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View Poll Results: Guilty Crown - Episode 16 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 23 | 23.47% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 24 | 24.49% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 17 | 17.35% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 9 | 9.18% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 3.06% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 6 | 6.12% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 3 | 3.06% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 1 | 1.02% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 5 | 5.10% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 7 | 7.14% | |
Voters: 98. You may not vote on this poll |
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2012-02-10, 19:04 | Link #141 |
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^Why do I have the complete opposite view of you.
12 was the lowest point of the entire series for me, ending what was an extremely underwhelming first cour. I hoestly think that the show has been getting more and more fun to watch since the start of the 2nd cour, with s*** hitting the fan every single episode up till now. The cast shifting character, and the autocratic little empire Shu's built himself is a lot more interesting to watch compared to the freedom fight of the first cour. Doesn't hurt that I like post-apocalyptic and lockdown settings. Sure, the plot holes and jumps in logic still remain, but its being directed in a gloriously enjoyable trainwreck. (Clone Gai haha. Although I was calling him to somehow comeback into the series by the end) Edit: Hey, that end card, is that the Durarara/Yozakura Quartet artist? Faces sure looks like his style. Last edited by com_gwp; 2012-02-10 at 19:39. |
2012-02-10, 19:13 | Link #142 | |
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Anyways, I have my own theories on the "government" established by the school. Honestly, I wish the entire anime was built around this, as that would have been much more interesting. Is it flawed? Yes, but these are kids we're talking about. Episode 15 did point out that it's how you use the voids (which is weird, considering that when he's holding a void, Shu gets incredibly adept at using it for some reason), but you got to establish a hierarchy somehow. The one problem I have (besides the fact that it's surprisingly boring) is that it happened way too fast. While Shu's change is only slightly unbelievable for me, I can't believe these students (where are the teachers) can do all this crap in only a few days. Lelouch had an entire government and weeks/months when he took over. Shu? How is he so smart all of a sudden? And again, why is a government ruled by voids a bad thing? It's not like those things break all that easily, especially compared to the human body. And of course, why do the void rules keep changing? But that's unrelated. Edit: Something I noticed is that the general anime community seems to think this episode was pretty good. The bloggers? Not so much.
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2012-02-10, 21:19 | Link #143 |
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Is anyone else glad that this Argo fellow got what he deserved?
He always looked down on Shu and stepped all over him like the bully he was. In a case like this, the cover is very representative of the book. If he looks like a thug bully, walks like a thug bully and talks like a thug bully, then he must be a thug bully. When Shu first joined their group, Argo was such a jackass towards Shu because Shu didn't worship the ground that Gai walked on and licked his boots like Argo does. Now because Shu wanted to save his fellow schoolmates and take leadership into his own hands, Argo yet again has to act like a condescending asshole towards Shu. Gai wanted to be like Shu, not the other way around. Saying stuff like "He's just a Shu, how dare he try to act like a leader!?". Classic bully talk when the bullied has surpassed them. Or "You're just Shu, you don't get to order me around!" shows that Argo never even considered Shu a comrade (implying that he's weak and will always be weak). Well Argo, a single cell in Shu's body has more worth than all of your fodder buddies combined. Has he forgotten that in all their operations, Shu does like 90% of the work? Without Shu, they were bound for failure. Yet how does he keep getting away with all this disrespect towards him? It's funny cause Argo stood out as the classic thug-like bully in the group. The big fat guy is pretty non-chalant about everything. Ayase's a bitch of course but she's in a wheelchair so the pent up stress must have accumulated. Argo's worship of Gai is almost cult-like in a way. Gai's #1 fanboy (Ayase #1 fangirl). |
2012-02-10, 21:38 | Link #144 |
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I barely remember Argo. He was so minor a character and did so little that I could care less what he did in this episode (beyond his role as outsider looking at current school situation). That serial killer (who I notice has never been important since he got introduced) was more memorable.
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2012-02-10, 22:03 | Link #145 | ||
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2012-02-10, 23:38 | Link #148 |
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I think Lelouch should make a guest-appearance in GC, bitchslap Shu a couple of times, take over the control of the school and then say something like:
"Okay Kid... now watch and learn how this s*** is done." Next thing we know, GHQ is defeated in a couple of weeks... |
2012-02-10, 23:54 | Link #149 |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Kingdom, Tyrant
I can't believe myself after watching this episode. School became a dangerous kingdom once Shu turned into a tyrant King, albeit a good-and-evil one throughout most of the episode.
