Code Geass R2 Episode 21 & 22 Reaction & Discussion!

[@VolumeOnePodcast]

Stay tuned for our next reaction episodes to the the iconic “Cowboy Bepop” 😱 coming soon! 👏

[@crossmariancrosscode5007]

*You need to watch episode 24 & 25 together you cannot watch episode 25 separately from 24. so watch 23 solo or do 23-24-25 altogether guys*

[@frenchynoob]

"I WILL NOT LET YOU CALL THAT A LIE!... Over my dead body!" That line gives me chills everytime...

[@zeehero7280]

JYB is a legend of voice acting.

[@hunter2516]

Lelouch's speech about Nunally's smile in episode 21 is probably one of my favorite moments in the series, the VA did such a fantastic job. Shout out Johnny Yong Bosch.

[@MangoMann072]

JYB the goat!

[@someguy3508]

I couldn't watch Bleach on dub. All I could see was Lelouch 😅

[@MangoMann072]

Johnny Yong Bosch performance when Lelouch is confronting his parents is outstanding. The tone, the emotion in his voice and the overall delivery is truly amazing and JYB is one of the goats!

[@joshuasmith9061]

Bismark is at the same state as Mao, he can't turn it off. Imagine talking to someone and they answer your questions before you ask them. Sealing it allows him to function in high society.

[@saptomo]

So practically mao could have done the same? Just close his eyes and he will not hear everyone else’s thoughts?

[@ovento7438]

@@saptomo Mao heard, but Bismarck sees. In general, I think this is in order not to shine a Geass, which is visible in front of the eyes, which is confirmed by the fact that Lelouch saw Emperor's.

[@coupdegrace2767]

​@@saptomo not all Geass powers require visual confirmation, Rolo's power is a good example as it's envelopes everyone around him. Mao's functioned the same way, as he heard thoughts of everyone around him regardless of his line of sight.

[@joshuasmith9061]

@@saptomo sadly not since Mao's Geass was not sight based. I guess Lelouch needing the contacts is a better comparison.

[@bartolsironic6286]

So, basically how Nunnaly got hurt is that V2 staged another shooting to cover up Marianne's murder in which they put Nunnaly and shot her, that's why she is paralysed.

[@zeehero7280]

The red text said "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate" Abandon All Hope Ye who Enter Here. It was written on the gates of Hell in Dante's inferno

[@Swaboosh]

It's time for me to implement the -Human Instramentality Project- Ragnarok Connection and combine all humans into one consciousness by destroying everyone's -A.T. Field- "masks" that they wear!

[@pkakira88]

Damn... just sounds like Shin Kamen Rider to me.

[@MangoMann072]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@neokamenrider]

Shin kamen rider

[@carlosmanueldelgadonule2313]

Movies are set in an alternate universe.

[@user-dn9vj3qs8q]

The universe that Shali is alive.

[@abeautifullie7579]

All Hail Lelouch!!!

[@stormsniper4765]

So a couple things to realize from EP 21. Lelouch’s geass evolved in response to him finally accepting who he is. (He says directly now I know who I truly am right before it develops in his other eye.) if you delve into the mythos of the word geass it is essentially a thing that can be considered a curse or a boon depending on how the user wields it. (Also some cool imagery of lelouch spreading his arms like Christ on the cross standing before god). When lelouch took over the throne he used his geass on ALL of the upper nobility and remaining royals besides nunally and schnizal. This is due to Charles consolidating power around the emperor as a system. Nobody can refuse the summons of the emperor and so ALL high level nobility was there when the command was given. This is VERY important to understand for later. After the final episode I’m going to make a long comment explaining a few things that are only found in subtext. Gonna miss watching yall react to my favorite anime of all time.

