Friday, July 15, 2016

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Part 3 Episodes 10-13


The revolution heats up.  With the Black Knights now equipped with their own Knightmare Squadron, Lelouch seeks to bring the remnants of Japan’s resistance forces together.  In his attempt to secure allies, however, Lelouch brings more sorrow to those around him.  A tragic death strikes someone close to Lelouch and drives them to seek revenge against Zero.  The madness of Geass spreads as those affected by Lelouch’s powers close in around him.  Factor in Cornelia and Suzaku with their own weapons and tactics and it looks like Lelouch’s rebellion could end before it truly begins.
 
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So…yeah….we uh…oh boy how do I describe what we saw in the middle of this set?  Well…let’s just say Nina’s admiration with Euphie turned into infatuation and she…well…we were all that age once right and…oh God I just saw that girl hump a table there I said it, let’s move on…and poor Nunally had to ride in right after she finished…(SHUDDER!!!!!)

Lelouch’s tactics came back to bite him big time in this set.  While we did get some spectacular battle sequences and some strong turning points for a lot of characters, most of this came from Lelouch’s plans producing some unforeseen side effects.  Personally I was hoping for the Student Council to become involved with Zero’s storyline if only to give them something to do and shake up their boring and unnecessary inclusions.  Shame it had to be Shirley on the main receiving end.  But again, this was good for her character to get bumped up a bit…even if she had to endure great pain.

The big center piece of this set of episodes was the Battle of Narita, which served as a backdrop to bail out what was left of the Japanese Liberation Front and sway them to Zero’s cause.  Once again, you gotta hand it to Lelouch and his tactics.  While the battle may not have gone his way completely, it did end up becoming a huge victory for the Black Knights.  Though, come on, Lelouch has gotta realize by now that the Lancelot is just going to keep showing up and Deus Ex Machina-ing a way out for the Britannians.  He’s always so shocked.  No battle can go THAT well now can it?  We did get some solid action with Suzaku vs Kallen with her new Gurren Knightmare Frame (Gurren Lagaan inspired I wonder…actually this might’ve been before that, not sure).  Also, we got to see the legendary samurai sword wielding Todo in action.  Knightmare’s with Samurai Katanna’s…that are kind of like chainsaws…that is all.

Narita was also the source of some stand out character moments.  I loved Cornelia on the battlefield.  She’s the perfect commander: beautiful, bad ass and actually cares about her subordinates, whether it’s saving their lives or standing back to let them have their moment in the spotlight.  She’s got that ruthless streak sure but Cornelia has proven to be one of my most favorite characters on this show.  And then there’s Jeremiah.  I wasn’t a fan of his at first because I thought he was too over the top.  Here though, it was actually pretty amusing watching him lose his mind trying to defeat Zero and clear up the false “Orange” conspiracy that’s ruined his life.  I doubt he’ll be seeing much action after this, seeing as how he ended up following the battle.  But hey maybe that group of random scientists will be able to do something about that.

Which leaves us with Lelouch having to deal with the fact that Shirley’s dad was killed in the battle.  This is the first time we’ve seen him feel guilty about hurting someone.  Think what you will of the Student Council, I cant stand them personally.  But they are people Lelouch cherishes.  As to whether or not he’s actually in love with Shirley…between Kallen and C.C. also vying for his attention, doesn’t change the fact that he screwed up big and looks like he’ll be paying the price real soon.  With Shirley holding him at gunpoint, while he’s unconscious, this looks like a good turning point for both characters, well Shirley more than the steady coursed Lelouch.

Last up, I’ve got no theories on those images C.C. showed Suzaku and Lelouch during their brief encounter.  Planets, burning churches, horrific Akira like imagery?  What does it all mean I wonder?  Cudos to the writers though.  They actually made a pretty entertaining scene out of a secret we’ll probably never find out for ourselves: C.C’s real name.

Halfway point of Season One reached…there’s no going back now for anyone on this show.  Now will someone…GO CLEAN UP THAT TABLE OH GODDDDDD!!!!

(PS if youre wondering what im talking about in regards to that…Google it.  I use some language in reviews but this is definitely an 18+ scene that I wont discuss beyond what I have here.  I’ll post my freak out but that’s all…sorry guys.)

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