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Mar 25 2007

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I’m going to try to plow through the rest of Code Geass before the more intriguing spring season starts.

Zero basically risks his whole rebellion because of Suzaku. Let’s see… Suzaku’s only the biggest obstacle for his military operations… he’s only the biggest beacon of hope for the sympathizers… he’s potentially banging both of your sisters (including the cripple)… and Karen hates him. Would any other well-reasoned insurgent commander keep Suzaku alive longer than necessary? Would Kira Nerys do this? Would William Adama do this? (Okay, bad example, Adama might do this… he’s just dumb enough sometimes.)

Basically, I think the only reason why Lulu keeps Suzaku around is his delusional fantasy that the two could reunite as friends (and maybe more!). For a person who was willing to kill his brother to further his goals, this seems like a character paradox within Lulu. On one side, he’s ruthless, evening willing to geass himself and sacrifice a girl with a 38DD chest to achieve victory. On the other, he treats Suzaku like the bookwormish girl in the class pining for the star quarterback. Just, in this case, the bookwormish girl isn’t a girl. Bad times. OH GEASS NO! bad times.

I can see some value in trying to turn Suzaku and his Lancelot to the dark side, but it’s not really necessary. Lulu already has one supposedly kick-ass military commander (who is quickly earning the “Wedge Antilles Award”), one hawt and l33t mecha pilot (who I hope won’t become the Aisha to Lulu’s Andrew Waltfeld), and he’ll gain one more uber mecha soon, so I don’t see a lot of military value in risking all of his resources to capture Suzaku. It’s kinda like if Leonidas decided, “Well, we won’t defend this narrow pathway… it’s more important that we capture one of those elephants on loan from Return of the King!” The only way Lulu’s actions make sense is if Lulu has some really strong personal attachment to Suzaku… OH GEASS NO!

Notables

Zero’s Reorganization: I think it’s awesome that he’s treating it like a business, since it’s obvious that if you do want to rule the world, the proper coarse of action isn’t terrorism, military might, or even sharks with lasers, but Starbucks Coffee (or even Microsoft Windows). The best part though is the very predictable results of his reorganization, starting with…

Karen’s eye’s lighting up when she finds out that she’s the leader of Zero’s personal squad. I’m convinced that if Zero asked her to participate in a videotaped threesome with him and that blue haired girl, she would immediately be setting up the camera.

And then there’s C.C. not doing much, but with Karen giving her the “I must kill who I think is Zero’s lover” eye. Yeah, I’m rooting for a catfight between Karen and C.C. to break out sometime resulting in some shredding of clothes, a public fountain, and Miller Lite.

There was also Suzaku’s knighting ceremony, which was even more poorly received than Michael Richards at the BET Awards. It’s just ridiculous that everyone looks so down on him… they couldn’t like bus in a few of his classmates? At least the crowd didn’t start booing and tossing milkduds at him.

Nothing says “Congratulations on becoming the most racially discriminated Knight” than Pizza Hut. I’m still disappointed of the missed merchandising opportunity in Code Geass:

• Herbal Essences: Nothing says organically clean hair than being peeped upon in the shower.
• Amaechi’s book: Just because I want to hear Cornelia say, “Elevens. I hate them. All of them.”
• Mutamucil: Because Suzaku looks constipated all the time.
• Microsoft Office 2007: Because world domination comes in Powerpoint format. Your potential. Our passion.

Yeah, she’s completely lost it. She’s the best.

(BTW, loved how they just opened fire on the incoming missiles with bullets. At least when Robotech does it, it doesn’t seem as far-fetched. But this scene still doesn’t beat the ridiculousness of the first few episodes of Stargate Atlantis when they were downing futuristic spacecraft that wiped out countless civilizations with small arms fire. (Maybe this is what I haven’t watched Atlantis since.)

Is there a Japanese word for “terrorist”? Gotta love how English is subverting all other languages around… maybe the QWERTY keyboard spread Britannian imperialism better than tanks, boats, planes, and Starbucks coffee.

That pose (minus the rope) reminds me of Sailor Moon. Anyway, I’m not sure what other comment I can make about an anime featuring a princess entering a battlefield with a dress that shows off some side boob. At least she wasn’t there to deliver a steaming hot Pizza Hut Cheesy Bites pizza.

(Damn, I think I just gave them an idea for a future episode. Oh well, next time on AoMM’s coverage of Code Geass… ripping off plots for fun and profit.)