Lelouch's Path into Darkness

[crossxx.livejournal.com]

:( Hai guyz, read what I have to say nao!

I'd always feared Sunrise would take a copout and direct Code Geass R2 through the path of Death Note, where the hero becomes pointedly the anti-hero and his death is happily justified to the viewer due to the hero's eventual ignoble intentions. Lelouch started out with incredible intentions, wishing to create a world of peace and equality. Sure, he's been the cause of a lot of deaths, but they were somehow always for a reasonable cause. However, watching episode 14, I'm starting to fear that Lulu's batshitting is just the beginning of more senseless destruction. In 14, even his subordinates remarked on the parallel between Britannia/Japan and OoBK/Geass Cult with regards to the slaughter.

It worked for Death Note but for Code Geass, having a vilified Lulu die in the end will be utter crap. One of the reasons why I like Code Geass is because  Lulu keeps a sensible head on his shoulders. Unfortunately, I just don't see the CG world just stepping around Lulu's massacre with all the dissent from the order and given the flow of the plot, I doubt this will be an isolated "sorry haha!" incident.

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[stillarium.livejournal.com]

Oh, and about that Death Note - Code Geass parallel... I've never liked it much, because there are some similarties (genius boy trying to better the world), but I feel like it's completely different.

Raito was seemingly perfect in everything, while Lelouch is pretty weak physically and while Raito wanted to be the god of his new world, Lelouch is trying to create a better place for his sister. Raito would've sacrificed those close to him, while Lelouch is trying to protect them... well, mostly, anyway. I wouldn't feel very satisfied with Lelouch dying like Raito... I mean, I wasn't back then, either (though it was a really beautiful ending in the anime!), but for Lelouch, it wouldn't feel right. Raito was pretty mad, willing to kill everyone in his way and pretty off from his "kill only the criminals!"-way of thinking. But Lelouch... I guess I just feel more sympathy for him, because he was made this way by the murder of his mother when he was such a small child and his envinronment. I was always hoping there would be a happy ending, but meanwhile I think he wouldn't even deserve it anymore... o.o

[lulu-holic.livejournal.com]

thank you for defending our dear lulu

[hobbit-hunter.livejournal.com]

We all know that Lelouch would beat Light. He'd just put a bullet in his head while Light tries to write his name in the DN ;D

[fujiappletan.livejournal.com]

lol lol and then Light would probably get it wrong by writing "Lamperouge" instead of "vi Britannia" at the end of Lelouch. >>

[typo1138.livejournal.com]

The only thing that bothers me is that while Lelouch does have that weakness, that he's weak physically, is that it hasn't much directly affected his endeavors. I mean, it probably could have helped in some situations, but as far as I can tell it hasn't directly negatively anything (unless I'm forgetting something which is entirely possible >.>;;)

I agree about his motives though. Although they changed, they still stayed relatively pure - and while Lelouch is acting stupidly, it really feels like just a lashing out due to anger and frustration, even though he seems collected.

[glenngunnerzero.livejournal.com]

Being captured by Suzaku at the end of R1.

[typo1138.livejournal.com]

........

...touche, my good sir -_- That is a good point, and for some reason my head didn't connect the two together ^^;;