[@TheGelatinousSnake]

“Stop Time” perhaps not time as in the actual passage of moment to moment. Maybe more like “The Times” “human progress”. If everyone merges all their memories.. everyone has the same motivations. There maybe a short time change but very soon, all progress will stop and an age of good enough stagnation will begin. A time when nothing ever changes, as if time has stopped for humanity

[@Swaboosh]

So so hyped for the last episode!!! It's been an amazing ride watching with you guys!

[@antidave]

Lelouch and Suzaku went crazy with these matching fits cause they are so cute

[@minhsakura281]

Charles, Marianne, and their Human Instrumentality Project.

[@meursaulty6672]

Damn I'm going to miss y'alls reactions to this.

[@volumeoneplus]

Same 😭😭

[@meursaulty6672]

​@volumeoneplus As someone who's seen at least 15 different reaction channels watch this, your analysis is top tier. Thank yall for being awesome and invested fans.

[@GhERM2SOIED72]

Akito the Exiled is excellent, and takes place between Seasons 1&2. It has super cool knightmares! The first 3 movies are a retelling of the story with some smaller plot changes that I won't spoil, but they're no big deal. The 4th one, LeLouche of the Resurrection, is a continuation of the story that's based off the movie continuity, and it's mostly fanservice (not the NSFW kind... mostly). I like it, since I love the series! There's a comic, OZ of the Reflection, which takes place concurrently with Akito the Exiled, and then concurrently with season 2. I don't know where to read the last half :( . There are other manga spinoffs (Nightmare of Nunnally, this one that takes place in ancient Japan, and one with power suits instead of knightmares and Suzaku as a protagonist.)... They're all, respectfully, mediocre. There're are a few gatcha games with bits of added story- not worth it. There also seems to be a new anime on the way? Maybe continuing from the Resurrection with a new set of protagonists? I honestly don't trust how this studio treats this IP.

[@BB-hx4mj]

Please stop spoiling the end by saying the title of that movie.

[@connorharnage6697]

@@BB-hx4mjYour comment spoils it more than the original. Resurrection can implay many things and the only reason you'd take it literally is if you already know the ending

[@nachot6592]

They basically wanted to create the third impact, merge all consciousness into one. Lelouch pulled a Shinji and forcefully rejected it with Geass.

[@bkgraphs1810]

Lelouch's speech in japanese hits harder for me that I can clearly feel his anger, madness, sorrow, tears. Dub is also good anyway

[@ryanrodriguez2418]

Basically Charles was Gendo Ikari. He’s doing his own Human Instrumentality Project but unlike Gendo who did this to reunite with Yui, while Charles did the Ragnarok Connection since he believed humanity was doomed ever since they started lying. Also Lelouch stopped his father’s version of Instrumentality instead of accepting it, while Shinji accepted instrumentality but later rejected after his experience.

[@MangoMann072]

I believe the movies and spin offs retcon a bunch of stuff they're probably worth skipping imo.

[@loki5094]

It's an alternate universe, and it's worth a watch or atleast watch it for the purpose of getting used with the new timeline to avoid confusion, You just can't skip the 3 movies and straight dive to resurrection, also Roze of the recapture the newest series of Code Geass will be based on the movie timeline

[@vhaelen326]

to this day im convinced the main reason why they introduced the knights of the round as numbers is so they could make the "knight of ... zero" line

[@minhsakura281]

I liked that you guys noticed that V2 Charles Marianne situation is sort of similar to Rolo Lelouch Shirley situation

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Lelouch standing up to his parents and that speech is amazing also one of the coolest things about Code Peak is the mechs/mech battles even though they're not really the focus at all but still so damn cool

[@strangetension4910]

i love the visible disgust on josh's face whenever nina is on screen

[@emranismail4875]

Charles represent the past,schneizel represent the present and lulu represents the future.

[@crowpearl571]

The consistency with lelouch believing there's nothing wrong with masks, and the development of suzaku admitting that all he cares about is results... great writing

[@lloleolom]

You are getting closer and closer to one of the most badass speeches in anime history ... 😋 "Attention entire world Hear my proclamation..."

