Code Geass Episode 4: Discussion

[gods-debris.livejournal.com]

So... I thought yesterday was Wednesday and today was Thursday until my boyfriend came home and was totally psyched about it being Friday... to which I replied, "It's Thursday." And he rebuttaled with, "No, it's not. Don't even try." At that point I picked up my phone and turned it on so that I could see the date... sure enough, today is Friday. Talk about being completely out of it. I'm sorry, guys. :( That's my failure icon for myself.

Episode 4: その名はゼロ
"The Name is Zero"


　　
　　
　　　
　　
　　
　　
　　
　

So Suzaku is being framed and despite how much he denies the fact he had anything do with it, Britannia is making sure to make him look as guilty as possible—even offering him to be an Honorable Brittanian up until his death if he admits to the murder. Suzaku is surprisingly mellow and doesn't seem worried at all.

In this episode we have Lelouch getting his Zero outfit made and establishing his identity with Kallen's terrorist group. Obviously they aren't sure whether or not they can trust him since he isn't even willing to show them his face—but given the circumstances of who he is it's obvious as to why he cannot. Lelouch also realizes that if they want to make a difference they cannot just be terrorists, they have to have an agenda. Oogi just doesn't seem strong enough to have that agenda, so this is probably the best thing that can happen to their band of merry men.

I forgot that Suzaku still thought that Lelouch and the strange green-haired girl were dead, but wonderful Llyod came and told him the good news. I guess Suzaku might have blamed himself for their deaths if that were the case. Suzaku is also always grasping onto that hope that people will open their eyes and listen past what "big brother" tells them. Even when Lloyd tells him that no one will be on his side he says that the courtroom is the place where the truth is revealed... yeah, but if everyone is already against you going in, and if Brittania has gone out of their way to make sure your finger prints were on that gun and that the entire murder of Clovis looks like you did it, the truth revealed will evidently be the lie Brittania conjured up.

You know, for someone being in a terrorist group I'm surprised that she's still wearing her uniform. You think she'd put on civilian clothing. Not that she really went any place conspicuous, but you can never be too safe about keeping things about your identity secret. I'm also surprised that Oogi ended up going as well. Not surprised about Kallen, but Oogi was a little bit of a surprise. He seemed to question Zero the most.

Anyways, Lelouch—er, Zero—doesn't disappoint. Always dramatic with his entrances and I gotta say the whole thing about using the "gas bomb" as bait to get them to hand over Suzaku was great. Jeremiah has never seen what was on the inside—the only two people who saw were Lelouch and Suzaku, and when Suzaku tried to speak out to tell them it was a fake he was electrocuted into silence. So Zero does a wonderful job of using his power to confuse the Brittanian army with the whole "Orange" incident before using Geass on Jeremiah into letting them go without a scratch.

Lelouch's ultimate plan was to get Suzaku to join him because he remembered Suzaku's words that day when they were children, but Suzaku has decided to follow a different path. He wants to change Brittania from within and doesn't like how Zero handles things. You know, earlier Zero said not to involve the citizens, but he hypocritically involved the citizens with his little charade.

Comments

Spoilers

[seshiru-san.livejournal.com]

-Kind of interesting to see that Tamaki actually said something smart, for once. Plus, it's was funny that Ohgi acknowledges that he sucks as a leader. lol

-While Area 11 mourns the loss of Clovis, Lloyd mourns the loss of his awesome new test subject. And why wouldn't he? Suzaku's compatibility rate with Lancelot was at 94%! Unfortunately, he's completely powerless in this situation. He couldn't even get in touch with Schneizel, to help him out.

-Tohdoh perplexes me, throughout this episode.

-Oh, Suzaku. There are times where I want to hug you, and there are times where I want to beat the crap out of you. This is one of those episodes where I want to do both at the same time. I felt bad about him being framed by the Purist Faction, so they could abolish the Honorary Britannian system. However, almost everything else he said and did annoyed the heck out of me. First of all, he's far too naive. For someone that has been in the Britannian military, you'd think he would know how Britannians operate, by now. How the hell did he even think he stood a chance in court?

-Suzaku refuses Zero. Rather than fighting against the system, he'd rather try to change it from within. That's quite a big undertaking, especially for an Honorary Britannian. And after all Lelouch went through to save him, Suzaku makes with the self-righteous preaching, turns him down, and goes back to the very place that Lelouch tried to save him from. It just made him look ungrateful, in my eyes.

-Contrasting to Suzaku's naivety, we have Lloyd's cynicism. When you put the two together, you get some rather amusing clashes over their views on how the world works. I get a lot of enjoyment out of these debates; mainly just because I love that Lloyd calls Suzaku out on his bullshit. But his stance also makes him a little more of an intriguing character, because when you look at the rest of the Britannians, Lloyd's mindset isn't exactly common. As such, I'm curious as to what it was that caused him to become like that.

-Diethard gets his first Zerogasm! Watching Diet get hard for Zero, never ceases to amuse me. XP

-In all honestly, it took me a while to warm up to the Zero costume. It's just so cheesy, even for me! Still, I guess it does work with his over-the-top, theatrical way of doing things.

-The Orange Incident. At this point, I really hated Jeremiah. So, I got a lot of sadistic satisfaction in watching the arrogant, racist prick's fall from grace, and the recurring abuse that he receives afterward.

-Finally, a wild (and not-so-dead) C.C. appears!

Re: Spoilers

[welyn.livejournal.com]

And after all Lelouch went through to save him, Suzaku makes with the self-righteous preaching, turns him down, and goes back to the very place that Lelouch tried to save him from. It just made him look ungrateful, in my eyes.

Well, he didn't ask to save him :D /jk

Re: Spoilers

[seshiru-san.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you're right. I overlooked that detail again. ^^'

Didn't make him any less annoying, though, IMO.

Re: Spoilers

[welyn.livejournal.com]

Oh, it is annoying, especially for Lelouch.

It's just that my mind went into Suzaku-mode and I've realized how unnecessary and confusing it should've seemed to Suzaku, oh lol.

Re: Spoilers

[seshiru-san.livejournal.com]

lol Yeah, I could understand that.

I just got caught up in everything else that was going on, that it slipped my mind. In this series, in particular, that kind of thing happens to me a lot. orz

Re: Spoilers

[welyn.livejournal.com]

Geass loves to mess with our minds :-/

Re: Spoilers

[seshiru-san.livejournal.com]

Yes~. Yes, it does.