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Perfect 10 | 23 | 35.38% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 15 | 23.08% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 13 | 20.00% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 6 | 9.23% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 4.62% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 3 | 4.62% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 1.54% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 1.54% | |
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2013-02-21, 23:32 | Link #41 | |
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I've been thinking about the whole imagery in the opening of Akane pointing the dominator towards Kou who is pointing the gun towards Makishima.
I don't necessarily think that means she will shoot Kou but that Akane will have to make a choice, possibly between Makishima & Kou but also possibly something else. Right now the series has presented us with 3 possibilities: destroying everything (Makishima), following a corrupt system (sybil system), becoming a renegade (Kougami). But who says there is not another and better choice than these 3? I am just convinced Akane will find this choice in the end. Now that doesn't mean I think Akane & Kougami will go off in the sunset together (as much as I might dream of it ), I am sure there is still a sacrifice to be made, but an ending of Akane shooting Kougami, no I don't see it. Quote:
The character of the chief (or sybil system) annoys me so the idea of millions of that body is not pleasant to me. It was just a random comment.
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2013-02-21, 23:37 | Link #42 | |
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2013-02-21, 23:40 | Link #43 | ||
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No matter how you look at it, Sybil is acting very reckless, taking big risks while hoping for a payoff...it's kind of ironic that the brain in the Chief had the gall to lecture Gino about doing the exact same thing with Kougami. When you add that to the Directors two faced lying to Gino to cover up the fact that they just plain screwed up security when transporting Gino...these people don't really seem to have any legitimacy in terms of competence to rule.
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2013-02-22, 00:25 | Link #45 |
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Gen isn't going to cop out with an Akane killing Kogami ending. I agree with Kiramkim that it's far more likely that Akane finds that elusive alternative, otherwise the entire point of her character in this series will be largely for naught.
That said, because this is Gen, sacrifices will occur, which will make the eventual triumph of Akane that much sweeter, I'm sure. I know I've been hard on Akane, but as I said during those times, my opinion of a character is on the present, not their future (and likely) potential. I always knew Akane's moment of weakness was intended to build off of, and I'm glad to see she's done so splendidly. Gino, on the other hand, surprised me, as I never really gave much thought to him ever being anything but an emasculated yes man, so it was pleasant to see him break out of the generic glasses-wearing role he's held throughout the series. It'll be interesting to see where he ends up in his unraveling faith in the system by the time the series concludes.
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2013-02-22, 02:15 | Link #47 |
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so yeah confirmed multiple chief's body...and chief/sibyl being an arrogant dick to division 1 again, but everything's coming apart now they can't really hide the flaws anymore.
whoa death flag(?) , "no matter what happens you will remain a detective, could you promise me that..." but for whom... nice to see Ginoza finally getting some backbone going against the chief with regards to Kou. and pretty clever with that ruse, guess he's really warming up to his Otousan. Too bad they didn't know the chief IS sibyl with all its eyes all around...but oh man Akane finally caught the eyes of the chief, with her quick thinking...and apparent "emotionless" action... so i guess it's not really a death flag but just a parting flag...well I hope so...ED song gets more poignant and relevant with this development. ( gosh i really love Egoist ) BTW are they shipping KouXAkane... And Finally JUDGE DREDD comes around and it turns out to be Kou!!! PS. i get to here HanaKana's "Baka" again always gets me....
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2013-02-22, 02:40 | Link #49 | ||
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side note: it really is strange how the chief allowed Div1 & Div 2 to see that she can override the dominator. Unbelievably stupid or elitist "can't touch me" arrogant, and that's right after a scene where Ginoza was saying there's no one who can override Sibyl's judgement... yup, i also take it the same way too, more like mutual respect and admiration.
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2013-02-22, 02:55 | Link #51 |
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For a serious episode, I couldn't stop laughing through out the episode.