[@kaiserdragon7233]

1:09 akito the exiled and the movies related to it center events between r1 and r2. It's mostly a toss up with the fandom but I recommend. The newest code geass movies are in a different timeline. The 3 first movies are setting up the last movie, code geass resurrection. The last movie is a big thank you for fanbase and I highly recommending it

[@BB-hx4mj]

Why is everyone spoiling the end by saying the name of the movie?!

[@kaiserdragon7233]

@@BB-hx4mj I'm just answering their question.

[@BlackSnowX]

I think the reason Lelouch didnt want to use his geass from the beginning to become the emperor is bcuz he didnt want to rob ppl of their free will for that choice. Maybe he wanted to be chosen based on his action but after what happened in C's world something changed and that was no longer necessary so he dropped his mask put all the cards on the table and just said fuck it, we ball.

[@metaknight9322]

I love Akito the Exiled, but its like no one seems to care 😂😢

[@Strongest_under_heaven]

I want to like it, but holy shit the first episode was so bad, I cant even get myself to continue

[@connorharnage6697]

I need to watch it. I've already watched Roze of the Recapture so why not

[@vhaelen326]

also can we all just take a moment and ask ourselfs why lelouch (who's outfit is positively FIRE btw) has a private jet that looks like it came free with a god damn happymeal?

[@nanazbound]

yall have the best reactions onjah

[@Jakokokoroko]

Bismark's Geass is the only Geass I don't really like since it feels like a total outlier. Every Geass so far has always been about the brain and about manipulating the brain - either your own or that of others. As a reminder, even Rolo's "timestop" isn't actually a timestop, it just paralyzes the people inside his radius but time still keeps moving. So they established that while Geass is a special power it can only manipulate your own and the brains of others to some degrees depending on the power. However Bismark's Geass is some absolute bullshit - he can literally see the future as it will happen. That's just straight up future prediction and has nothing to do with "just" manipulating your or another brain - he straight up sees fate or some bullshit. There would be a way to make Bismark's Geass still work if it would just "anticipate" the future based on his own brain anticipating his target's movements but the fact that he can use it on a Knightmare - and a new model whose specs he has no clue about - AND the fact that what he sees surprises himself kinda confirms that that is defnitely not how his Geass works - he actually just straight up sees the future.

[@PrettyBoyAshton]

This is my favorite anime of all time

[@alfredonavarro9526]

Not the casual mistborn reference.

[@pkakira88]

All but the last movie are recaps but the last movie follows the changes that the recaps make.

[@carlosmanueldelgadonule2313]

They aren's necessarily recaps. They change very important things that happened in the anime. They're an alternate universe.

[@RayBlazar]

Will the next one be a 3 episode special? The Resurrection movie is great in my opinion, technically a different timeline. Without getting into how, you'll notice as the movie progresses but its some details that you could easily forget about by the end. 30 outta 10 highly recommen'

[@Fyt11089]

These episodes for me as I'm sure many others completely solidified Johnny Yong Bosch as without a doubt the very best Dubbed Anime Actor (I know he also does Live Action and Video Games) but specifically in Dubbed Anime there is none other that compares to him.

[@paulbasaur]

gosh guys y'all are great in this lmao

[@SapienReach]

Basically the made everyone tell the truth for everything through the collective consciousness which was the planet. Tha sword was the collective thought of certain individual who wanted to rupture the collective consciousness to make everyone reveal themselves

[@JasonLee-o9e]

Watch leluch of the resurrection perfect way to end off after episode 25 if you want to watch the akito movies there time line is between season 1 and 2 and leluch is in the movies but not for to long

[@BB-hx4mj]

Please, change the comment, don’t spoil the end yet.

