Code Geass Reruns

[gods-debris.livejournal.com]

The past 4 days I rewatched the entire Code Geass series (1st and 2nd) because my boyfriend had never seen it and Dan (one of his friends who has seen it) and I were making a lot of Code Geass references; and well... eventually my boyfriend's curiosity got the best of him and he decided he wanted to watch it.

But that's when I got an idea. I'm also a memeber of the Slayers anime community and a while back they had initiated a rerun schedule where they would watch an episode once every other day or once a week (I can't remember) and at the end of the day the person who set it up would post some screenshots from the episode and talk about some of their thoughts... what they forgot about, what they really liked, etc. Other members who decided to take part could post comments about what they liked as well.

So I was going to propose, as a community, we could rewatch the series. Perhaps one episode a week would be fine? It means it will take about a year to complete since there are 52 weeks in a year. In the first series there is a total of 25 episodes since 25 and 26 were combined into a 46 minute episode and in the second series there is exactly 25 episodes... meaning 50 total.

The rules are simple: if you choose to participate you do not move ahead of the schedule and watch the following episode. You must wait until the next week.

Lemme know if anyone is interested! Sorry about this sounding a bit wordy and rushed. I'm in a hurry but I wanted to get this out there because it was bugging me lol.

Comments

Re: , but...

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

OK, now I see where you're coming from. I suppose it is kind of a contradiction...if anything, they brought him to "Zero is for more than Nunnally" level at the beginning, then brought him back to where he was at the end of R1 and then actually walked him down the character growth path. One could say in the writers' defense that Lelouch is doing the best thing for her by regaining his forces so that he can use them to save her; he continues to pretend to be Lelouch because he knows the Emperor said "If he regains his memories then we will use Nunnally." It does bear note that he ran away from the most important battle his army ever became a part of because of Nunnally, yes, so I can see how him being rational and level-headed about her suddenly would be a contradiction...but if he doesn't become Zero and get his army together, he'll never see Nunnally again, and she will be used by the royal family. As a student, he doesn't have the capacity to bring Nunnally to safety and he wouldn't just stand by and do nothing.
Anyway, I suppose my point is that I can see where you're coming from, but I can see the reasoning behind Lelouch becoming Zero again. I think he thought of it as a necessary evil; it's his only path to power, and that's what he needs to achieve his goals.
What's annoying is that they probably could've resolved this contradiction by including a scene where he's arguing with himself or C.C. about how he could possibly save Nunnally from Britannia, and comes to the decision that even though it's an unbelievable risk, becoming Zero is the only way.

Also, I understand Lelouch being kind of stupid around Suzaku after he knew Suzaku was the Lancelot's pilot because of all the emotional baggage, but I don't think he really had an excuse to be an idiot before he knew. By the episode when he found out - kinda late in R1 - he HAD managed the foresight to analyze the Lancelot's attack patterns, but otherwise before that he didn't seem to even anticipate the Lancelot's participation in the battle.
Oh, and I'm very glad somebody else agrees that sending Rolo for Nunnally is bad characterization, plain and simple.

Re: , but...

[nayami.livejournal.com]

I would have appreciated a small scene to explain his rationale yes. Then it would have made the better fit.

Oh, I was only referring to Stage 18, where he already knew he was the Lancelot pilot and that's when he got taken hostage. But yeah, his stupidity over Lancelot was probably just his overconfident bravado. Still, it's a good point that he really SHOULD have been able to figure on the Lancelot being around in these battles. Though Lancelot is not a normal part of Britannian rank, and he might have thought they only pulled him in during special occasions... like every single time Zero attacked. |D;; Good going, Lulu.