Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 - Episode 24

Following on from the last episode of Code Geass R2, the focus inevitably remains on the titanic battle between Lelouch and Schneizel - The kind of sibling rivalry normally confined to the back yard or school playground, but somehow this particular tiff has managed to end up with the whole world at stake. Well, boys will be boys...

I suppose if you think about it it was inevitable that Lelouch was going to win out somehow, and (apologies for the spoiler) that's exactly what he does here after lots of mecha battling action, Kallen and C.C. going at it like crazy (I mean fighting in their Knightmares, you perverts!) and a rather user-unfriendly anti-FLEIJA device (only Nina would create something that needs to be configured and detonated in 19 and 0.04 seconds respectively - She should go work for Microsoft when all this is over) that enabled Lelouch and Suzaku to make it aboard the Damocles.


From that point onward, cue another great little trick from Lelouch to win against Schneizel after what appeared to be a long dialogue between the two but wasn't, which also brought up a rather nice soundbite as to what the different factions in this series are all about - Charles was pursuing yesterday, Schneizel today (i.e. the here and now, forever more) and Lelouch claims to be chasing tomorrow, although we still don't really know quite what he's up to in the long run. I think I've gotten a feel for what he wants to do, but I'm far too much of a wimp to discuss it in public and be wrong, so I'm sitting on my thoughts for another week. With Schneizel beaten, it's just left to Lelouch to handle Nunnally, which brings about a big surprise of its own...

There seems to be rather a lot of anti-Code Geass R2 sentiment floating around the Internet these days, and although I can understand some of those frustrations (just how many times can you bring some characters back from the dead?) if you can put some of the more crazy aspects of the show to one side it is still more than capable of pulling off some moments that leave you with a big grin on your face as Lelouch triumphs against the odds yet again. Perhaps R2 hasn't felt anything like as 'smart' in this respect as the original series, but damn is it still entertaining most of the time. Now we just have to wait and see how it will all end, or indeed if it will all end at all? Surely there's no room left in this show for Code Geass R3...