[@Nusa9376]

The movie doesn't really relevant, but if you don't want it to end, then watch the Akito the exiled and Lelouch resurrection

[@loki5094]

You can't watch resurrection without watching the trilogy movie, because it is in an alternate timeline so that the audience can separate the canon, for example is shirley and Mao, watching resurrection without the movie would confuse the audience with Shirley being alive and Geass lore involvement, also Roze of the recapture is set with the movie timeline it has returning characters with Lelouch as now an immortal being 6 years after the zero requiem

[@shanz7758]

@@loki5094 Honestly, you can absolutely watch the resurrection without watching the trilogy movie, I did. You can pretty much understand that it's basically the same story but without Shirley dying for some reason.

[@BB-hx4mj]

HEY!!!! SPOILERS!!!! WTF!!!! Edit the fing movie title! They haven’t watched the end yet!

[@shanz7758]

@@BB-hx4mj I mean, they've probably seen the name of the movie at least once since they know there are multiple movies. Also, at this point I'm not even sure they are reading their comments for now. Too much risk of an unfortunate spoiler. Also it's not REALLY a spoil, the resurrection could be of someone else!

[@Nusa9376]

@@BB-hx4mj but that is the title, how am i supposed to tell them?

[@adamisajoker]

Okay... Evangelion, it makes no sense. Gendo and Seele WANT humanity to merge into a single entity/hivemind, so why were they fighting the angels at all when they want them to win?

[@Toshiboyai]

Peak anime

[@loki5094]

Code Geass watch order canon timeline: R1 Season 1 of lelouch of the rebellion Akito the exiled movies ~this focuses on the war between Britannia and Eu with akito as the protagonist set in between R1 and R2, it has returning characters. R2 2nd season and the Conclusion of lelouch of the rebellion AU code Geass canon timeline: Code Geass trilogy movie (Retelling of R1 and R2 with added new scene and change of plots yet having the same ending with zero Requiem) Lelouch of the resurrection ~ The canon Sequel of the trilogy movie it will cause confusion if you did not watch the trilogies Roze of the Recapture ~Sequel series set 5 years after lelouch resurrection with the new cast and protagonist, it has returning characters such as cornelia

[@BB-hx4mj]

They haven’t watched the end yet, please stop spoiling by saying the name of that movie just yet.

[@adamisajoker]

Delete this

[@kmagryffindor3]

Highly recommend the Akito the exiled series (all have a dub) and the Re;Surection movie (dubbed with most of the original cast). You will need ti read what the recap movies changed just so one characters appearance makes sense lol. Also, Friday June 21 the dub of the new Code Geass sequel (set 7 years later) Rozé of the recapture starts on Hulu. Excited to start that.

[@emranismail4875]

Do they have code geass movies on Crunchyroll? What about the new series? (Hulu?)

[@BB-hx4mj]

Why is everyone spoiling the end by saying the name of the movie?!

[@connorharnage6697]

@@BB-hx4mjBecause it isn't a spoiler to people who don't know

[@BB-hx4mj]

@@connorharnage6697 then most people are idiots if such an obvious spoiler of a title is not obvious to them. Also you’re a bit late, it’s been a month already.

[@connorharnage6697]

@@BB-hx4mj I noticed. Doesn't make the comment any less ridiculous especially with you spamming it in any comment even mentioning Lelouch of the Resurrection. Resurrection of what? If it was called the Resurrection of Lelouch, you'd have a point but with the way the title is phrased, it leaves it open ended. When I first watched Code Geass, the movie was just coming out in theaters and the idea of Lelouch being dead never even crossed my mind. I assumed Lelouch was the one doing the resurrecting, not being resurrected

[@sumukhsai2097]

The three Lelouch Movies are an AU, and I didn't really like the retcons they made to make that AU. Akito is really fun. As it takes place between R1 and R2.

[@tgmaps]

Episode 21 is one of the reasons I prefer the Dub to the Sub for Code Geass.

[@Moesart22]

what they were trying to do is exactly what they said get rid of lies people wouldn't have the ability to lie at all basically taking away that choice

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

yeah suzaku was already geassed by him so this time he followed Lelouch willingly 39:15 yeah Lelouch you're so democratic 🤗

[@JasonLee-o9e]

Yess watch the movies there good leluch of the resurrection

[@Marrok48]

WATCH MOVIE #3 WATCH MOVIE #3 WATCH MOVIE #3!

