I was avoiding this post at first because I hate hopping in without a real opinion and I was almost sure I'd make a fool of myself. But I've come by, now~
I think I have four things to say. I think it's four. I'll try to stop myself from rambling.
About the Chinese consulate. I don't think China is ready to support Zero after he destroyed Fukuoka base, just maybe. ...And I think that says it all.
I think CC might just have an innate ability to mess with people's heads. She dug up Suzaku's conscious-block memories; why not dig up Lulu's forced-forgotten memories? I also adore how every time CC kisses Lulu, he's like Wtf?! and then the screen changes.
Okay. So. I don't think they're totally tossing around the word 'friend' like an insult. I think they really do still recognize their friendship, they just also recognize that they're in each other's way. I think, now, their friendship sort of boils down to fond memories and an understanding of where each other came from. In which case, it's a twisted friendship, but what about these boys isn't twisted, by now? They've redefined the word to each other, but only in regards to each other.
I do think Lulu is more emotional about it than Suzaku right now. Because Suzaku does hate Zero, and I think when he leveled his hate against his love for his friend, it came out even or something. Lulu didn't have this scale to weigh and Suzaku is still Suzaku to him (Albeit surprising him all over the place.) But I agree that Lulu's "Selling your friend" statement was meant to hurt. And damn did Suzaku look unhappy in that scene. I paused to stare and my heart broke for him.
I think he sees it as a sort of justice thing. Zero sacrificed Euphie to further his gains, so Suzaku sacrificed Lulu to further his. In that way, it’s not a totally bastard thing to do, just a further complication to the massive web of misunderstanding surrounding why Zero shot Euphemia. That will probably never be cleared because Lulu refuses to take a flamethrower to it. Speak up, child! (This of course means someone needs to hold a gun to Zero in Suzaku’s presence, because as someone else pointed out, that seems to be the trigger for truth.)
Finally, http://zerorevenge.livejournal.com/664888.html?thread=2873912#t2873912 I guess it’s speculation, buuuut...
I like to think Suzaku really did have that planned. I wonder if that wasn’t his aim in joining the military in the first place, and that being knighted by someone as perfect for his plans as Euphemia was just pure luck. So now that she’s gone, he’s right back at it, but a lot less nice about it.
To me, that plan means Suzaku is amazingly clever, a true Japanese warrior, and so awesome.
Something I want to point out, probably because I’m such a heavy X fan... But it took me a good 12 hours to download the episode and I got to see the “I hate Suzaku” everywhere but refused to read why until I saw it, myself. In the hours I waited, I had imagined so many worse possibilities that still wouldn’t have made me hate him. Honestly, he was gentle with Lulu compared to what Fuuma’s groomed me to see. I was expecting a full blown CLAMP crushing of all hopes and dreams... and Suzaku was actually kinda nice in comparison. Oo... (I call this the Stephen King Effect.)
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Omg, Long. I'msorry
I think I have four things to say. I think it's four. I'll try to stop myself from rambling.
About the Chinese consulate. I don't think China is ready to support Zero after he destroyed Fukuoka base, just maybe. ...And I think that says it all.
I think CC might just have an innate ability to mess with people's heads. She dug up Suzaku's conscious-block memories; why not dig up Lulu's forced-forgotten memories? I also adore how every time CC kisses Lulu, he's like Wtf?! and then the screen changes.
Okay. So. I don't think they're totally tossing around the word 'friend' like an insult. I think they really do still recognize their friendship, they just also recognize that they're in each other's way. I think, now, their friendship sort of boils down to fond memories and an understanding of where each other came from. In which case, it's a twisted friendship, but what about these boys isn't twisted, by now? They've redefined the word to each other, but only in regards to each other.
I do think Lulu is more emotional about it than Suzaku right now. Because Suzaku does hate Zero, and I think when he leveled his hate against his love for his friend, it came out even or something. Lulu didn't have this scale to weigh and Suzaku is still Suzaku to him (Albeit surprising him all over the place.) But I agree that Lulu's "Selling your friend" statement was meant to hurt. And damn did Suzaku look unhappy in that scene. I paused to stare and my heart broke for him.
I think he sees it as a sort of justice thing. Zero sacrificed Euphie to further his gains, so Suzaku sacrificed Lulu to further his. In that way, it’s not a totally bastard thing to do, just a further complication to the massive web of misunderstanding surrounding why Zero shot Euphemia. That will probably never be cleared because Lulu refuses to take a flamethrower to it. Speak up, child! (This of course means someone needs to hold a gun to Zero in Suzaku’s presence, because as someone else pointed out, that seems to be the trigger for truth.)
Finally, http://zerorevenge.livejournal.com/664888.html?thread=2873912#t2873912
I guess it’s speculation, buuuut...
I like to think Suzaku really did have that planned. I wonder if that wasn’t his aim in joining the military in the first place, and that being knighted by someone as perfect for his plans as Euphemia was just pure luck. So now that she’s gone, he’s right back at it, but a lot less nice about it.
To me, that plan means Suzaku is amazingly clever, a true Japanese warrior, and so awesome.
Something I want to point out, probably because I’m such a heavy X fan... But it took me a good 12 hours to download the episode and I got to see the “I hate Suzaku” everywhere but refused to read why until I saw it, myself. In the hours I waited, I had imagined so many worse possibilities that still wouldn’t have made me hate him. Honestly, he was gentle with Lulu compared to what Fuuma’s groomed me to see. I was expecting a full blown CLAMP crushing of all hopes and dreams... and Suzaku was actually kinda nice in comparison. Oo... (I call this the Stephen King Effect.)