The faces were just so bad I had to go back every few minutes and purposely concentrate on the subs alone and force myself to avoid the faces. If we had a ridiculous image thread, 99% of the images would contain this episode alone. I guess even a dark show like this needs some light hearted comedy every now and then, too! Heck, maybe they wanted to give Shinsekai Yori episode 5 a run for its money . |
2013-02-22, 02:58 | Link #52 | |
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2013-02-22, 03:06 | Link #53 | ||
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But I'm wondering if what the director said about "them" having gotten used to peace for too long is something really particular with the Sybil collective. The helmet riots, lack of security around Sybil itself, the absolutely botched transfer of prisoner Makishima, and their general flum gandery when it comes to dealing with Kougami? The only logical explanation so far is that the Sybil system utterly sucks at actual internal security, and is too secretive/pompous to do anything about it. Quote:
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2013-02-22, 03:43 | Link #54 |
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I am starting to wonder whether or not Makishima would release the recording of the brains to the public now that he has control of the video camera. As his accomplice said, Sybil would be so screwed if he did so.
Anyway. I think the brains have gone too far this episode. It's like they don't even TRY to mask their activity anymore. Murder in broad daylight in front of three inspectors and one enforcer? What the hell were they thinking? |
2013-02-22, 03:46 | Link #55 | |
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2013-02-22, 04:03 | Link #56 |
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The worst is that I don't understand why anyone would try to shoot Kogami in this episode. Whatever the chief said, he " didn't breach any code of trust". He was transferred into the other division under standard procedures as well as the authorization of his direct superiors. Someone should have questioned the CHief about this.
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I, too, want to believe they allocated less budgets (ie. used the bad artists) on this episode so more money would be thrown in the final episodes. It's no surprise I can just pick some random some timeframes and catch some bad shots. The last one below with Masaoka is so creepy that it's funny and hurting me: Quote:
Anyway, Akane's caught Sibyl's attention with that action... Another flag is raised for Akane getting a "promotion"? |
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2013-02-22, 07:58 | Link #60 | ||
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This was a great episode! Except for the animation. Did anyone else notice that Gino teleported at one point? (10 minutes 55 seconds through the ep.) And Masaoka's mouth animation was really bad at several points, particularly when talking to Kougami. He looked like a robot.
Best things about this ep: - Masaoka and Gino talking! And also Masaoka and Kougami talking. Masaoka, bringer of safe houses, cars and working weapons. What a competent detective. - Akane's quick thinking action to save Kougami was amazing. Her voice was so steady...And pretending that the Dominator was malfunctioning was a great way to sweep things under the carpet. (I wonder if Sybil is going to take notice of her now? I mean, if they don't only recruit psychopaths, surely Akane would look like a great braiiiiinssss candidate. Clear, undisturbed hue, quick thinking, decisive, effective...) Poor Gino. I have no idea how he's going to handle things after the situation he was put in this ep. - I like how cool headed Kougami is. He didn't blame Akane for Makishima's escape the way some people did. He even thinks that her course of action is correct. - Because of this ep and the way the Chief acted, the characters have all the puzzle pieces they need to go forward. Kougami even put his finger right on the issue. And then the chief basically proved him right. Quote:
To be quite honest, if the Sybil system had any sense, they would be ordering Makishima to be killed on sight (...not that they can affect him with a Dominator...) or at least for the police to be told that he doesn't need to be brought in alive. He Knows Too Much, wants to bring down the system, and has proven that he's capable of doing so. Yet they want him swaddled in cotton wool? Idiots... In regard to the MSWPB group, it's really looking as if Sybil is planning to have them all killed after Makishima is caught again, because now they know that the Chief can instantly over-ride the system to murder people, and the Kagari and Makishima things are at a level where even the other teams' Inspectors didn't trust what's going on (and that was before they saw the Chief's murder attempt). Or...could it just be that Sybil is so incompetent that it doesn't believe that these actions could cause problems for it later, and it was just so keen to protect Makishima('s delicious brainsss) that it realised it had to get rid of Kougami ASAP, even if it meant all those Inspectors seeing that override happen? At this point I can't tell whether the Sybil system is stupidly going after having Makishima join it because (a) it can't comprehend that it has screwed up and it needs to change its goals, or (b) that they think Makishima's brain is just that good that it's worth it all. Quote:
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