When men in coats expose themselves, it’s a criminal offence but when C.C. does it, it’s called a revelation.
You cannot tempt me with your green-haired wiles, C.C.! The return of the headband sees the scoring kick off with -1.
C.C. teasing Kallen about ‘us’ versus ‘me’ was a delight. +1 Every harem comedy with some mecha and politics as window dressing should have lots of fun like this!
Millay adds +1 for getting Lelouch in a pink apron with big bow. Would have been even funnier if the apron had frills and ribbons.
Best Prize EVAR and Supreme Irony, highlighted by Lelouch’s black laugh. +1 Actually it should be a goblet or grail that the prize winner drinks from and the flavour isn’t cool and spicy but salty and bitter. T_T
Viletta-sensei needs some white gloves and yellow-tinted glasses if she’s going to keep up that pose.
Sleeveless is not that good actually. Her teacher’s outfit needs the little white jacket for that extra cute touch. And high heels for PE? -1 Well, she’s still got such a great bod and chara design that I’m sure she causes rampant fapping in the showers after every PE lesson.
The whole concept of fan service with just the clothes on their own is simply brilliant because of their evocativeness. +1 SUNRISE, GG! Let’s all ride the Train Wreck Express To WTF Ending but if we’ve got harem hijinks and such cute pink panties, who cares?
I was half-expecting Kallen to hug the uniform. Or even say that ‘It smells like Lelouch…’ Then realizing that actually it smells like C.C. Disappointment. (-1) Bleah. If you’re going to pander, pander all the way dammit!
C.C. in green bunny suit says: Let’s go to the gate and distribute flyers for The Adventures of Kallen The Combat Waitress!
Unlike GONZO’s unintentional comedy, I’m pretty sure all this humour here is intentional: +1. I was just LOLOLOLOL at Kallen’s shock at being seen like this by the Chinese, Gao Hai’s disappointment, the towel unravelling and C.C.’s coup de grace of: ‘見ãˆã‚‹ãžã€‚’
The OP implied that there will be the Viletta x Ohgi relationship will be explored further. I find myself fascinated by the possibility that Viletta may switch sides or, at least, refrain from acting against Zero at a crucial moment because of Ohgi. Her expression of regret (Garten’s screencap title might have the real reason though LOL) plus her horror at Rollo’s ruthlessness may be foreshadowing this. Such an enjoyable harem comedy when the subsidiary love-hate relationships give rise to fun speculation too! +1
Shirley-inspired Lelouch tenderness, anger and introspection: +1. Though Lelouch had used Shirley before, treated her badly, indirectly killed her father, modified her memories against her will, yet somehow I still get the impression that he cares for her deeply. I was surprised at the gentleness of his expression when he looked her on the floor with the bowl and mix all over her. He does regret what he’s done to her. And what’s happened to her seems to rile him up in a way that is only surpassed by what’s been done to Nunally and what Suzaku did to him. [Add: In short, he shows Care For Haremette.]
Given how Shirley freaked out over Kallen, it’s going to be fireworks when she finds out about C.C. It’s going to be interesting especially since the three girls bring out different and sometimes contradictory aspects of Lelouch that makes for great harem doramaz and comedy.
Final score. There was no Cecile-nee in this episode: -1.
Episode total: 2
Series cumulative score: 19
If Ashford Academy is anything like a normal school, I imagine Viletta is the subject of a lot of obscene graffiti in the boys’ loos.
Is it just me, or does the size of Shirley’s eyes change (decrease) between Season 1 and R2? (if you look at the screenshots above)
I like how CC is so bored that she has just been torturing Kallen on a daily basis. By the time Lelouch rejoins them, I think CC and Kallen will have recreated the Haruhi-Mikuru dynamic, with Kallen being forced to wear all sorts of silly costumes. Kallen only has one sorta-normal outfit, so how hard would it be to “accidentally” mess up while washing it?
Also, shouldn’t the coat smell like Kallen + Lelouch, since he gave it to her to cover up?
I was intrigued that Rollo’s Geass does not require eye-to-eye contact, and I wonder if that was its full range. The fact that it is only a Diet Za Warudo makes for some exciting possible countering strategies.
IKnight, given how posh Ashford is, probably not grafitti but there’ll probably loads of chara goods like photos, small personal items ‘liberated’ from their star owners and dakimakaru! LOL
Sadlis, I dunno… probably a function of the facial expressions at the time rather than a season-based redesign. But your hypothesis is definitely testable given some hard graft!
