Code Geass R2 – Episode 24 – Ramblings of DarkMirage

About the Lelouch’s prediciting Scheizel’s words, rather than predicting them exactly, I’d say Lelouch is only predicting the content of his replies. Lelouch doesn’t actually ever refer directly to what Schneizel replies, but makes a slightly more general comment. (I went back to have a look afterwards, and that’s what I got from it, I don’t know what you think).

All I can say though, is that Lelouch moves fast for a physically weak person, but who knows…

This is the best quote, and points out a rather interesting note.

Just how did Guilford survive the blast, anyways?

Damn, what are you people bitching about, this anime has been brilliant so far. You guys probably watch gay ass series like tengen toppa guren lagann.

DONT DITCH TTGL!! that series was epic nuff said, and i do agree that this anime was brilliant, it really TRIED ITS BEST to keep things fresh and interesting, you could tell they where trying to mix many different things together in this anime, at least they managed to surprise me with the unthinkable plot twists.

Giving us just enough information to assume what will happen, yet holding some away to prevent us from predicting various possibilities.

It is because of CLAMP that I discovered sad endings. And it is because of them that now I am addicted to them. ;)

@Max: What important issues do you feel are unresolved?
And I don’t see why a change in time slot would make the series “not as planned”, but, ok.

I guess every since Euphemia died, he wanted to atone for that sin. As much as I would have wanted a Milly x Lelouch relationship, you guys were right by saying that it was very unlikely given the direction that the series was going. And I used to believe that neither C.C. or Kallen was Lelouch’s love interest, and felt that the only reason why Shirley and Lelouch was paired was because she made it known to him. Milly never got a chance to do so. Thus we’ll never know how it might have turned out between them.

In July, I thought that one of the most likeliest endings for Kallen was for her to be reunited with her mother and living together. That prediction came true. I also suspected that a Kallen x Gino relationship might have been the best possible outcome, even though most were against it. The only option that I figured that was likely to end the speculation of Lelouch’s possible love interest was he own death, which had became a reality.

One thing was for certain. Since Charles became an immortal and disappeared, Lelouch had no other choice but to become Emperor before anyone else had a chance to do so. This way, he could unite the world against him, in order to end the old Britannia, once and for all. So Zero’s Requiem was planned between him and Suzaku. Suzaku sees the new world, but he can’t enjoy it, while Lelouch dies to join Shirley and Euphemia. So Suzaku is on the losing end of the stick.

Lelouch will certainly go down in history as the most unpopular Emperor of all time, thus making Euphemia’s massacre a forgotten memory. But I guess that was the only option that he had to work with. At least, he gave C.C. a reason to live again. To think that Charles plan would have worked had he not treated Lelouch in a emotionless manner following Marianne’s death.

V.V. jealousy for Marianne x Charles happiness was his eventual undoing because the cursed Prince(Lelouch) was realized. And the old Britannia is no more.

Overall, the last episode, where everyone is happy is too superficial. They seemed to believe that Lelouch was far worse than any other Emperor in history. Not to mention that they might still be a greater evil on the horizen.

So, I guess that they will never be a fanservice for Milly Ashford. The writers probably forgotten about her after Turn 12. And seeing that the last 13 episodes was nothing but plot development, like a loaded hand gun waiting to be discharged, Lelouch would be the one to take the bullet. And he did.

I thought that Code Geass would be one of those rare series that would turn out to be amazing. At least the 1st season was. The second half of the R2 was a very typical of most of the animes that I have seen where the main character dies and important matters are unresolved. Sometimes, I wish that I had never seen Code Geass to begin with because whenever I start to like the series, it always ends with the character’s death. Just like the Death Note and Cowboy Bebop. So predictable of Sunrise.

Sorry for the long rant. But this puts an end to my post on this forum. The only reason why I posted was because I was dying to see how things might have turned out between Milly x Lelouch. It never happened. As well as the fact that R2 was not as planned due to the change of the series timeslot to Sunday at 5PM. I now suspect that the “Planned Version” of R2 would have been so much better.

Sometimes, I wish that Code Geass had started out as a manga before becoming an anime. It might have been so much better.
Take care everyone!!!!

but still, if you will believe that Taniguchi promised a happy end for Lelouch, then maybe he meant that character with CC as him, Lelouch.