The message seems to be that both Lelouch and Suzaku are going to hell in a handbasket. I mean, Suzaku has to do something to maintain his position as rival when Lelouch is off massacring people (again), right? Using drugs to interrogate a terrorist is probably acceptable military procedure. The fact that it is Refrain is meant to push the audience's buttons and elicit a gut response of "zomg evil".
What's more baffling is, how is Shirley's death the fault of the Geass cult? By continuing his war with Britannia and using Rolo despite knowing him to be mentally unstable, Lelouch created the circumstances leading up to her death himself. If he'd gone "grr argh Rolo" even, sure, but Geass is a tool and the bad stuff happens because of the intent of the wielders, not the power itself. The logic progression from Oh Noes Shirley to Geass Is Evil baffles me.
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What's more baffling is, how is Shirley's death the fault of the Geass cult? By continuing his war with Britannia and using Rolo despite knowing him to be mentally unstable, Lelouch created the circumstances leading up to her death himself. If he'd gone "grr argh Rolo" even, sure, but Geass is a tool and the bad stuff happens because of the intent of the wielders, not the power itself. The logic progression from Oh Noes Shirley to Geass Is Evil baffles me.