Kleptin Brand "Pick Your Own Debate"!!

Engarde Kleptin Sama! Alright, so in this debate, my goal as "PRO" is to demonstrate that the ending of the anime which is colloquially referred to as Code Geass was poorly contrived from a writer's respective. As a big fan of every part of the series prior to its ending, I recommend that you watch it as its a series which provides a bit of everything ofr its viewers. In addition, I would recommend that only those who may become interested in watching this series not read this debate as I am going to reveal quite a few spoilers. With that said, let us proceed: >>>>#1. At no point in the series do the writers explain the "code carriers" (beings like C.C and V.V)(which makes the many "two second flashes of their existence" in many episodes pointless), they do not bother to explain the origin of the "code carriers" (such as they were spawned into existence), nor do they bother to explain the origin of the geass. Given how all three of these plot elements were amongst the plot elements most focused on in the series, such an explanation is necessary. On the part of the writers, this was very much lazy. >>>>#2. The ending was unnecessary, a cop out and was deus ex machina. Unnecessary: Lelouch wanted to atone for all of his sins. That's all fine dandy, but my question is this: How is uniting the world not a form of atoning his sins? For that matter, what was wrong with the idea of joining with the UFN, even if it meant sacrificing some of Brittania's power? If he were to have done that, then Scnheizal would have been targeted as the enemy of the world and peace would have still have come about in the fashion Lelouch had wanted. In addition, when approaching the matter of him cleansing his sins, isn't it a bit "sinful" or 'selfish' for Lelouch to have himself killed, hence abandon his one and only sister as well as disregard all responsibility he had for the world that he changed. Indeed as something could very well happen in this world which he merely HOPES shall be peaceful. What if his actions are only going to serve a means of instigating even greater suffering than the world had already endured? Because of this, it would most certainly have been in character (that's right, I'm claiming that this was out of character on Lelouch's part) for Lelouch to either keep the position of leading Brittania or become Zero once more (rather than give the position to someone as foolish and non-leader like as Suzaku). Copout: Because Lelouch died, the writers never had to resolve either of the prominent pairings in the series (Lelouch/Kallen and Lelouch/C.C). Indeed as the romantic interest was most certainly someone which they had built up and something which the fans had come to adore. Rather (like other pieces of the plot which I had talked about), the writers just threw all of that out of the window. This is not only extremely lazy, but also very disrespectful to the fans. >>>>3: Deux ex machina and general writing errors: This one shall be quick and simple. 1) Suzaku survived after we had seen his knightmare explode. Up until this point in the series, we had been led to believe that a knightmare exploding entirely (ejection capsule included0 was to signify that the pilot inside had died. So how did Suzaku survive just to magically come back, dress up as Zero, and kill Lelouch? 2) How did nunally manage to see Lelouch's memories as well as recollection of the events which occured during the point where he had revealed his plan to Suzaku? Last I check, only C.C. could cause this when someone touched her. 3) When Nunally opened her eyes and was able to recover her vision, we as the audience were told that this was because Nunally's will was strong enough to break through the effects of a geass. So tell me, how did she NOT break through the effects of Lelouch's geass when he casted his geass spell upon her? If anything, this was just a convenient way to have Nunally open her eyes so that Lelouch could Geass her. Forget there being a chance for Nunally to surrender based on an actual discussion. Sheer laziness on the part of the writers. 4) Why is it that Jerimiah Gottwald (Orange) just happened to go along with Lelouch's plan to off himself? We had earlier been told that Jerimiah only joined Lelouch so that he may serve someone with Marianna's (lelouch's mother) blood? Yet he not only agrees with the plan (hence the line he makes when Suzaku jumps over him as Zero in order to kill Lelouch), but we no longer see him as a knight at the end of the series. Rather, for no reason whatsoever, he pairs up with Anya and is seen harvesting oranges. 5) Exactly what purpose was their to having Cornelia be "killed off" by Schneizal only to reveal that she (as well as Gilford) had been alive all along? Keeping her and guilford alive did nothing for the plot, thus, this was simply a waste of time on part of the writers. 6) Why is Schneizal (who is represented as someone on par or even above the level of Lelouch) defeated so easily? Much less, why is he defeated by a scheme that has already been used several times earlier in the series? Why not have him be defeated by a plan that is actually original? 7) Why is it that the writers made a big deal out of the mysterious illness of Xing-Ke? For that matter, why is it that he just suddenly vanishes from the plot in the final episode? Not only is his character left unresolved, but now, he is essentially represented as a worthless character. >>>>CONCLUSION: Thus, given the above errors, here is how the series should have ended (or at least, would have ended without succumbing to any of the problems suggested above). First, Lelouch should have either gone with the plan to ally himself with the rest of the world (rather than make himself an enemy) or he should have hired a body double to pose as himself during the instance where he is "killed" by Zero. If Lelouch were to have gone with the second plan, he could take back up the mantle of Zero and govern the world from the shadows (with Nunally, Kallen, C.C, Orange, and Suzaku being the only ones to know of his identity). Orange and Suzaku would still be able to visibly serve Brittania and could merely provide the same story Lloyd and Cï¿½cile had provided (in that they were simply serving Lelouch). In this way, Lelouch wouldn't be contradicting himself when taking notice of all the times he has told others (such as Suzaku and Kallen) to "live on." In addition, Lelouch would bear eternal resposibility for what he started by seeing it through until the end. Finally, there'd be no need to shoehorn the nonsensical crap which revolved around Nunally (such as her seeing Lelouch's memories or even her being geassed by Lelouch in the first place). Second, characters like Cornelia or Guilford would STAY dead. Again, resurrecting them serves no real purpose. Third, Schneizal would have been a worthy opponent to the very end. Rather than make him apathetic towards the world, he should have lived up to Diertard's expections; he should have been just like Lelouch was, only to a level more extreme. In addition, he would have been given an actual reason for this villainy. Fourth (and this one will be a bit hard to accept for some), in terms of pairings, Lelouch would have paired up with both C.C and Kallen. In other words, it would either be a "harem" resolution or Lelouch would have temporarily paired up with one of the girls only for them to die nobally in the end, thus leaving Lelouch with no option but to pair with the other. Fifth, Suzaku's fake "death" on the damacoles would have been more believable OR this could have been the point at which he had died. For these reasons suggested, we can only conclude that the ending to Code Geass was poorly contrived from a writers perspective. Keep in mind, some of these point may need elaboration. And that's all for now.