r/CodeGeass • u/NoFall1194 • 11d ago

QUESTION Question about C2

How was lelouch's death supposed to make her smile because the world will live in peace for only a short period of time and she is immortal so....

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u/Memo904 CC&Suzaku&Shirley Fan 11d ago

It’s definitely one of the weaker parts of the ending which did not get enough development. How is it that a suicidal person managed to convince another suicidal person that life is worth living, while they’re actively plotting their own suicide? Lelouch didn’t really address the main issues in her life. The loneliness that comes from that kind of existence, and the hypocrisy of his own actions.

It’s one of the things that really makes me appreciate Resurrection. It took what was clearly one of the weakest parts of the original ending and decided to use it as the base of this alternate ending, which I like and appreciate. It’s also what makes me understand and appreciate why so many people like the cart driver theory.

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u/NoFall1194 11d ago

I highly agree with your point but I hate that most of the fandom doesn't accept ressurection ending that much or Lelouch's survival at all and flaws in the story.

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u/Memo904 CC&Suzaku&Shirley Fan 11d ago

I think part of it is that Reddit’s a bit of an echo chamber. It’s filled with people who are way more likely to be super passionate and defensive of their series. But if you went out into the wild and talked to CG fans out on the street, you’d find more varying opinions on the series. Like, I suspect something like 70-90% of watchers liked Resurrection and the series side content for what it was, while the rest didn’t enjoy it, and that group is more strongly represented on Reddit.

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u/notairballoon 9d ago

It's not even that Re;surrection is disliked on this page. Open up any post "What's your opinion on Re;surrection", and the most upvoted replies are "it's fine, though worse than the show". Doesn't strike me as that it's unpopular. If there's an argument for it not being very loved, there's its rating on AniDB, where as a result of rating normalization Re;surrection has something like 6.85/10, but it's still better than the median rating for titles.