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Yahiro and Argo make their opposing points valid to Shu about the use of Voids, but I'm inclining with Argo's because in all honestly Yahiro might believe the more they make use of Voids, then the more knowledge they gather about them. Of course doing so, comes at hundreds or thousands of lives lost in the open, if they start an all-out war against GHQ. Spoiler:
The voids are pretty much a double-edge weapon.... Spoiler:
Now bringing the darkest element of all.... Spoiler:
As for the last cliffhanger twist at the end of the episode..... Spoiler:
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2012-02-11, 07:58 | Link #154 |
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I don't think I can agree with Shu's logic. As we've seen in the past, he simply doesn't possess the maturity to wield this power, and Yahiro is just manipulating him to whatever means he intends to accomplish. We know Shu bends under pressure, but Hare's death broke him, or at least that's my impression.
Oh and hats off to Klashikari and Triple R in this thread, really well thought out posts and point/counterpoint.
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2012-02-11, 11:10 | Link #156 |
I disagree with you all.
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I still don't like the ranking system, I still don't like that they've put known treacherous thugs in positions of trust, but I can't say I have much sympathy for Argo's POV, either.
He's been fed and sheltered for weeks while kids were scrabbling for food and medicine, he comes to rescue one rich kid, and he wants to give morality lessons to the guy trying to save as many people as possible? And, risk or no risk, the voids are still their biggest weapon. Whether they die of the virus, of getting shot, or having the voids broken matters little. He asked Shu how many people would die if he started his war. A hard question to answer, unlike the question of how many would die if Shu didn't go to war: all of them. So, really, what was his point? |
2012-02-11, 13:28 | Link #158 |
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I really wanted to punch Shu ... hard ... several times. I know it's been hard on him and that times are tough, but to actually go and become such an asshole is just ...
I also have to question the usefulness of the Void ranking system. It's so unstable and pathetic it ain't even funny. I mean, all you have to do is to take out Shu and the entire system comes tumbling down. I would also think twice about bullying the lower ranks if I was a high ranker. Shu won't be around all the time and the only thing that differentiates a top rank from a bottom rank is something that matters only when Shu is around. Once he's gone the top ranker is no different from anyone else. How the hell did they even accept that system in the first place? Are they really that submissive? Are they really that weak? Sure, order is needed, but when you implement such a crappy system that pushes people around it's only a matter of time before things fall apart. With such assholes running the school the low ranks should have gone Pitchforks and Torches long time ago and then I would like to see how much your S rank will save your life... And it seems that Inori has also started going insane ... nice.
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2012-02-11, 13:57 | Link #159 |
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Really enjoyed this episode.
I hope that the Gai resurrection is made to use him as a trojan horse and not as the Gai we all knew. And I have to say that I agree with Triple R and his points. The situation they are in is a live or die one, and no one but Shu can take the lead. Shu know that, schoolmates too. Not by merits, not by election, but by necessity. So even the F-rankers had to agree with him and with his ranking system. Because there are no alternatives. Argo was talking about nonsense back there. Talking about the hierarchy, in each system founded on hierarchies the discrimination is how good you are in that application field. So they are using the more effective one, giving the short time they have. I agree, and I wrote about it before, with who sees the void ranking as not the smartest way to structure a hierarchy, but ... the easier, the faster. They need efficiency first, not a stable hierarchy, just the time to break-through the walls. I don't see a GHQ hunting in Shu agenda right now. But only a way to free his *friends* at the expence of everything. Do I like it? Not at all, but it is not done to be liked. I add that it seems that they do not rank only about numbers. Shu examined the girl's void before ranking her. So they are putting some efforts *to give credits* to their system. This is not a strategy game/anime, so it is understandable that they don't focus too much on these things. (Even if I know that it has flaws). They don't have any Leoluches, only Yahiro, scheming all around. So they have to deal with what they have. Not to mention that the main aim of GHQ is to make Shu go insane. Many events and accidents are controlled by Segai to that aim. And GHQ are doing good so far. Thinking about GHQ, could it be that they are trying to break him down as they did with Mana before and cause a second lost christmas? Finally they both are Haruka's sons. Focusing on Shu behavior, it is not like he has really switched personality, he decided to act like that. He said that speaking with Inori. So right now, don't know how it will last, he is acting like that, but under his mask he still has some humanity. Not for Souta, as Triple R has well pointed out. He is still looking for his balance and probably he need to hit the bottom, dig and then come back, if he could. And from a character progression is not so wrong instead of having that trigger pulling him out as a shining and rightful king. And for Inori, how glad I would be if she was a yandere, just a bit, not too much. But it seems that Mana is taking over her when she need to. So everything is going against Shu. The two most closed people to him, in different ways, will lead him to the darkest side of the force. Yahiro and Manori. I at least hope that that lie will hint Shu on how Yahiro is not so right in his strategies.
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