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View Poll Results: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Episode 12 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 28 | 27.45% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 29 | 28.43% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 26 | 25.49% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 9 | 8.82% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 2.94% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 2 | 1.96% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 0.98% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 1 | 0.98% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 3 | 2.94% | |
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2007-12-25, 06:22 | Link #81 | |
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Also, what would turning oil more valuable/pricey do? It'd create less demand and probably propel a new energy alternative in the process. As for the episode itself, it seems this intervention angle will result in Setsuna becoming something like Quatre in Gundam Wing... with the personality of Heero. I can totally see him become something of a savior in the Gundam 00 world whether he wants to be or not. Though it seems more apparent that he's starting to embrace the possible role of a savior. And I wonder when all the side-characters will start influencing the main story. Saji's daily butler-like adventures reminds me of Hayate no Gotoku and the journalist part reminds me of Hataraki Man. It all has to come together somehow. As for the aesthetic of the show, Ismail Marina is more and more reminding me of Relena not just because of her policies, but with her sexy hair bangs. And that middle eastern vest looks very Quatre on Setsuna. Pretty nifty. heh |
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2007-12-25, 06:28 | Link #82 |
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Watched the Conclave-Mendoi subs of Episode 12.
A very nice episode, actually. Very nice battle scenes, Ptolemaios looked unusually good this episode, and a beginning to what looks like a fairly intriguing arc. Even the Saji-Mama segment, while as pointless as ever, was actually funny this time round. No points for Marina emo-ing, but at least her situation is understandable, so I'll cut her some slack. A certain pattern I've noticed here is that they've been taking the story in two-episode arcs so far; each and every time, a very good starting episode with a lame ending episode. I hope they take it further this time, and not give this arc a lame ending next episode. A 9/10. |
2007-12-25, 06:33 | Link #83 | |
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2007-12-25, 07:00 | Link #84 | |
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Besides, it's not like energy production is the only thing we use oil for. |
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2007-12-25, 07:19 | Link #85 | |
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Though on the record, I do believe the idea of a drying out oil resource makes sense 300 years from now. I think beyond the energy uses, the solar power just makes sense in terms of stabilization, which seems to be the UN objective in the 00 world. As for the embargo, I think that is precisely the reason why they'd allow alternative uses for oil in that sense. It's just that it won't control the world as they have. Last edited by SuperKnuckles; 2007-12-25 at 07:32. |
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2007-12-25, 07:42 | Link #86 |
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If solar energy is a better alternative, people will use that without an embargo. If there's a better alternative, the Middle East won't have the power to push anybody around.
So, again, what is the rationale behind the trade restrictions? |
2007-12-25, 07:50 | Link #87 | |
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Again, this is really not equatable to how we do things in real life, nor how UN in real life would probably let open economics handle it like you say. If you're asking the 'why' question, I wouldn't know entirely. Then again, why is Veda and UN so secretively connected? I don't know. But there has to be multiple agendas for it. And none of them entirely transparent to the outside world. |
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2007-12-25, 08:06 | Link #88 |
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Ah, yes, because an energy penury is just the thing you need when you want to completely change your industry's infrastructure.
Also, the UN doesn't have control of the energy, the three blocks do. All the UN did was fund the installation of an energy receptor - kinda like an electrician connecting your house to the power grid and setting up a few outlets. It's not the same as owning the powerplant. |
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An example would be Naruto's Rock Lee vs Gaara. Halfway in the fight, the scene turned into something that pretty much made the series as popular as it is now. There isn't a single person who likes Naruto who doesn't know about that fight. It's got to be something of that caliber. Perhaps memory is failing, but Char's Counter Attack did a decent amount of it, though none of it was epic enough to be considered A+. However, it was consistent enough to make it a benchmark that it is today. Quote:
Regardless, the character is how it's portrayed is what matters. Not what character formula they use. Originality rarely exists nowadays with pretty much EVERYTHING being taken already and used. It's easier to become a billionaire then to come up with something truly original in fiction now. Look at harry potter =) Quote:
Relena does have more logic. Yeah she had a spine. She had stupid ideals though, yet she had a spine. Problem is, this made her look STUPID. One with true ideals and a spine must also have realism, or must at least have some tact to appeal. Treiz had some of that, and to add he even had flare, though his ideals were a bit more warped and less goody goody. Relena was pretty much someone that came straight out of walt disney. Quote:
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For one, to go from Yagami Light and his incredibly awesome character to some loner QQ boy like Setsuna....yeah..........anyone else feel pain whenever they watch? It's like...yeah I know you want to expand your repetoire, but this just doesn't seem to fit a MAIN CHARACTER. The only silent character that I've liked otherwise with the kinda voice/relative attitude during their brooding period is Akagi from...well Akagi. And that was because that guy was a TRUE GENIUS. Oh and guess what? They used the SAME DAMN NARRATOR T_T that NERD does such a GOOD JOB of setting ominous settings like 00, why can't you let the Mah Jong king be the VA? And.....let him go pro it up! =( I'm sorry I'll stop ranting. <3 this series. Merry X-mas =D |
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2007-12-25, 11:02 | Link #90 |
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Marina choose to be in the position she's in now. I don't see her abandoning what she set out to do despite the state she was in at the end of the ep. She wasn't born in the position, she choose it when she was offered it. She just doesn't strike me as the type to walk away from her responsibilities, especially when she choose it herself.
