I am still reading these posts of yours with interest; it is unfortunate, but I suppose inevitable, that you keep touching on points I often can't meaningfully see how to engage with in a spoiler-free manner.
Alas :) I'm sorry that's frustrating; but I take it as a good sign that the questions raised in my mind are ones that continue to be relevant. I will get to S2 eventually and then all the "AT LAST I'VE BEEN BURSTING TO SAY THAT EVER SINCE YOU SAID..." can be let loose :)
I think Lelouch being primarily good as a reactive, defensive strategist is an intentional choice
That's most of what I mean -- that it's a mistake on his behalf, not on behalf of the show runner. With the possible exception that it seems like maybe his geass would allow him to be much more proactive which you'd expect him to realise, but there's lots of reasons that might not be plausible or he might no realise that and which likely are more obvious later on in the show.
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Date: 2018-05-15 08:47 am (UTC)Alas :) I'm sorry that's frustrating; but I take it as a good sign that the questions raised in my mind are ones that continue to be relevant. I will get to S2 eventually and then all the "AT LAST I'VE BEEN BURSTING TO SAY THAT EVER SINCE YOU SAID..." can be let loose :)
I think Lelouch being primarily good as a reactive, defensive strategist is an intentional choice
That's most of what I mean -- that it's a mistake on his behalf, not on behalf of the show runner. With the possible exception that it seems like maybe his geass would allow him to be much more proactive which you'd expect him to realise, but there's lots of reasons that might not be plausible or he might no realise that and which likely are more obvious later on in the show.