It was often extreme for the sake of being extreme, in several ways, but that was one of the points of the show. Over-the-top or not, I found the story interesting, and definitely was hoping that the main characters would be successful, against those villains. It was often pretty tense, too... yeah, I thought it was good for sure, overall.Branduil said:
Japan skipped episodes 23 and 24 because of the earthquake. The US hasn't aired them either.Novid said:
Everything is fabulous.Extollere said:
Whats your angle on this? Ironic or real?Extollere said:
The music is pretty nice as well. And between people explaining shit to death (Fate) and just being dumped into a world and letting it speak for itself, I vastly prefer the latter. Presumably, you can pick things up by just watching the show as it happens.A Black Falcon said:Well, I think the confusion of almost all plot elements in this episode are really what highlights how good the action parts are. If the plot actually made any sense it'd hold up better (and it might later in retrospect, once it explains some things), but yeah, for now the action, and maybe also the main three characters, are the highlights, along with the theme, music, etc.
As for "no explanation for new viewers"... yeah, good point, people watching this REALLY should watch the first season first, without that some of the few bits of plot in the episode that did made sense probably wouldn't.
That post describes everyone in here after Code Geass ended.Rahxephon91 said:
Check out Guilty Crown and join us every week!Extollere said:
zeroshiki said:
Every single post you make proves to me you are an outlier in whatever context is being discussed.Rahxephon91 said:
Well at least I gave you a heads up. Better then Code Geass, with it's twists and turns that came out of nowhere.zeroshiki said:
Rahxephon91 said:
Just because the show is awful doesn't mean that there aren't people that like it anyway, obviously. I don't really know why, but I have guessed before that it probably is something like that they like the same things that made me hate it...Rahxephon91 said:
And then there's Horizon, which basically is both at once -- on the one hand, it's got lots of exposition, but on the other hand, it's also somewhat poorly explained and seems to rely on you just figuring things out. ... Yeah, it's not exactly the best of both worlds...firehawk12 said:
zeroshiki said:
Oh I love Code Geass. Even own it on dvd. But calling it good in an actual sense, that's stretching it for me.Extollere said:
Nope, trust me though there is a method to my madness.Regulus Tera said:
You've forgotten that I greatly dislike evil MCs? That's a big part of it... that it's got so much pointless, overdone destruction for no good reason, constant stupid plot twists, and way too much pointless tragedy (some of which gets revoked, with or without reason, some of which doesn't) don't help either. And given the nature of the MC, it's not like there's a good cause involved to give there any kind of defense to the violence. I will admit I've watched FAR from all of it, but based on what I have seen, it'd be harder to think of much positive to say about it than it would negative things... I can't think of anything much good to say about it, offhand.zeroshiki said:
I guess you don't get it. Those things don't matter. Especially not when it comes to anime. Theatrics like this can take precidence over consistency, and there is a finely tuned balance for where and when this should happen. It's crafted, in other words, for the sake of what works best in the context of the story or of its themes. I'm sorry you couldn't enjoy the ride.Rahxephon91 said:
I don't know. Some of it was boring. Like the middle of season 1 got pretty weak, was going to drop it. I'm really glad I didn't as the tail end of season 1 was great.Regulus Tera said:
I disagree, when things happen as stupid, and wrong, as the things that happen in that show often are, I'd definitely take boring over something like that.Regulus Tera said:
No way, the actual plot of the show matters, it shouldn't just be about "ooh look at the shiney craziness, never mind how stupid it all is!" and that's all... certainly not for anything remotely considered good, for sure, anyway. Lots of action is NOT the only thing a competent show needs.Extollere said:
I liked the Mao stuff even if it didn't make much sense in the grand scheme. That's definitely the weak link of that series, however.Rahxephon91 said:
I expect "stupid" from ninety-nine percent of the entertainment media I consume. When a show like Geass has the bravado to do the stupid without caring to explain itself and manages to overshadow the idiocy with the fabulousness, I can't do anything but love the result.A Black Falcon said:
No, he's evil. He may do good things every once in a while, but he's definitely evil overall...Steroyd said:
That is, given all the other reasons I hate the show, I don't know how high incest would be on the list.
Hitler believed he had good intentions as well.[/Godwin's Law]Steroyd said:
