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code_geass2007-01-15 07:43 pm
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Episode 14 Summary Out
シャーリーに秘密を知られたのではないかと疑い、彼女の後を追うルルーシュ。どう始末をつけるのかC.C.に問われるが、答えは持たなかった。その頃、シャーリーはナリタでマオという謎の男と出会う。マオは人の思考を読むギアス能力者だった。彼に操られるまま、ある罪を償うため死を選ぼうとするシャーリー。C.C.は、かつて自分がギアスの能力を与えた男と対峙し、ルルーシュは真相を知ってしまったシャーリーとの別れを決断する。
Suspicious about whether Shirley got to know (his) secret, Lelouch follows her back. Although (he) asks CC to reveal what happened (about the aftermath of the ep 13. battle), she doesn't have the answer. Around this time, Shirley encounters enigmatic Mao in Narita. Mao is a man capable of reading thoughts with the power of his Geass. Shirley chooses death in order to compensate for a certain crime; Mao actually is pulling the strings. C.C confronts the man she once gave the power of Geass to, and Lelouch decides on separation with Shirley, who knows the truth.
(Go Mao! XD *runs away for own safety*)
Aw, cheer up, emo Lulu! XDD
Suspicious about whether Shirley got to know (his) secret, Lelouch follows her back. Although (he) asks CC to reveal what happened (about the aftermath of the ep 13. battle), she doesn't have the answer. Around this time, Shirley encounters enigmatic Mao in Narita. Mao is a man capable of reading thoughts with the power of his Geass. Shirley chooses death in order to compensate for a certain crime; Mao actually is pulling the strings. C.C confronts the man she once gave the power of Geass to, and Lelouch decides on separation with Shirley, who knows the truth.
(Go Mao! XD *runs away for own safety*)
Aw, cheer up, emo Lulu! XDD
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I do wonder whether she will die. But then again Lulu could use Geass on her to make her forget. Maybe even "suggest" for her to return to Britannia. I would think he would try something like that first before killing her. He's not a complete cold-hearted bastard afterall, he does care for nunnally and his friends. But then again he's getting worse with each passing episode. I also can't wait for Lulu's complete smackdown...when everything comes crashing down for him. It'll be really interesting. The only thing I fear is that Suzaku will go through the whole anime completely unscathed. I think I'll be really upset if that happens because I think Suzaku is in just as much in need of a total smackdown and reality check as Lulu. Actually, I think probably more so but that might be my bias kicking in (Suzaku has been annoying me with each passing episode).
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I adore Suzaku because I can't see why he annoys people so much!!! But he apprarently does, and it's hilarious! I guess it's because Suzaku hasn't quite squared what he does with what he says yet; but that's OK. Few people do. XD People love to forgive Lelouch his 20 billion faults but Suzaku is not allowed to have any...lol!
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See my main problem with Suzaku is that he has the nerve to go off spouting stuff about Zero when his side is just as bad as Zero. Actually his side is worse, though the way Lulu is going maybe his side will catch up eventually. He just seems really overly self-righteous and it gets worse with each episode. It's really annoying.
Plus I think his whole "change Britannia from the inside" plan is ridiculous. I don't see it happening. Not with that family in charge. Unless they're all assassinated (except Euphie of course). But maybe that's just me. I dislike Britannia so I really want to see it fall in the end. I also want to see Japan restored in the end, not as a colony of Britannia, but as Japan. Suzaku's goal seems to be to make Area 11 just one big happy colony. To make it so Elevens aren't treated quite so bad. To me that's really not enough. That's letting Britannia get off easy. I also can't help but feel he is betraying his country. Actually after episode 11, one wonders whether he really DID betray his country. Though that actually makes his character a bit more fascinating....wonder what he did.
So basically for me it's NOT just his hypocrisy but his very goal that I really disagree with. But he's also the type of character that I think I would easily forgive for being so annoying if he would only wake up. I'll be really disappointed with the show if they keep him the same. It's more interesting to see a character really develop then just stay the same the whole season. Ah, this ended up being a very LONG Suzaku rant! ^_^;;;;
Oh and one thing and this has nothing to do with the current conversation but, people PLEASE stop comparing Suzaku with Kira Yamato! They're NOTHING alike. The most they have in common is that they both pilot really powerful mechs and they both don't like to kill (though Kira will kill if he has to, he'll try to avoid it when possible though). Kira doesn't go around being self-righteous...hell, he'll even admit that he's not sure what he is doing is the right thing. Eh, sorry...I just keep seeing this comparison and it's driving me crazy. Even the fansubbers do it! I happen to like Kira alot actually so it's kind of irksome.
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Lol! I would say Zero already just as bad as Brittania. >:) (I don't *think* any Brittanian commanders have deliberately killed a whole load of Brittanian soldiers and then lied to the rest of the army that they blew themselves up and their sacrifice mustn't be wasted...ah well; at the least the Brittanian footsoldiers know what cause they're *really* fighing for, eh!)
On Suzaku, he's just a bit confused. It's as if he hasn't sat himself down and had an inner dialogue about these contradictions between his thoughts and actions; I think clearly he's joined the army looking for what he's getting - promotion up the ranks within the system so that he can start to change it from within when he attains a high enough position.
That is where he differs from Lelouch - he wants to change the system from within, not smash it down from the outside. Suzaku's motivation is also apparently more driven by what might happen to Japan in the future, where Lelouch's motivation is entirely personal (which is why his deluded 'Knights' are in for such a ruse awakening). Suzaku might be completely deluded of course; but that seems to be his thinking.
However, Suzaku's as much an 'ends justify the means' guy as Lelouch in some ways, as clearly, he's having to compromise some of his ideals to get to the place he needs to be to effect change. Welcome to the real world. Lol.
It also seems to be the case that Suzaku is changed and is changing from the way he used to be, with his flashbacks hinting at dark deeds in his past which he is ashamed of. He's still shifting about within his new moral code; it's possible that he now knows where he wants to go ideally, but sometimes (out of habit and necessity most likely), he still reverts back to his old behaviour. He hasn't squared what he does with what he's saying yet. He doesn't need a smacking in the way Lelouch does though; I think he may have already had it. So we're seeing Suzaku trying to claw his way up where Lelouch is definitely going straight down.
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If Sunrise is REALLY stupid they'll make Suzaku a Kira-clone. At this moment he's not, but if certain events with his character take place then I probably will believe they are doing it deliberately. I hope not though, as much as I like Kira that would be terribly unoriginal. If I want Gundam Seed I'll go watch Gundam Seed. This is a really different series. Thing is they are a business and they know how damn popular Kira is...for all we know they might think it's a great idea to make a kira-clone. -_- And considering Lacus' popularity they might make Euphie a Lacus-clone. Really hope it doesn't come to this or else it'll ruin the series.
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I think the thing about the killing of civilians is interesting; you see, people make a bigger deal of Clovis having civilians killed than they do of Lelouch killing his own troops. However, the one observation I have made about it, with regard to their personalities, is that Clovis never repented the sacrifice of innocent citizens in war (what I believe the authorities now call collateral damage...) because he was never presented with the personal consequences of his actions to the victims. He was a silly vain Prince utterly unsuited to a command post, who lived his life isolated from the realities of the decisions he made.
If Clovis *had* been exposed to the distress of his victims, who can say what would have happened. That will never be known. However, Lelouch has seen the impact of his actions with his own eyes, indeed on his own friends, and we know for sure what he decided; he decided to go on killing for his private war anyway despite knowing personally what it did to the victims.
This is not to say that I don't have respect of a sort for that decision however; it is very much in the mode of pure Machiavellian Princing, and I am sure Schneizel and the Emperor would approve! XD
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Hmmmm...true about Clovis. He might have been just a really sheltered and pampered prince who didn't realize the consquences of his actions. But what about Cornelia? She copied the Shinjuku incident knowing full well what the consequences would be just so she could lure out Zero. She's certainly not a sheltered princess. Of course, this doesn't change the fact that Lulu's done some pretty messed up things himself and will probably only get worse until he has an utter breakdown and makes a real change or keeps falling into total moral decay until he is killed.
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(Cornelia has a greater sense of personal honour than Lelouch though; she would rather die as a Brittanian Princess than personally surrender on the field of battle, sentiments Lelouch simply dismissed as stupid. Yet it was he himself who said that if the King doesn't move, the troops won't follow; Cornelia can be rightly accused of many things - cowardice and stupidity are not amongst them though ;)