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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

To be very honest, I found the first half of the turn rather boring. Or is it because Suzaku just had to get some frames and waste my time? Huh. Anyway, it all picked up as soon as C.C. showed up for the - surprise! - giant pizza. Man she is unstoppable when it comes to pizza.

Can I just say that I dislike being introduced to new characters? I get it that they're supposed to make things more interesting, but those Anya and whoever else people bore, if not irritate, the hell out of me. I feel like Code Geass can proceed without needing too many of them. They don't look very interesting anyway.

I wonder what the weakness to Rolo's Geass is...

It was just hilarious when Lelouch put a paper bag over C.C.'s head. Hahaha! After that he pushes her into a truck full of tomatoes! It was too funny for me, especially since Lelouch did everything oh so casually; you'd have to give it to him for pulling those off without trouble.

Although... running just isn't his thing, which makes it doubly funny. How ironic that someone who can possibly take down the biggest empire in the world can't run after a cat. :P

So it's official that Rolo is on Lelouch's side. Great! I'm starting to like him for this!

Suzaku hasn't changed much; he's still an a-hole as he has always been. Someone bash him with a stone tablet already. Lelouch has to gather himself and pretend like he doesn't know Nunnally. He's supposed to have only a brother, right?

The end was such a cliffhanger. How cruel! Gotta watch the next episode. Like, now.

I have to say, Lelouch Lamperouge must be a sort of Napoleon Bonaparte. Getting a cold-blooded assassin to listen to him? Hah; what charm must he have! :D

Someone get C.C. away from armaments. :P

I absolutely love how Lelouch used the tactic he had once used during the previous Black Rebellion; it shows how he knows that the Britannians haven't learned from their past mistake. Which is rather embarrassing for them, considering they should be well-informed about things like this. In any case, I found it hilarious when Lelouch suddenly went, "Now they've crossed our territory; kill 'em!" Now *that* was an excellent move. I don't even care that he lied flat-out to Guilford about fighting one-on-one, since a prince like him should break his promises in case the necessity arises. (Thank you, Machiavelli.) It was really just genius.

Rolo, Rolo. Hm, I'm not too sure about him; I really don't feel strongly for or against him. For now, he's just, well, there. It sucks for him that Lelouch will only be using him to get to Nunnally, but that's how it's supposed to go.

I know I shouldn't compare, but I was screaming "Light Yagami!" in my head when Lelouch started sweet-talking Rolo and saying stuff about their being brothers and all that glitz. It sounded pretty unLelouch to me, but very much Light Yagami indeed. Ah, evil geniuses. They're both so awesome.

Suzaku is going back to Ashford Academy. How curious. Even though I don't like him, I admit I look forward to how he and Lelouch would interact. Lelouch would make it very interesting, indeed, since he's playing the memory-less Lelouch Lamperouge.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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. ♥

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.