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- The conversation among Chigusa, Asashina and Toudoh makes me think that, if for any reason, Toudoh loses faith in Zero or is killed, there's no way that those 2 would stick by Lelouch's side. In fact, I think the 3 major players in the BK are Toudoh, Diethard and Ougi, because once they withdraw their support from him, I see the others following en masse.

- Well, it didn't take Suzaku long to find his high horse again after the Refrain incident. Him using his foot to push Lelouch's face into the ground was a bit much for me. And boy, Lelouch must have some super duper sibling love to plead like that and to accept that abuse. The lengths that he's willing to go to to save Nunnally, while totally incongruous with his Zero persona, are an intriguing facet of his personality. And I suppose we should expect him to do whatever he can for her; after all, she's the reason why he began this whole operation.

- Lelouch seems to have this thing about taking all of the blame upon himself. (NB his responses to Suzaku when asked about Shirley and Euphie) It's irritating, especially in this instance, because there were mitigating circumstances, and for him not to explain the situations fully can lead to people being misled by what he says. And that's why I can see Kallen asking him if he killed Shirley and him saying yes, because in his twisted mind he did, although we all know that he really didn't.

- I would have liked to see the Suzaku/Lelouch conflict come to an end in this episode, if only because I'm fed up of the angsty "We're no longer friends!" or "You betrayed me!" shtick that's been going on for so many episodes.

- Know what else has been going on for too many episodes? This Kallen captivity thing. Seriously. Either make her useful again or kill her off. Showing her for a couple of seconds each episode does not appease the fans who are used to her kicking ass.

- I would have liked to hear her response to Gino's question about joining Britannia, though.

- I don't think Schniezel gave a fuck about helping Lelouch. I think he gave a fuck about patronising him and making him feel as weak and helpless as possible. I can understand Lelouch's reaction.

- But once again, Lelouch has a plan. Conveniently. It was a good one though, although I still say nothing will top that one when he manipulated Kallen into thinking that he couldn't be Zero.

- Someone needs to ask Lelouch the logic in sending the fake sibling to rescue the real sibling. I don't think that one will end too well. But hey, maybe Rollo can grab Kallen and she can FINALLY DO SOMETHING AGAIN.

- Luciano IS a complete dick. His death cannot come quickly enough for me.

- The battle next episode should hopefully be good. I want an Excalibur for Christmas, dammit. ^^

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- First off, I'd like to preface this post by saying that this was the BEST.ANIME.EPISODE.EVER.

- I'd also like to add that this has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Kallen went all Mortal Kombat on Suzaku...XDD Who am I kidding? Certainly not myself. This scene lasted for 30 seconds max, but I had to begin my review with it. I don't care if Suzaku didn't fight back, I don't care if he was going there to apologise to her, all I know is that Kallen finally showed some backbone (instead of cleavage) and kicked his ass. That alone was enough to make that entire episode full of win for me. ^_^ (Chris, I guess this is what that satisfied smirk was about.)

- Gino was very much the gentleman in this episode, helping out both Nunnally and Kallen. I hope this means he doesn't die.

- I demand more Cornelia and Lelouch interaction.

- The signs are popping up, albeit not that glaringly, that the spoiler about the Black Knights turning on Lelouch may be true. Rollo, you arrogant, mug, way to build team morale. 

- Slave C.C is just not fun. Well, unless you're a man and you lived in the 50s. I miss old C.C. Can she regain her memories soon, please? Or barring that, die?

- Ooh, so here's another wrinkle in the plot, the issue of Anya's memories. This has made more people believe that the spoiler about her being Lelouch's sister might be true. To me, regardless of whether she is or not, it's not going to make Lelouch suddenly forget about Nunnally and focus only on Anya.

- Britannia is gathering all of its forces into one place, as is the newly created Federation. The big showdown cannot come soon enough for me.

- Thank you, Lloyd, for pointing out the contradiction before I could. I think Nina has gone past the "obsession with Euphemia" stage squarely into the "I'm a crazy, discriminatory bitch" stage and unfortunately, she's deluding herself into thinking that those 2 stages are the same thing.

- Toudoh: real men wear make-up, huh? ^^

- The fact that Lelouch stepped back when the Emperor was broadcasting shows how intimidated he is by him. And as a leader who's just embarked on an ambitious course of action, that's not the image you're supposed to portray to your supporters (It remains to be seen whether or not it was only Toudoh who saw this.).

- Sooo, WITHGOW Ougi and Villetta? Evil, evil writers. I guess we're to assume that some sort of blackmail is going on with Diethard and Ougi.

