Yes! It’s over!
…And it’s an absolutely bullshit ending that still manages to tie up most of the loose ends, mainly via lottery and random string knotting (“let’s see, Jeremiah… and Anya… hmmm…”). But what the hell, right? It’s a ridiculous end to a ridiculous series, so let’s just savour it.
Perhaps to make up for the last thirty-five-odd episodes, there’s philosophy (read: sophistry) coming out the wazoo. Kallen and Suzaku continue their “change from inside vs. change from outside” debate, but unfortunately, the actual fight scene was awesome so all that will fall on deaf ears. Nunnally instantly becomes the stupidest character in the series (but still better than off-the-charts Tamaki) and Lelouch just does his magic on her anyway, so it balances out.
(I have to say, though, Lelouch’s resolve at this point is pretty admirable.)
Anyway, Lelouch pins all the world’s hatred on himself, then kills himself with “Zero”, thus giving the world a future by marking himself down as its enemy. Surprisingly good move by Sunrise. Except for the fifty-car-pileup in front of it.
This goes back to that ‘disappointment’ thing I was saying for Macross Frontier. Season 1 of Geass didn’t start out too bad. And apparently, Sunrise did a reasonably good plotline and themes to show. But the execution is terrible enough that just laughing is not enough to cover the letdown. The overall framework for Geass could have led to a strong story, but… well, yeah.
And thus I present, the only reasons I kept watching:
Kallen would be here too, if she had any role beyond “sidelined abandoned love interest”. Actually, I’m not sure what Anya’s got over her aside from loli appeal. Shrug.