[@drawnbluesky]

If you find it great, I strongly recommend you to watch a movie one after finishing season2.

[@NikoLevi.]

Guys theres a new code geass😂 I don't know if I should watch it😭

[@vhaelen326]

as for why bismarck has his geass covered up: firstly that looks like it would be hella annoying in every day life atleast the way it is animated, youre not only seeing quadruppel all day every day but its also time delayed secondly, fighting with it probably gets boring, if you rely on a "gimmick" like that you become weaker over time, better to keep it as a trump card for when you REALLY need it

[@kemocheng]

ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!!

I only see one movie, it was awful, they just revive Shirley and another character whiteout explanation, like "nah, never happened"

[@user-dn9vj3qs8q]

To be honest, they did. In the recap, they combined season 1 and 2 to 3 or 4? Episodes as movie. Added some detail and side characters. And if I remember right, Shaley didnt die in the recap. And the Revive is after the recap. So its that version of universe.

​@@user-dn9vj3qs8q Good to know, still hate it.

[@Hawntur]

If you're talking about the lelouch of the resurrection it follows the plot line of the movies which were pretty much the code geass series with some slight changes. Shirley doesn't die in the movie series

[@user-ds2lm8uz6s]

Love it’s

[@Nusa9376]

Second maybe

[@villarreal0706]

First! Let’s go

[@rumfordc]

i dont recommend watching anything Code Geass related other than these 2 seasons. the rest just doesn't compare.

[@connorharnage6697]

They don't have to tho. That's like saying don't read any other fantasy novel because it doesn't compare to Lord of the Rings. I can't speak on Akito but Resurrection and Roze of the Recapture are both solid

[@rumfordc]

@@connorharnage6697 its more like saying don't watch the Amazon LotR. of course anyone can watch whatever garbo they want, I watched them and that's the only reason I know they're not good. the point is I wish I hadn't watched them and the youtube algorithm dictates that its generally a bad move for a reaction channel to watch stuff that isn't as well liked

[@connorharnage6697]

@@rumfordc Except they are good. They're just not on the level of the originals. Lelouch of the Resurrection is good for what it is even though I personally don't like the idea of him returning and Roze of the Recapture is a good small scale side story with two interesting protagonists. Neither of these compare to the original but they're still good

[@rumfordc]

@@connorharnage6697 maybe your standards dictate that a 67% rating is "good" but other people with higher standards disagree. Do you know what the mode scores are for R1 and R2? 10. Do you know the mode score for Akito and Roze? 7. You could argue that they're mid or not bad, but to say they're "good" is a big exaggeration.

[@connorharnage6697]

@@rumfordc I have no clue where you got 67%. I assume rotten tomatoes but Lelouch of the Resurrection has an 81% Audience score and Roze of the Recapture doesn't have an audience score yet if I checked correctly As for a 7, yeah I think that's fair. The Damocles stuff was a clear attempt at Memberberries without a lot of thought put into it, the side cast are all derivatives of the og cast but lack any of the time and development that made characters like Kallen and Ohgi so good. On the other hand, the two protagonists are well written, the animation and soundtrack are phenomenal and the overall world building (again minus the Damocles) is really good and realistically portrays would most likely happen if Britannia underwent a massive shift from an Empire to Republic. It is not Lelouch of the Rebellion. That was a once in a lifetime anime very few can not should be expected to achieve but it is good all the same Although I will say, I find it odd people say a 7 is mid. A 5 would be mid. A 6 would be mid. Lastly, "higher standards". I'd say my standards are quite fair. I judge everything equally save for one aspect that is the clear focus. Expecting every aspect of a show to be a 9 or 10 is simply setting the bar too high and will only lead to disappointment

[@raokverad7614]

the ending is the best in any show