Code Geass R2 — Episode 7
Poor Lelouch has lost his sole purpose in life, rejected by his loli sister whom he secretly lusts for. But it’s all right because he manages to find a new one by the end of the episode. Hurray!
Summary
Nunnally uses her inauguration ceremony to declare her intention to recreate the Japan Special Administrative Region, apparently without having previously consulted anyone else. Rich Britannian nobilities who gather to fawn and have a spot of tea are unpleasantly surprised, and monocles start to fly.
Lolicon alert
Japanese folks and the Black Knights don’t trust Nunnally because everyone remembers what happened the last time a young princess tried something similar.
Pizza Hut, it’s been a while
Lelouch is in a state of despair and turns to drugs. Kallen tries to snap him out of it, and gets raped for it. (Almost.) I think she would’ve been unable to resist if he had been wearing his mask.
Don’t do drugs
Kallen with her hair down <3
“I need some comforting…”
Almost…
Oh wtf
Although they do not know what is wrong with Lelouch, the student council gang decides to cheer him up with a firework display. Lelouch is reminded of what is truly important in life, etc. and regains the will to fight! (Sort of.)
This is like that scene from Star Wars except those four aren’t dead
In the meantime, Britannia Navy has surrounded the cargo ship that conceals the Black Knight’s submarine. Oh no! Will Zero appear in time to save the day again? (Yes.)
“I am Ironman”
I shall not go into details about the battle. It’s probably the most exciting part of the episode, although it’s not that great either.
Comments
Sorry for this boring post. I am not particularly compelled by this episode to say much. It’s not a bad episode per se, but it’s not particularly interesting either. The ending is sort of a twist, but other than that the whole episode is quite predictable. It’s a necessary set-up for the story to move on, I guess.
Judging by the preview, I think the next episode ought to give a greater kick.
Screencaps
More product placement
What does that gesture mean?
Haven’t we seen her before somewhere?
Zero rejected her call :(
Zero’s concubines
Biological weapon
Elevens are prohibited from wearing bright colours
“Work those bodies, guys!”
Chubby
Lelouch is tsundere
Outsourcing
Paper maps are cool but make little sense
C.C. is smiling o_o
I am pretty sure that his costume was on the ship that sank…
Why does methane hydrate produce foam when combusted?
May 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Oh right…the costume. Speaking of which, I wonder who undressed him.
I just noticed that the animation has changed quite a bit since last season. Especially the eyes.
May 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Damn, 2nd….
May 19th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I would’ve never noticed the costume thing if you hadn’t mentioned so.
The episode was decent enough; the whole “OMG WE ALL CARE ABOUT YOU LELOU” scene was ridiculous, but at least we got to see Lelouch’s three who- lady friends together in some kind of alliance thingy. Foursome?
May 19th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Where the hell did Lelouch find a paper map of that particular region anyway? And second if he broke his phone and no one is able to contact him without his phone, how did he knew the black knights were in trouble?
May 19th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
OMG, those useless “First!!”, “second!” comments deserve DEATH. I’m sure you love the fanboys, DM, but it’s gotta annoy you >_>.
Btw, I thought the episode offered a nice change of pace. You rarely see the heroes (villain?) losing their resolve like that… It was pretty funny seeing Lelouch all depressed xD. Too bad it lasted only one episode, though.
@Rob… yeah, LOTS of plotholes in this show.. just try to “enjoy” them somehow
May 19th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
@ Rob, He’s Zero. The closest thing to god, right under Haruhi. The show is meant to be enjoyed with a little less logical thinking.
But you do have a point. Just throw it out the window.
On other thoughts, Rolo might have been tracking Suzaku.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Hmm, actually quite enjoyed this episode - well, yep, highly predictable, but I thought the Kallen-Lelouch scene was quite nicely executed (they seem to be playing up the romance / harem aspect o_o) and we haven’t had a successful Zero-saving-the-day scene in a while, so Geass being Geass it had to happen some time, and it wasn’t that bad… quite liking submarine warfare as it at least takes super-Suzaku out of the equation.
Anyone have any thoughts on what happens next? The episode preview really isn’t altogether that indicative…
May 19th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
The methane hydrate thing was kind of lame, at first I was wondering why he was blowing up this random tank in the middle of the ocean, thinking it was some secret Britannian base or something… whoops >_>
Kaguya creating a harem was kind of >_> too.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
@ RR & Everlasting… I know, when it comes to a show like this you just gotta watch it without thinking of what doesn’t make sense. It just ruins the show for you. I’m aware of that.
Besides the many plotholes that plague this show, there is only one thing that I find strange about this show. The Black Knights are stupid. Are you telling me that NO ONE in the Black Knights can do anything WITHOUT the help of Zero? I mean you have so many people in that submarine, and not one of them could come up with a decent plan of escape. Hell, they even had a scientist on board, and you’re telling me as smart as she is she couldn’t come with a plan. I have never seen a group that relies so heavily on their leader.
May 19th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I don’t think it is foam from the methane hydrate, it is from bubbling the seawater, which has alot of impurities in it. Same as the foam formed on the seawater when waves and tides turn.
I wish Kallen would just give herself up to Lelouch. That would be something quite fun to see……though I would prefer if Lelouch uses his Geass on her and do it just once. xD
P.S Shirin left Marina to work for Nunnally because Sunrise couldn’t find a lady-in-waiting with an evil enough look for the new governess.
May 19th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Oh MY Lelouch wants a kiss from kallen but aww… he just doesn’t
have one but instaead a SLAP more aww….
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May 19th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
@ ryuko - think it’s technically the methane trapped below the methane hydrate sediments which is actually giving rise to the bubbles?
Oh, wait, what am I doing, Geass is a series about giant floating mechanical suits and psionic powers… think the chemistry of the bubble attack should be the least of any scientific concerns.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Zero wasn’t combusting the gas. He was blasting the earth away to release natural deposits of offshore gas. The underwater mechanism shown is probably a gas mining system set in place to harvest the gas.
By releasing massive amounts of gas, enormous amounts of bubbles float to the surface forming huge foams. Massive amounts of bubbles can sway the ships from side to side, and reduce water surface tension thus rendering the ships useless.
May 19th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
“I wish Kallen would just give herself up to Lelouch. That would be something quite fun to see……though I would prefer if Lelouch uses his Geass on her and do it just once. xD”
He already used his Geass on her. That’s when he found out he could only use it once per person. Fairly good episode, I loved the power trip scene where he made the Elevens howl/squat/do pressups/etc. Made me laugh. I’d have done something like that as one of the first things if I got Lelouch’s geass.
“Anyone have any thoughts on what happens next? The episode preview really isn’t altogether that indicative…”
Viletta fanservice, introduction of another chinese federation character (female), Black Knights pulling a double cross with a smokescreen (to kidnap Nunnally? Suzaku looks fairly perturbed when issuing orders). Oh, and Rolo and Lelouch play chess with each other. Zino looks pretty pissed off as well, so possible Suzaku comforting him in proper Yaoi style?