CODE GEASS: TRAINWRECK OF THE REBELLION EPS 17-19

(THIS TOTALLY CONTAINS SPOIERS)

Well, Lelouch goes on his best behavior again, this time to recruit ace Japanese commander Todou. In the process, Suzaku's identity as the guy in the white mech who keeps almost killing everybody is revealed. Lelouch manages to convince his army that they should try to recruit the lad instead of killing him. It ends up with Suzaku holding Zero at gunpoint, waiting for some missiles to land on both of them. As for why he doesn't just shoot the guy, well, I guess that isn't dramatic enough. But to make things more complicated, a new prince manguy shows up in his battle-cruiser and fires his whatever-gun that blows up everything.

This naturally transports the main characters to a deserted island. Regardless of how they get there, I am a fan of Macross and the 'camping trip with the enemy' plot device is straight out of the pages of that show. Now if Lelouch would just start singing J-Pop songs during battle, I would be satisfied completely.

Anyway, Suzaku and Karren are interesting to watch since they get along anyway and they both think they're doing the right thing even though their on opposite sides and stuff. On the other side of the island, Lelouch wants to shoot princess Yuffie, but then changes his mind and they have this kind of terrible picnic because they are both nobles and have no idea how to survive and get food without butlers and servants. I especially love the scene in the picture up above; how does the guy who laughs maniacally while talking about destroying the Britannian Empire through bloodshed all of a sudden feel bad about asking a princess to help build a trap? Multiple personality disorder?

Oh well, who cares -- camping trips are fun. Anyway, some degree of character inconsistency is to be expected from an anime. The genre as a while is more interested in exploring formal situations and character dynamics (like this scene straight out of Macross) than it is in completely consistent character development. But still, I don't know of another show that does inconsistency with the flair and intensity of Code Geass. But that's kind of why I'm still watching. I want to see Lelouch bite a baby's head off to make a healing balm for his sister.