Kabitzin, LOL Kallen has been giving the bulk of the fanservice so we can expect more to come… there’s still meido, nurse. Coat-wise, people don’t normally notice their own BO/scent, yah? Lelouch came up with an interesting counter-strategy agst Mao so I’ll really looking fwd to how he’ll cope with Rollo’s. And I wonder why Rollo’s so hung up about the locket?
See, Lelouch has not one but three choices: a Brit girl (Shirley), a Japanese girl (Karen), or a Chinese girl (I assume Shi Tsu is Chinese).
And oh, there’s also that one Japanese guy (Suzaku)…..
LOL, Garten, about Suzaku. Maybe Rollo too? orz
BTW my guess is that C.C. is an alien (Ragunaru?) from Jupiter since they showed an orange-brown gas giant during both the Season 1 and R2 contracting sequences.
you guys forgot Milly Onee-san and Karen is half japanese.
And he doesn’t have to choose. Once he depose of his father and become emperor. He can have a harem.
As long as you stand for justice, you can be in Lelouch’s harem.
Rollo is probably some clone or put-together guy, and the locket is the only thing that shows he is a real person. Will Lelouch recognize Rollo’s existence?!
I dunnoe…. with the scene in the preview and the fact that Lelouch gave Rollo a locket (good lord, which guy actually gives another guy THAT?), Rollo could well be another member of Lelouch’s harm *Shudder*
I love watching C.C. in Zerowear, followed by that dress-with-thigh highs. Watching her tease Kallen is even better, though. Somehow, it just seems sexier.
And I think the reason Lelouch is so warm towards Shirley here is mostly because there’s nobody else to dote on that’s SAFE to do so; Nunally’s missing, Rolo’s a spy, and he never doted on Millay despite that Halloween picture’s suggestive glances. That, and the fact that the Emperor did to him what he did to Kallen probably has something to do with his sudden burst of empathy towards her this episode.
Sadlis: This is CLAMP-influenced. I’d be surprised if there wasn’t some sorta-kinda yaoi in the series somewhere. Chobits was the only series that avoided it, but that’s because they had more women than men around… and Hideki wasn’t a shotacon.
Wasn’t he pretty regretful about what happened to Shirley in the first season? Killing her father, getting her involved, and then having to erase all the memories of someone he considers a friend?
Hell, between the two Lulu seems to be the one who most values his friendships. He did, after all, try to protect the Ashford gang at the end of the second season and tried to keep Suzaku as his friend right up until the end. He seems to be the kind of person who doesn’t make friends easily, but once he has them he’ll go out of his way to hold onto them.
Onion: He was, but Shirley’s basically the most innocent character in the show outside of Nunally… which means she’s the Nunally-stand-in for this season so far, with regards to allowing Zero to show some humanity. She’s a friend, and someone who he is fond of at least in a close friend sort of way… and she’s been repeatedly screwed over by Geass-users, so that means he’s not happy about the situation as a result. Plus, he’s using her here to evade surveillance, so there’s bound to be some regrets over the fact he has to use her (again) in order to do anything.
Lulu’s a far better friend than Suzaku is, whose ‘idealism’ and rampant denial is sending him right down the slippery slope to a fiery place. I hope we get to see him burn in his frame… or die with the Emperor’s bullet in his back. ;)
Ahahaha!
For some reason I laughed for a while when Gao went “Zero wa…Onna!?!”
I don’t know if it was the image of Kallen as Zero, the voice Gao used or C.C confirming that Zero is indeed a woman.
I have played this episode for a whole hour…pausing after every Kallen moment and replaying it!
I love this girl!
C.C may have the best *cough* in the world but Kallen will always have mine heart.
I hope we get to see more C.C x Kallen moments.
Haha, I didn’t notice the high heels.
Baka-Raptor, I *always* notice heels; it affects the pertness of everything else, kinda like a pushup bra. :D
Xellos-_^, re: the Emperor solution. Doesn’t always work - just ask Kazu-kun and Akane-chan! LOL
I’m starting to entertain the notion that Rollo *is* Nunally. But I think it’s mainly because Escaflowne’s finale is still fresh in my mind… orz
The big question regarding Suzaku is, of course, now that he’s lost his Princess Bride, how will he ever be able to get back into Lelouch’s harem??
Zyl: He doesn’t, and then pulls a Flay type ending… I hope.
Stripey, as soon as you get a clear shot TAKE HIM OUT.
This kind of sick rumor cannot be allowed to develop into truth.