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Aug. 4th, 2008 @ 09:42 am R2 17 Thoughts (with a little 00 Thrown in for Seasoning)
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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. ^^

- Yay for the Gundam 00 season 2 commercial that aired with this episode. Louise as a pilot has me all WTF. Saji with a gun has me all WTF. Could this mean that they might actually be somewhat meaningful this season, or is that too much to ask for?

- And whuddup with Allelujah being all restrained like that? And why no Lockon? -----> Sad Mell.  XD
Jul. 23rd, 2008 @ 02:47 am I Finally Finished Gundam 00's First Season! ^^
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I should be asleep, but I wanted to write my general observations before I hit the sack. I finished the series about 10 minutes ago. ^_^

- Setsuna: he's OK as the main protagonist, but there's nothing about him that has really made me like/be interested in him.

- Tieria: Whooboy, what a man-bitch he was initially, although after Lockon saved him, I began to like him more, probably because he acted like less of a man-bitch then. Maybe it's due to my fighting off sleep for the past couple of hours, but Chris, I did not see whatever you told me it is that would shed some insight into what he is. Because by now we all know he's not human. I can't wait to find out what he actually is.

- Allelujah: I'll be frank; for the majority of the series my fascination with him was solely due to his hotness. XD But I'm really eager to see him in Season 2. I want to find out just who/what Marie was to him, and how he's going to survive without Hallelujah there to constantly save him from dying.

- Speaking of characters being constantly saved from dying, Soma just needs to die. Seriously. I'm fed-up of Sergei always swirling to her rescue.

- Lockon. Sigh. He was my favourite character from the very first episode, and he still is. His death was really sad, even though I had known that it was coming for a while. I don't know what's up with this Lockon Stratos in Season 2, but I've resigned myself to the idea that it's most likely his twin, because apparently the director has stated explicitly that Neil Dylandy did die. *sniff* I'll miss you, Lockon. and Haro, too.

- I disliked the Trinity throughout their thankfully short tenure. Now I hope Nena dies in Season 2. I can't forget or forgive that unprovoked attack in Spain. And Michael was particularly annoying.

- Sumeragi was cool. I like her alcoholism; it's an endearing flaw. Well, for now. I wonder what Season 2 holds for her and Billy, especially when he inevitably discovers that she worked/works for Celestial Being, the group that was behind their old professor's death. I'd also like to know what was that big mistake she made a while back.

- I didn't care about the rest of the crew except for Feldt, and lucky me, she survived. -_- Christina and Lichty's death was sad, though. I had no idea that Feldt was 14 until I saw her character profile on Wikipedia. More than any other character, I'd like to see what's happened to her and how/if she's changed in the 4 elapsed years.

- Wang Lui Mei irritates me whenever she's onscreen. She seems sort of fanatical, and she has this quality about her that makes me think that if the world doesn't transform to her liking, then she's going to go batshit crazy and destructive. I can see her being a baddy in Season  2.

- Alejandro just reminded me of a typical, tyrannical anime villain. I like how Ribbons one-upped him in episode 25. But what's up with that image of Ribbons in the preview? It looks as though he's either cloned himself, or is a clone.

- Graham is just meh for me. Seriously, I don't understand the fandom-wide lovefest. To be frank, I was peeved to see him show up in the final episode; it seemed as though the writers had just realised, "Hey, we haven't used him in 2 episodes, let's bring him out so people don't forget who he is." Personally, I would have been glad to. XD And who does he think he is with that mask? Char?

- How the fuck, and why the fuck did Patrick survive? Blah blah blah, yeah yeah yeah, he's Tieria's foil. Doesn't mean I have to like seeing him show up onscreen; he stopped being funny in the first episode. 

- Speaking of Tieria, I totally thought that Regene was him. And I was going to congratulae him for taking the Lockon guilt a little too far and for finally giving up the atrocious pink. 

- What was he doing with Louise, though? And I'm hoping that Season 2 will make Saji and Louise more meaningful, plot-wise. I would think that they've both become more mature and darker mentally, especially in Saji's case.

- Ali Al Saachez. Grr. I can't decide who I want to kill him more: Setsuna or "new" Lockon. But he is an interesting character. I like hoe he maintains no illusions about who he is and his

- I have to assume that Marina Ismail will have a more important role in Season 2, 'cuz in Season 1 I don't think there was much substance behind her. I can't tell which pairing would freak me out more: Setsuna/Marina or Feldt/Lockon. *shudder* Here's to hoping that neither comes off. It's just like how I feel about Code Geass. I don't see the need for any romance in this series, at least not now. There are so many better things to fill the episodes with: character development, battlefield action, more political manoeuvring.

- I went on FF.Net searching for some fanfic on this series, but unless I completely missed it, I didn't see any category for this series.   :(    I'm a sad Mell.

- I'm so glad that I didn't give this series up after the first episode didn't do much for me. Right now, it's battling Code Geass for the title of my current favourite anime. Chris, which one do you prefer?

- The animation is so easy on the eye; it definitely trumps Code Geass in comparison. My only pet peeve is how miraculously easy it was for the pilots and their Gundams to be saved or to gain the upper hand when it seemed as though all were lost: from the Trinity's first appearance, to the Trans-Am system, to Setsuna having a flashback that was supposed to explain the ease with which he sliced that armour in episode 25.  Not to mention good 'ol Hallelujah  coming out whenever Allelujah was captured or his death seemed likely. 

- The music is better too, the OPs have been passable, and I liked the 1st ED a lot, and I absolutely LOVE the 2nd ED. ^_^ Good stuff, man.

- October cannot come soon enough more than ever this year. (My birthday + Season 2 = HAPPY MELL. )

- I'm probably forgetting something, but this is it for now. If I have any more thoughts later I might post them. Bottom line: I really like this new Gundam series, it's making me forgot the cow droppings that was GSD.

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