanese and will have equal rights and equal everything with Britannians. 

  
Euphemia being noble... or just stupid.

How very noble of Euphemia!

Not.

She basically screws everything up for Lelouch, who is furious at this astounding display of retardation and naivete on Euphemia's part. With this declaration, it's obvious that the Order of the Black Knights will no longer have the reason to exist, as going against this... decree will shatter their credibility, since it's supposed to be what they want from the very beginning anyway. There's just no point to continue anymore.

 
Lelouch and I agree that Euphemia is an idiot. 

I do realize that Euphemia only wishes for peace and all that glitz, but she's not seeing the bigger picture. For one, she fails to remember that Zero killed her brother Clovis, and she should have sensed in her talk with Lelouch that he felt no remorse in doing so. Shouldn't she have been angered by this? Wait, I forget she's too naive to hate anyone. 

For two, she doesn't understand what Lelouch and Nunnally have been through. I don't think anyone who's been protected all her live has the right to claim she knows of her sibling's sufferings, no matter how close they are. To begin with, they're not that close anyway. So she knows practically nothing about Lelouch's intentions, and then she takes steps that she thinks will make things better when all they do is make things a whole lot worse

For three, I just really can't find it in myself to like her.

 
"Euphie said she likes Suzaku."

I can't really say if Nunnally is interested interested in Suzaku. So, she likes him, but does she like like him?  Sometimes she's quite unnerving; her calmness is faultless and I can't exactly figure her out or something. I don't even know if she's supposed to sound jealous when she said the words, because she doesn't sound jealous at all. Hm.

In any case, I'm pretty certain Lelouch didn't appreciate Euphemia's declaration. Oh he's furious.

"Euphemia, your very existence is a crime against Nunally and me."

He couldn't have said it any better.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Code Geass Episode 17.

Even Lelouch agrees with me: Suzaku should be with Nunnally. Yay.

Can I just say that Suzaku doesn’t look too hot in this shot? :P
That’s okay; I still like him with Nunnally.

Lelouch doesn’t look too hot in this either. Mwahahaha!

I don’t like Euphemia much, but she’s okay.
I think it’s the asymmetry of her hair that bothers me.

C.C. looks adorable here.

Lelouch and C.C.

Lelouch in a careful thought.

SuzakuNunnally.

Nunnally saying goodbye to Suzaku.

“I love Suzaku.”
(Oh-kay, she added, “But not as much as I love you, brother.” But she still said it!)

Lelouch surprised.

Euphemia declares Suzaku as her knight.
(Now I really don’t like you, Euphie. :P)

What now, best friends at draggers drawn? Hah.

I love Code Geass.