Turn 13 and Rolo...

[recodes.livejournal.com]

You guys can contribute to this after you've watched Turn 13, but now I just want to let this all go from my chest.

So Cornelia just got herself into trouble with V.V. I wonder what's going to happen to her.

But that's no big deal.

I now fear Rolo's existence. I knew I wanted Shirley to die (sorry Shirley fans!) but I damn well never wanted Rolo to be the one who killed her!

We know Lelouch said at the beginning that he wanted to use Rolo and then discard him like trash. I was hoping that he'd change as time goes by, that he won't do that to Rolo.

But now that Rolo killed Shirley... I don't know what's going to happen after this. It's like Suzaku and Lulu and Euphy all over again.

And I was looking forward to Rolo joining Lulu in the final stage with Vincent to. Think he still have the chance?

Or is this the cue telling us that Sunrise is going to kill off Rolo too in the end?

*sigh*

EDIT:

Don't you think it's just so heartbreaking when Lulu tried to order Shirley "DON'T DIE!!" repeatedly? T_T

And Jeremiah is so LOVE in this episode :)

Link: My rant and review on Turn 13 + screencaps.

Comments

[arhel.livejournal.com]

Are we so sure that Rolo did it though? The scene implied such, but we never see him actually shoot or stab her. And if Rolo were responsible, why does Lelouch go after the Geass cult for revenge? Rolo at this point is acting independently of the cult.

Poor Shirley. Why does it always have to be the nice, normal ones who die?

Orange-kun's switching sides seemed a little too abrupt. Regardless of what he might have felt about Marianne, it's hard to believe he holds no hard feelings for having been disgraced and turned into a crazy cyborg because of Zero.

[klingon-jedi.livejournal.com]

The same could be said for Shirley's forgiveness of Lelou. The masks were a nice touch, but she sort of goes from being afraid to coming to terms awfully quick. Shame they couldn't have given her another episode or so to hammer it out. They dawdled with her through most of R1, then, as soon as she gets her memories back, she gets one episode to cope, and than die for the plot. Though I suppose it's the near fall that did it. So it remains believable. I'll have to force myself to rewatch.

I know what you mean on him having been disgraced, but as he pointed out, Marianne's death on his watch was one of his biggest regrets. While Lelou did disgrace him, it was in her defence, so it makes sense that he'd forgive him for it. After all, Lelou's basically doing what he would want to himself. If it had been for power, it probably wouldn't have gone over so well. The real question is whether his mind and actions are completely his own... His intentions may be pure, but does he fully control them.

She was definitely shot. The Suzaku theory doesn't mesh with his character. Why would he have her bleed to death if it were an accident. He rushed Euphy from the field the second she was shot. it fits Rolo's persona much better. I think they didn't show it so as to not interrupt the Orange scene, and so that we would learn of it the same as Lelouch. it works better dramatically that way. Would you be able to focus on the Gottwald scene as well if it were preceeded by a scene showing Shirley being shot. It also allows for those not able to read things well to wonder what Rolo's about to do.

If Rolo didn't do it, Sunrise sure went through a lot of trouble to frame him. The locket shot and Geass flareup all but confirms it.