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Rating: 8.8/10 (quality drop)

Impressions:

After that refreshing filler that was episode 7, Code Geass returns with some more intensive action and tasty plotting. Only this time, Lelouch gets his ass whooped, saved by none other than C.C., who has become my favourite girl of the series. She is incredibly unpredictable, with her pizza fetish, lazy attitude, yet secretive motive, which is pretty strange for aspects of one person. The way she saved Lelouch also demonstrates how anyone can become Zero. The special mask has become an icon of heresy against the Britannians, and it is clearly shown how unfair their leaders are. It’s hard to believe that Lelouch’s father had felt such little remorse for him and Nanaly, though his actions does help enforce the idea that he’s an evil tyrant. Lelouch has gained more respect from me now, even though I new he wasn’t actually malevolent. Anyway, it would be awesome if C.C. and Lelouch worked together more, since a relationship developing between them is close to zero percent. There’s more of a chance that they deceive each other and try to kill each other near the end, though that would be flashy too. Frankly, I don’t care what happens to the other girls now, but they should definitely be getting more screen time – especially Karen.

Imagination wandering…

Shirley can go with Suzaku and end up getting involved with the war, finding out about Lelouch, realizing Lelouch is her true love, siding with him and end up getting killed. Millay should refuse her arranged marriage and become a rebel, and when her refusal is ignored, kills her fiancée, becomes a fugitive and gets caught up with the war, hindering Lelouch’s not-so-devilish-anymore plan, make out with him, ending up as a puppet of Lelouch, before getting herself killed as well. Karen should fall in love with Lelouch, then with Zero, become agitated with her conflicting emotions, catches Lelouch in the act of commanding his army as Zero, realise what a maniac he is, rebel against him, accidentally killing all her own comrades when fighting Lelouch, kills Shirley once she’s sided with Lelouch then commit suicide at the horrible deeds she’s done. Yuffie will then see the chaos that has come about from Cornelia, kill her, gets arrested and saved by Suzaku, but when Millay, who is under Lelouch’s control, is ordered to assassinate Yuffie, Suzaku takes action and kills Millay. However, Yuffie dies anyway from friendly fire right after everything appears to be safe. Suzaku then goes insane, starts fighting Lelouch and ends up getting obliterated by Lelouch and his master plan, which he will have developed by that time. What’s left is Nanaly, who has been up to nothing the whole time, gets her sight back and falls into deep tragedy when she realises she’s in love with Lelouch. C.C. will seduce Lelouch and continue to make him work for her, but then try to kill him when he’s outlived his usefulness. Nanaly will kill C.C., get rejected by Lelouch and commit suicide. Lelouch, seeing his sister die, become insane and destroys the whole of Britannia with some advanced weapon, wiping out himself and everyone else that’s left. Then C.C. will mysteriously reappear.

Plot Outline:

- Flashback of when Lelouch is small
- Lelouch calls for a meeting with his father, the emperor, and demands to know why he didn’t save his mother
- His father says that there is no need for the weak, such as Nanaly
- Lelouch denounces his title
- In the present, Cornelia is preparing for an attack against Zero
- Yuffie is doubting her sister’s actions and reasons
- Suzaku gets some help with his homework from one of the scientists/aides
- Shirley confronts Karen about her secret
- Thinking her involvement with the rebellion had been discovered, she extracts her knife
- It turns out that Shirley is just jealous about Karen and Lelouch, though Karen denies any involvement between them
- Millay talks to her mother about her arranged marriage

- Cornelia’s troops gather around the Saitama ghetto to lure Zero out
- Lelouch returns home to find C.C. collecting Pizza Hut stickers
- He decides to take Cornelia’s bait and confront her
- C.C. tries to stop him but fails
- Suzaku starts talking with Shirley and she admits her feelings for Lelouch
- Suzaku then falls on top of Shirley, though nothing comes about from it
- Lelouch steals a Knightmare Frame and takes control of the Rebellion troops
- He manages to drive back the offensive force of Cornelia and proceeds to follow the retreating units
- Once he is in the midst of all of Cornelia’s troops, he orders an attack against her
- However, his men back down due to fear and end up getting killed anyway
- Cornelia orders everyone to show their face, trapping Lelouch, who cannot show his face
- Just before his identity is revealed, C.C. arrives dressed up as Zero to save him

Preview:

Next episode – #8
I wish the subs come out faster…

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