Character Discussion - C.C

[Var]

Originally Posted by Orga777

This whole season has issues with pacing. It started off horrendously slow, and now because of that slow start (mostly because of the time slot change) they have to cram everything in at the end like this making it hyperspeed. But how they are handling the fast pacing is actually pretty good. The episode never broke stride and it never felt unnatural. Just a little crunched is all.

C.C. somehow getting out of the room Lelouch kept her locked in, and being conveniently exactly where Anya was... come on?

[Asleep]

Originally Posted by Orga777

This whole season has issues with pacing. It started off horrendously slow, and now because of that slow start (mostly because of the time slot change) they have to cram everything in at the end like this making it hyperspeed. But how they are handling the fast pacing is actually pretty good. The episode never broke stride and it never felt unnatural. Just a little crunched is all.

They lost a lot of time because they had to recreate everything.
I think they are at the main plot now. They don't need to build anything up for the new viewers. It might be rushed because of all the time lost, but at least it's not mirroring the first season anymore.

[Orga777]

Originally Posted by Var

C.C. somehow getting out of the room Lelouch kept her locked in, and being conveniently exactly where Anya was... come on?

She got out of the room and was outside. What is so hard to believe? And I don't remember her being specifically locked in either...

[Var]

Originally Posted by Orga777

She got out of the room and was outside. What is so hard to believe? And I don't remember her being specifically locked in either...

She suddenly learned how to use an elavator, an electronic door, and just happened to leave the room when she never did before? Come on.

[Asleep]

Originally Posted by Var

She suddenly learned how to use an elavator, an electronic door, and just happened to leave the room when she never did before? Come on.

Maybe Kallen brought her down. Why does she have to live alone in that room without her master anymore?

[Var]

Originally Posted by Asleep

Maybe Kallen brought her down. Why does she have to live alone in that room without her master anymore?

Why would Kallen bring her out and then just leave her?

[Orga777]

Originally Posted by Var

She suddenly learned how to use an elavator, an electronic door, and just happened to leave the room when she never did before? Come on.

Hey, it is more believable than Lelouch conveniently was riding down teh street with Rivalz at the same time as a terrorist group conveniently stole a container that conveniently held C.C., the truck conveniently crashing near Lelouch who decides to go check it out, gets conveniently thrust into a pickle at that moment when, Suzaku conveniently finds him at that moment. And then how everything else conveniently happened.

So yeah, C.C. running into Anya was a lot of convenience, but hardly that big for you to complain about.

[TheDisruptiveOne]

CC didn't leave that room once. She presumably stayed in that room ever since she lost her memories. The other Black Knights had a party and even commented that CC wasn't around because she wasn't feeling well.

CC leaving her room and being right where Anya landed is the greatest bit of deus ex machina we have ever seen in the series. (Rakshata arriving with the upgrades to the Guren while Kallen fell in episode 6 is a close second.)

[Asleep]

Originally Posted by Var

Why would Kallen bring her out and then just leave her?

She could have been called away by Ougi or someone! They don't have the time to show us every little thing with all the time they've wasted already. Obviously it will be rushed. I would like to see the original version without all the needless repetition, but I am not going to get it.

Originally Posted by TheDisruptiveOne

CC didn't leave that room once. She presumably stayed in that room ever since she lost her memories. The other Black Knights had a party and even commented that CC wasn't around because she wasn't feeling well.

CC leaving her room and being right where Anya landed is the greatest bit of deus ex machina we have ever seen in the series. (Rakshata arriving with the upgrades to the Guren while Kallen fell in episode 6 is a close second.)

I disagree. Lelouch wasn't present anymore and Lelouch kept her there. And from what she said she knew he was gone for good.

[Var]

Originally Posted by Orga777

Hey, it is more believable than Lelouch conveniently was riding down teh street with Rivalz at the same time as a terrorist group conveniently stole a container that conveniently held C.C., the truck conveniently crashing near Lelouch who decides to go check it out, gets conveniently thrust into a pickle at that moment when, Suzaku conveniently finds him at that moment. And then how everything else conveniently happened.

So yeah, C.C. running into Anya was a lot of convenience, but hardly that big for you to complain about.

You cannot compare the plot initiating event to something at the 45th episode of the story. All stories start on coincidence, but they hardly make massive plot points on convenience.

[Orga777]

Originally Posted by Var

You cannot compare the plot initiating event to something at the 45th episode of the story.

Oh? There is a lot of OTHER coincidences that occur throughout this anime that still make C.C. getting on deck look tame. Seriously, it is NOT that big a deal. Why can't their be stairs to get outside with? Running into Anya while she was making her patrol is also not that big a deal. So what is the problem? I am surprised you are even bringing it up really.

[Var]

Originally Posted by Orga777

Oh? There is a lot of OTHER coincidences that occur throughout this anime that still make C.C. getting on deck look tame. Seriously, it is NOT that big a deal. Why can't their be stairs to get outside with? Running into Anya while she was making her patrol is also not that big a deal. So what is the problem? I am surprised you are even bringing it up really.

