I think the Emperor is reminding me far too much of Escaflowne. I was rather liking him at first, but the more I see, the less I like.
I saw a lot of discussion of Lelouch dying. I think that while the show has the balls of steel to do this, I don't know that they would, given his outrageous popularity. I'm sure the darker he gets, the more his more squeemish fans will fade away, but it looks to me like they'd risk alienating a huge chunk of the fandom if they killed him.
I already knew the gist of what would happen, unfortunately, but I loved the way the tone of the show shifted so abruptly. It started heavy, but lightened up, and at it's lightest, went deep into darker territory than it has before.
I'm really looking forward to seeing more of an outright conflict. When the civilians know that they are no longer safe... there's going to be a lot more support for the Knights, I feel. Moderate 11s are going to be forced to reconsider after this. I love the political and war feel of this series, I really would like if it took this as an opportunity to shift it further in that direction.
As for Lelouch, I really loved his continuously poor choices. The worst things that happen to him seem to be a result of his previous actions, and then he compounds them with poor choices on top of that. It makes him just sympathetic enough for me without being overly pitiable. He's tragic, but deeply flawed.
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I saw a lot of discussion of Lelouch dying. I think that while the show has the balls of steel to do this, I don't know that they would, given his outrageous popularity. I'm sure the darker he gets, the more his more squeemish fans will fade away, but it looks to me like they'd risk alienating a huge chunk of the fandom if they killed him.
I already knew the gist of what would happen, unfortunately, but I loved the way the tone of the show shifted so abruptly. It started heavy, but lightened up, and at it's lightest, went deep into darker territory than it has before.
I'm really looking forward to seeing more of an outright conflict. When the civilians know that they are no longer safe... there's going to be a lot more support for the Knights, I feel. Moderate 11s are going to be forced to reconsider after this. I love the political and war feel of this series, I really would like if it took this as an opportunity to shift it further in that direction.
As for Lelouch, I really loved his continuously poor choices. The worst things that happen to him seem to be a result of his previous actions, and then he compounds them with poor choices on top of that. It makes him just sympathetic enough for me without being overly pitiable. He's tragic, but deeply flawed.