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I can't quite figure out how to rate this episode. Unlike the last one, which is now evident as being generally shitty but forgivable, this episode is on that very fine edge between having been awesome and downright terrible.
And to be honest, I can't quite figure out where its going to fall. The episode in and of itself left me confused, scared, and curled up in the corner of my room. Especially after seeing Marianne's orgasm face for longer than never seeing it at all.
Certainly the ending was balls to the wall awesome, but awesome is fandom appeal, and is completely unrelated to the story. Captain Falcon is awesome, but the anime he stared in, while having moments of true awesome, was utter shit in terms of being a story. Code Geass does not seem to have reached that in these two episodes, at least not completely, but it seems to be heading that way. Maybe it is a special exception for these flaboyantly Geass deus ex whateverthefuckIsayhappenshappens episodes. I, truthfully, never cared about the Geass story, it is a cliche story of absolute power, what has always interested me is the Rebellion and character interactions outside of 'I order you to cook me diner' Geassings. This is, really, the biggest reason I am holding out hope. The Geass plot of inconsistency, random episodes, random powers, and 'I am a bigger bitch' fests (god bless you Mao) seems to finally be over. No more do I have to care about Jupiter, Zeus, Charles, V.V., Bitcharriane, or C.C.. The most undynamic and flat characters since the X-Files are finally removed from the plot and are just sticking around like apendages ready to fall off. Is it depressing that the most interesting Geass-oriented character was alive for four-ish episodes and was still more dynamic, pitiable, and understandable than the ones that have been driving the plot all season? (I do not count Lelouch as being centered on Geass.)
Give me back the story thats interesting, the one where Lelouch changes the world for his little sister. I don't give a damn and two cents about some dead/old people wanting to turn everyone into putty. I didn't care in Evangelion, I don't care now, and I am glad they are dead. This is one of the reasons I like this Episode. Fuck 'goo' endings, Ghostbusters 2 did it better than any anime ever... except maybe the Ghostbusters cartoon. >.>
Now, if they really want to bring someone back from the dead, give me Mao. At least he'll be able to humor me with his interesting character. Nunally is dead, leave her that way. Bringing her back would undermine everything... not that that would surprise me after this episode... at all.
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