Comments on: Thrasymachus and Lelouch; Ancestor and Agnate? http://berkles.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/78/ Blogging about anime, politics, philosophy, and everything in between Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:55:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: JLeeson http://berkles.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/78/#comment-106 JLeeson Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:16:01 +0000 http://berkles.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-106 You lost me at megalomaniac. ... Damnit Peggy, I don't want you shopping at that Megalomart. - Your opinions pointed out some things in Lelouch that I hadn't been paying attention to. While being the lovable and strategically inclined main character that we all love, he is a Machiavellian prick. That loli princess did nothing to merit a good ol' public relations marriage with a forty year old Britanian to be ruined by the hands of Zero the promise breaker. You lost me at megalomaniac.

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Damnit Peggy, I don’t want you shopping at that Megalomart.

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Your opinions pointed out some things in Lelouch that I hadn’t been paying attention to. While being the lovable and strategically inclined main character that we all love, he is a Machiavellian prick. That loli princess did nothing to merit a good ol’ public relations marriage with a forty year old Britanian to be ruined by the hands of Zero the promise breaker.

]]> By: Michael http://berkles.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/78/#comment-104 Michael Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:16:06 +0000 http://berkles.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-104 I suck at ancient philosophy, so I can't really comment much regarding your post. But Gundam Wing is brilliant. Or this is just the fanboy in me saying that. I suck at ancient philosophy, so I can’t really comment much regarding your post.

But Gundam Wing is brilliant. Or this is just the fanboy in me saying that.

]]> By: berkles http://berkles.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/78/#comment-103 berkles Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:20:58 +0000 http://berkles.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-103 @Iknight:wow that was fast, and thanks for correcting my math on that Plato was alive in the 428-348 period and for some reason I mistook that for AD instead of BC I had never thought of Emperor Charles training him in some convoluted plan, but it makes sense. good call with the Kycilia. I meant it more like Garma, or Gihren, but Kycilia and Dozle were ok. @Iknight:wow that was fast, and thanks for correcting my math on that Plato was alive in the 428-348 period and for some reason I mistook that for AD instead of BC

I had never thought of Emperor Charles training him in some convoluted plan, but it makes sense.

good call with the Kycilia. I meant it more like Garma, or Gihren, but Kycilia and Dozle were ok.

]]> By: The Animanachronism http://berkles.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/78/#comment-102 The Animanachronism Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:03:28 +0000 http://berkles.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-102 I like the idea that that first episode was not only a way to quickly set up the second, post-Black Rebellion, series, but also a sight of a different Lelouch, perhaps a happier one (albeit also one with more yaoi incest subtext). People point to Social Darwinism to explain the Britannian Emperor, but as always it seems the Greeks got there first. (Are we not more than 1500 years later than Plato?) And Lelouch is rather like his father - I've noticed the idea that Emperor Charles may actually be training Lelouch as his successor in some vast and complicated challenge is spreading. Also props &c for the Gundam. Though I'm not sure I'd tar all the Zabis with the same brush: Kycilia's alright, managing to both headshot someone and then be headshot(ted?). I like the idea that that first episode was not only a way to quickly set up the second, post-Black Rebellion, series, but also a sight of a different Lelouch, perhaps a happier one (albeit also one with more yaoi incest subtext).

People point to Social Darwinism to explain the Britannian Emperor, but as always it seems the Greeks got there first. (Are we not more than 1500 years later than Plato?) And Lelouch is rather like his father – I’ve noticed the idea that Emperor Charles may actually be training Lelouch as his successor in some vast and complicated challenge is spreading.

Also props &c for the Gundam. Though I’m not sure I’d tar all the Zabis with the same brush: Kycilia’s alright, managing to both headshot someone and then be headshot(ted?).

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