For the most part, yes, Lelouch absolutely fails at learning the most crucial lessons until near the end of the series. But I also don't think Lelouch is attached enough to Zero to knowingly jeopardize Nunnally's safety. When he did it in S1, he thought he had everything covered. In R2, Lelouch KNOWS he's at a disadvantage. He says so in the first episode, that he needs to get more power to deal with things. And more power is not the Black Knights, as he already has them. More power was more like building the Black Knights through China, which is later R2 and works. Is Rolo more power? Not considering that Lelouch almost never uses him for those early episodes and doesn't even snag him until an episode or two before he actually learns Nunnally's position. Too many variables, and I don't see Lelouch gambling with Nunnally like that. Especially considering his constant breakdowns over her (see: longer response).
It's always been a hard sell for me, and it's become worst the more I've thought about it. In general though, characterization issues aside, bringing back Lelouch as Zero was a TERRIBLE idea of R2.
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It's always been a hard sell for me, and it's become worst the more I've thought about it. In general though, characterization issues aside, bringing back Lelouch as Zero was a TERRIBLE idea of R2.