Name one that resulted in something equal to C.C. and Marianne suddenly reappearing and conversing.

I'm bringing it up because I like watching people squirm to find very weak counters to my points.

[Narona]

Originally Posted by Orga777

Oh? There is a lot of OTHER coincidences that occur throughout this anime that still make C.C. getting on deck look tame. Seriously, it is NOT that big a deal. Why can't their be stairs to get outside with? Running into Anya while she was making her patrol is also not that big a deal. So what is the problem? I am surprised you are even bringing it up really.

No, C.C. in 21 is worse that 1 million people who can undress themself and put a zero costume in 20 sec.

/sarcasm

[Witacume]

Originally Posted by Var

Name one that resulted in something equal to C.C. and Marianne suddenly reappearing and conversing.

I'm bringing it up because I like watching people squirm to find very weak counters to my points.

i lawled at this.
Var is pure evil!!!
i almost done with my next chapter.

[Orga777]

Originally Posted by Var

Name one that resulted in something equal to C.C. and Marianne suddenly reappearing and conversing.

Suzaku being sent to execute Toudou just while the BK's move to rescue him, gets his hatch ripped open to expose himself to Lelouch? Mao coming out of NOWHERE? Jeremiah surviving at the end of S1? Jeremiah's 360 heel turn and no questions asked? And Shirley's death happened all because of coincidence. Like Rolo being there and running into Shirley in a HUGE mall and all that. Those are the ones I got on the top of my head anyway.

[Narona]

Originally Posted by Var

Name one that resulted in something equal to C.C. and Marianne suddenly reappearing and conversing.

I'm bringing it up because I like watching people squirm to find very weak counters to my points.

Another, I didn't know that a woman can have the strength of a gorilla and can look more like an anorexic model than like schwarzenegger.

I guess the source of Kallen's strength is from her boobs. Like samson, but because of boobs.

[Var]

Originally Posted by Orga777

Suzaku being sent to execute Toudou just while the BK's move to rescue him, gets his hatch ripped open to expose himself to Lelouch? Mao coming out of NOWHERE? Jeremiah surviving at the end of S1? Jeremiah's 360 heel turn and no questions asked? And Shirley's death happened all because of coincidence. Like Rolo being there and running into Shirley in a HUGE mall and all that. Those are the ones I got on the top of my head anyway.

All of what you listed was foreshadowed either in the same episode or the one prior. Suzaku being sent to execute Todou is hardly anything out of the blue as they had been, constantly, testing his loyalty. Him executing his instructor is the ultimate test. Jeremiah's defection was discussed in the Picture Dramas and in the show where we learn that he is broken over failing Marianne. (Though I'll give you that that one was a bit out there, but still in terms of character importance pales in comparison.) Mao we saw episodes before he actually appeared, with C.C. talking about him. Rolo was flying there, that makes sense, them bumping into one another you could argue for but not him actually being there.

And again, none of these remotely compare to the two main plot driving characters suddenly appearing with no foreshadowing or forewarning.

Originally Posted by Narona

Another, I didn't know that a woman can have the strength of a gorilla and can look more like an anorexic model than like schwarzenegger.

I guess the source of Kallen's strength is from her boobs. Like samson, but because of boobs.

I didn't know people could live forever or have super-eyes. -_-

[Witacume]

Originally Posted by Narona

Another, I didn't know that a woman can have the strength of a gorilla and can look more like an anorexic model than like schwarzenegger.

I guess the source of Kallen's strength is from her boobs. Like samson, but because of boobs.

or Suzaku being able to dodge bullets XD
MAtrix here we come.

[Strettger]

Come now, its a bit different with Marriane appearing, in hindsight she had always been there, watching, talking with C.C.... we just never knew exactly what she looked like now.
C.C was talking with Marriane throughout both seasons, people weren't even sure she was dead or not; hell I still don't know if she is dead and thats just an echo in Anya....

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Originally Posted by Orga777

Suzaku being sent to execute Toudou just while the BK's move to rescue him, gets his hatch ripped open to expose himself to Lelouch? Mao coming out of NOWHERE? Jeremiah surviving at the end of S1? Jeremiah's 360 heel turn and no questions asked? And Shirley's death happened all because of coincidence. Like Rolo being there and running into Shirley in a HUGE mall and all that. Those are the ones I got on the top of my head anyway.

This show is practically built of coincidence. One of the funnier ones is the fact that Suzaku's super human abilities qualify perfectly for stopping Mao's trap for Nunally. Not to mention that Mao's ability to mind read is the perfect way to reveal that Suzaku killed his father. Reall there have been so many coincidences that this one with C.C. doesn't seem like a big deal. Yes this one didn't have a lot of forshadowing, but in a way that makes the surprise that more surprising. However there has been hints that something was up with Anya and apparently people had theories that Anya and C.C. were some how connected. Maybe not in this exact way, but whatever. I don't I'm just not suprised by the coincidence of this because at this point and with the way the show has been handled lately I just expect it.