episode 5 was hilarious

[stuffedpanda.livejournal.com]

under a cut... might have spoilers


ROFL. I love you Lelouch. Slow as always. Okay anyways, that was rather shady of Suzaku to use Nunally against Lelouch. I'm starting to dislike him after I just started liking him, o_O. Suzaku plans on getting Knight of One? I want him to die trying, lol. But anyways, I think Nunally will end up dead one day and Lelouch will pull a Suzaku. Just my opinion.

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[fujiappletan.livejournal.com]

IT JUST SOUNDS SO WONDERFUL. *____*
sunriseplzbenotdisappointing. ♥

[x-drear-x.livejournal.com]

This episode was so bad yet so brilliant at the same time, therefore I loved it. Couldn't stop laughing!
Highlight was the fall into pit of tomatoes [she nearly became pizza] and Suzaku's meow~. C'mon, even if it was fake it was still adorable.

[nachtstar.livejournal.com]

Same here~

[silentorphan.livejournal.com]

I think I died, too, at Suzaku's "Just because you're an aristocrat IT DOESN'T YOU CAN BE A WEIRDO, GET OFF." to Gino XD;.

Still, you'd think he's used to it by now--his old boss was Lloyd, for crying out loud!

[zerorevenge.livejournal.com]

I love Suzaku for pulling this, he pulled a Lelouch. It was so interesting to see him (Lelouch) caught offguard in his own game.

[desugaron.livejournal.com]

I loved when CC was being smashed around with the tomatoes, lol.

[x-drear-x.livejournal.com]

Abusive relationship or what!

[tehsilentone.livejournal.com]

I never really liked Suzaku but not to the point of hating him, after all he's one hell of an oponent for Lelouch. It's just that lately he had been playing by the rules, and now he's just getting to Lelouch's level, by using Nunally against him for starters. It'll be interesting to see Lelouch's reaction to all of this.

Everyone running past Lelouch = FTW!

[soba-noodlez.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha ha. Yay! I'm not the only one that sees Suzaku for the lil' bitch he is! :D Sorry, I REALLY hate him. I think he's far too naiive for his own good. There's no way in hell the Britannians would hand over Area 11 to him.

I kind of feel sorry for Nunally because she has no idea what's going on. Oh it's going to be so sad when Lelouch has to lie and say he doesn't know her. She'll be so alone! D: Damn Suzaku to hell, the same for the Emperor.

I slightly feel sorry for Viletta too. I mean, it wasn't exactly her fault that she liked Ougi. She lost her memories and he was the only one that took her in and was nice to her. I wanna see how this plays out and how Ougi will react when he sees her again.

Is anybody super sick of Kallen playing the "fan-service" role?

[soba-noodlez.livejournal.com]

er...Euphie was an accident....

[soba-noodlez.livejournal.com]

Well he had to shoot her! If he didn't, she would've killed innocent Japanese people! I know it's not her fault, but she still would've done it. But you're right, it was totally Lelouch's fault in the first place for showing up there at all.

[pinao88.livejournal.com]

Ending was a little weak, but the episode was great overall. I enjoyed all the fanservice, especially the C.C. pantyshot and Gino/Suzaku. I liked Gino and Anya finally getting some real screen time. STILL NO V.V., but C.C. at least mentioned him. From all the emphasis on that scene, it makes me think he's going to be a very important character later on. Yay.

Really excited about the preview. Lloyd, you're alive! ;_;

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

Omg, lots of pro Suzakus here. I HATE Suzaku from the very beginning (so new and old)

but my liking for Lelouch is diminishing

[soifon.livejournal.com]

Yeah I love how he gets outrun by everybody XDDD Oh Lulu *pets* ♥

[bacon-sensei.livejournal.com]

HELL YEAH, SAME HERE. ♥♥♥

I love Suzaku as he was and as he is. But honestly, it's not enough to make me bias regarding the series. Both Lelouch and Suzaku are guilty of playing a high-stakes game, but... fans tend to downplay the faults and mistakes of the first and overplay those of the latter. They use that as an excuse to like whoever they like.

[alexq.livejournal.com]

I hated Suzaku when he was a goody-two-shoes, and I hate him more now because it feels like he still thinks he does things the "right" way. I mean, Lulu is manipulating Rollo (ok, he is manipulating everyone...) cruelly, but Rollo is (or at least was) a heartless murderer (it feels like Lulu will soften him, dear god I hope lulu doesn't betray him, but of course he will), while Suzaku is using Nunally. Nunally! is there anyone more pure and kind than Nunally?! (I suppose Euphie was...) anyways. I ranted.

[mrpanadabear.livejournal.com]

Suzaku randomly turned smart! *gasps*

Lelouch you were PWNED.

[insidiousmeme.livejournal.com]

C.C. going after her beloved cheese-kun is pure love.

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

Joining in on the Suzaku fangasm. Code Geass fandom off of LJ is a harsh, harsh place for us. =(

[arhel.livejournal.com]

Seems a little early to tell what exactly Nunnally's role in all this is. She's not exactly stupid, and we have no idea what she's been up to over that year.

That said, Suzaku is considered stupid and naive if he tries to fight Lelouch straightforwardly... and apparently evil and manipulative if he uses Lelouch's own methods against him? How does that work, really?

Part of why Lelouch makes an interesting protagonist is because he realizes that he has to do nasty things to achieve his goal and does not make excuses for his behavior (unlike a lot of his fans). The self-righteous little rant in the preview seemed a little over the top... or possibly just evidence of exactly how dependent he is on Nunnally.

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

I am absolutely convinced that if we kept the same characters and plot, but changed the series' perspective from Lelouch to Suzaku, we would see fandom opinions for these two characters completely reversed. Behold, magical protagonist powers!

Methinks the average fan forgets the importance of perspective in judging characters. They forget that almost everything we see is from Lelouch's standpoint and that both Lelouch and Suzaku are massively complex characters who are each greater than the sum of their actions. We get to see both Zero and Suzaku do shitty things, but we have the benefit of hearing Lelouch's thoughts, helping us to justify his actions. Apparently, not being able to mind-read Suzaku = fandom hate. -_-

Re: Hmmmm

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

I think people get confused about Suzaku because they start from the assumption that he is, at this moment, cool-headed and perfectly rational. I do think that he's rational, in that everything he does he does for a purpose. The problem is, everything he does is also highly emotionally tinted. I believe that latent anger and resentment for Euphie's fate may drive him to do things that a perfectly "normal" Suzaku wouldn't do.

The caveat is, of course, what is Suzaku truly like? Have we seen him? He's spent 7 years going crazy and the past year being devious. Should we say his true self is how he was prior to the invasion and patricide? But he's done a lot of maturing since then. We don't get to hear his thoughts, so all we are privy to are his actions. But, taking him as the sum of his actions is also doing a huge disservice to his character, as his motivations say far more about him. And if we try to examine his motivations, all we can tell is that he's a fiercely emotional person, whose heart is in the right place but who is prone to stray from the objectively "right path".

TL;DR: I think that his latent anger at Lelouch and incredibly strong attachment to Euphie (and their mutual goals) are overriding what would have held him back otherwise. It's emotional, and it's kinda a shitty thing to do, but it makes sense.

[pamparumpum.livejournal.com]

I detest Suzaku. XD And Kallen does need a better role than fan-service XD

[pamparumpum.livejournal.com]

Betcha it wasn't his idea... XD

[keele-san.livejournal.com]

I still say that the emperor was behind all that D