CODE GEASS: TRAINWRECK OF THE REBELLION EPS 8 & 8.5

(SPOILER ALERT: THIS TOTALLY CONTAINS SPOILERS)

Maybe it’s the wannabe communist in me, but I can’t help but want to get behind Lelouch when he dramatically unveils his fashion army and declares them allies of the weak and enemies to the strong. But then there’s this series of dialogue as he tucks in his sister at the end of episode 8.5:

NUNNALY: “Lets have things go back to how they used to be.”
LELOUCH: “Of course. (In order to make that happen I shall…DESTROY THE WORLD)”

Wait, what?! How do the writers even try to present Lelouch as remotely sympathetic when he has psychotic lines like that? He doesn’t need political power to corrupt him and make him crazy, he’s already bat-shit crazy. Meanwhile, Suzaku has to pretty much attempt to sacrifice his life every time an old lady so much as needs to cross the street.

At some point the characters in this show were somewhat realistic, like when we saw Lelouch react to his inevitable death in episode one. Now, all bets are pretty much off. I won’t be surprised by any character doing pretty much anything at this point. Although, come to think of it, a bunch of bi-polar psychopath’s with giant robots doesn’t sound like too bad of a show. Shit, I gotta watch the next episode.