- Did anyone notice Tamaki's position in the Federation as the list was scrolling throughout the broadcast? XDD Internal cleaning supporter. ^_^ Poor guy can't get a break. 

- Seeing all of the Knights celebrate just underscored Kallen's absence to me. I'll forgive Ougi for his absent-mindedness when the topic of her rescue was broached; his mind was most likely on whatever happened to Viletta. But jeez, you were close with both her and her brother, would it kill you to show some concern for once?

- I plan to do this every week until she's (FINALLY!) rescued. Get me back my Kallen! Sheesh, she's been so useless and out of the loop for so long. This is no way to treat a major character. We have 9 episodes remaining. Please, get her off her ass and into a mech so she can resume the ass-kicking on a wider scale. 

- Lelocuh was willing to call Suzaku to beg him to protect Nunnally, which again, just demonstrates how much he loves her. Of course Suzaku wasted no time in galloping onto the old high horse and demanded a meeting between the 2 of them. I don't expect it to be productive, there's too much tension there, especially on Suzaku's side. But I think it's safe to assume that Lelouch still considers him a friend, irrespective of their recent history. I can't wait to see what they say to each other, and the ramifications of their meeting. And now we'll all get to see if the Schniezel arresting Lelouch rumour is true.

- This episode was heavy on the C.C. I liked that we delved into her past, and that we were able to find out her wish. It's not that surprising to me; being immortal must only be fun for a while, and then when you get caught in the cycle of loving and losing people, it loses its novelty quickly.

- If it wasn't obvious before, it is now that Lelouch and C.C really care for one another. Case in points: her sending him away to protect him, him pleading with her not to die, and him saying that he doesn't want to lose anyone else that he cared about. We all knew that they did, but it was great to see some blatant evidence.

- However, I still don't see their relationship going down the "smoochy smoochy" route. I'd prefer for them to just be friends; a lot of the anime series that I've watched have never bothered to portray a strong, male/female platonic relationship where one didn't secretly like the other, or hadn't at one point secretly liked the other, etc. If Code Geass can forgo that option I'd be very happy.

- The spoiler about C.C losing her memories was true. Interesting to see how this'll play out. Although, judging from the preview, the writers wasted no time in getting some fanservice opportunities out of it. >,>

- So the Emperor is immortal, huh? Talk about making Lelouch's goal harder. And this means V.V is dead, right?

- So apparently Nunnally can tell when people are lying if she touches their hand? I'd love that power, although I'll pass on the whole "no sight" thing.

- As a Kallen fan, I'm happy that Idiot! did not use the Refrain on her. As a Suzaku hater, I don't care that he caught himself in time to not do it; that shove was totally unwarranted and I still dislike him. 

- Why the cliffhanger with Ougi, Villetta, and Sayoko? Meanies. :(

- Yay, I see Cornelia and Kallen in the preview. But jeez, how many episodes has the she been captured for already? Will her rescue ever become a priority?

- I WANT SCHNIEZEL'S SUNGLASSES. *_*


Chris, I read your MST and I ADORED it. I was cracking up and giggling throughout. I mean, from the Suzaku intro (Wrong Methods!), to the random karaoke moments, to Kallen as a sore loser, to the big chocolate experiment of DOOM, to how the characters totally tore apart that shitty lemon, IT WAS WONDERFUL. You need to do more of them, although I realise how difficult that can be, because that means you'd actually have to read the crappy fics you're basing them on, and I wouldn't wish that on anybody. XD

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OK, so it's a little late, but it's here nonetheless. ^_^

- If I ever have a kid, I want a maid/nanny like Sayoko. She'd keep that brat in line. XD

- I'm ashamed to admit it, but my thoughts were exactly the same as what Suzaku voiced after he and Lelouch saved Shirley from falling. I immediately thought, It's a good thing that it was Suzaku at the top of this formation and not Lelouch, otherwise they all would have been concrete droppings =D. And lo and behold, Suzaku says something along those lines in the next scene.

- I guess now that Orange has supposedly joined Lelouch's side, we can expect to see Viletta helping out Lelouch now because she wants to, as opposed to just being under the influence of blackmail.

- I used "supposedly" up there because I'm still not sure about Jeremiah's intentions. Initially I was completely disbelieving, but after reading a summary for Picture Drama 5 I'm a bit more inclined to thinking that he's being sincere.

- Shirley's death didn't affect me one whit, although the reason behind her death is quite stupid. Essentially, how it seems right now is that she died because Rollo can't stand being the secondhand sibling. Of course, there's speculation that it might not have been Rollo who killed her, and I think it's somewhat valid; the writers did leave the scene open to these sorts of inferences.

- Where's Kallen? XD