This episode was interesting and mellow compared to the train wreck last week and the speeding rollercoaster from before that. It's what I call a "clean-up" episode.
My definition for a "clean-up" episode is basically the creators, writers and staff decide to "clean-up" some plot details, wrap some things up, and kill off all miscellaneous characters while somewhat adding value to the story so it sets the stage for the remaining details. For instance...
In episode 22, most of the Knights of Rounds are killed off by Suzaku in order to prove that Suzaku is crazy strong, and also to just get them out of the picture so we don't have to worry about them anymore. No more supporters of the former emperor, Charles, and no potential uprising by his knights.
Meanwhile, Lelouch's geass has made every member of the royal family his slaves and in doing so, means we don't have to worry about any constructive conversations or details among any siblings -- so that takes them out of the picture as well.
Suzaku and Lelouch are finally together and aiming to make the world a better place by becoming bad guys. Their logic is pretty twisted and emo, but hey it's Code Geass. We're all about being emo on Code Geass. Lelouch wants to be an emperor that destroys everything so that people will remember him as a demon and forget the incident of Euphemia, the Massacre Princess. He thinks this will be the best way to atone for what happened to her, and also for Nunnally as well.
Anyway, we have three sides right now, basically a battle triangle. We have Schneizel's side, Lelouch & Suzaku's side, and the UNF + Black Knights side. Lelouch & Suzaku has taken over the UNF by force (cutting them from the Black Knights), but Schneizel has all the F.L.E.I.J.A. warheads =_= He even decided to try it out on the capital of Britannia.
Last of all, we have the so-called "surprise" of the episode -- which was kind of predictable almost in a way since Code Geass loves twists so much that it overdoes it and we then kind of see it all coming. Well, apparently Nunnally's survived the first F.L.E.I.J.A. bombing and is now with Schneizel. She is Lelouch & Suzaku's real opponent =_=; (Oh great, just what we needed)
I was hoping that she would stay dead =_=; Oh well, I guess we'll have to make-do. It looks like she may fire one of the warheads next episode =_= *sigh* Oh dear...
Maybe the lesson from all these anti-hero stories is "revenge is bad, 'cause you always end up hurting yourself more and you always end up being proven wrong over something." For instance... Sweeney Todd accidentally kills his wife when he fails to recognize her 'cause he's too focused on his revenge. In Maou, Naruse manipulates people into killing those around Naoto, and then he begins to learn and realize that his way of thinking has been wrong all along, but he cannot be stopped anymore.
Anyway... Code Geass is still interesting, but the mess is no longer as intriguing as it used to be. The first season is way better than the second season, but I still recommend people watching and finishing this. Only have 3 more episodes left. Hope it ends... well?
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