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2007-12-25, 11:44 | Link #91 | |
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2007-12-25, 12:07 | Link #92 | |
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2007-12-25, 13:41 | Link #93 | |
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I'm wondering if it was done to gear the remaining fuel sources to the construction of the solar towers. Therefore limiting the amount the middle east is allowed to export but at a cheaper cost for the importers and thus, ruining their economies. That's just my guess. I too would like a better explanation here. |
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2007-12-25, 19:39 | Link #94 |
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The construction of the space elevators must, at first, have cost a lot of oil. If the Middle East was forced to provide it cheaply, it's not an embargo, it's theft. (Though that would at least make sense. It's not like the three blocks would be incapable of it, especially pushed into a corner as they were. The only problem is that it doesn't stick with the narration.)
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2007-12-26, 02:41 | Link #95 | |
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This is not to say that I don't prefer plausible politics within the somewhat absurd premises of the series; Gundam 00 seems to have that, e.g.: 1. The composition of the blocks seems plausible: US and Japan/a successor to the EU/China-India-rest of Asia 2. The use of PMC as the name of that merc. corporation seems to show some knowledge of contemporary military issues; PMC is indeed the usual acronym for firms such as Blackwater, which for better or for worse have become increasingly part of the intl. scene. 3. In the spirit of power politics, it's nice to see none of the factions having "pure" motives--that includes Celestial Being, which still seems vaguely suspicious. Why the ME is under oil embargo also strikes me as odd, but does it really matter all that much? A bigger problem IMO is the unbalanced character of many of the Gundam Meisters--unbalanced to the point of hindering their combat efficiency. But hey, how else are we going to get drama, within the context of the series? |
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It seems unlikely they are changing the technology on some sort of whim. Political urgency and practical matters that supplement it sounds most reasonable to me. Quote:
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Considering that the theme of 00 is peace and how the three blocs are there to counteract eachother without threatening an all out war over something like oil, I would think that they found the 'perfect' energy solution in Solar energy with certain obvious repercussions to nations that used to rely too entirely on oil. Also, you say they 'must' have used a lot of oil to create the solar arrays, but I disagree. If they found a way to enhance hydrogen energy outputs and able to harvest solar energy to much greater efficiency (compared to today's extremely inefficient solar power output), they probably had other means to do it too. The idea that oil supports everything is today's idea that is already starting to change. Also, if they bother to even build such a solar array, you would assume that they had the way to support solar-energy powered infrastructure. Not the other way around. Last edited by SuperKnuckles; 2007-12-26 at 03:16. |
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2007-12-26, 05:10 | Link #97 | |
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Yes, in the perfect world, as long as solar energy is better, people will choose that, but who said everyone will play by rules to let that happen? The interesting thing for the next episode would be who will be the saint? Will it be Setsuna/Gundam, or the leader who were captured? From the looks of it, it looks to be Setsuna/Gundam, since it will certainly mimic the first meeting of Setsuna and Gundam. |
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[qupte] Also, you say they 'must' have used a lot of oil to create the solar arrays, but I disagree. If they found a way to enhance hydrogen energy outputs and able to harvest solar energy to much greater efficiency (compared to today's extremely inefficient solar power output), they probably had other means to do it too. The idea that oil supports everything is today's idea that is already starting to change. Also, if they bother to even build such a solar array, you would assume that they had the way to support solar-energy powered infrastructure. Not the other way around.[/QUOTE] If they had a good, land-based way of producing enough energy to build the space elevators (you know, all that mass to send into space...), they wouldn't have needed them in the first place. At least, not as urgently, and not for energy production. Quote:
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Gundam 00 ep 12 ratings
Video Research Ltd. has Gundam 00 at #9 with a 5.7%, the highest ratings the show has received so far. From gunota Oh yeah!
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