Code Geese R2 03 - Life isn’t so flowers and sausages.
This is a late reaction, due to my crazy end-of-semester schedule. I’m happy to report, though, that I am now completely finished with my first year of graduate school and free to devote myself to Lulu. (He Geesed me, so I’d say that. Naughty boy.)
If I lapse into a discussion of Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans, please forgive me. My brains are still a little mushy.
Last week’s preview scenes were a study in misdirection, as I found out when I watched episode 3. It’s too bad, really. I had a whole angry rant (Why Can’t Japanese Animators Figure Out How Horses Move?) prepared and now I don’t get to use it. Surely there will be other opportunities.
Well. Until then…
This week was not all about baking and ponies, as I had originally thought - not literally, anyway. In this case, “baking” is metaphorical for the ongoing intrigue (as in, they’re cooking up something good!) and Rolo is the “pony”…because he’s so long-legged and pretty. And he probably bites.
Turns out sweet little Rolo is actually pretty sweet, as villains go. Who knew under that goofy exterior he could be so badass? I had no idea and it was a very pleasant surprise.
Rolo is the sinister government agent who replaced sweet, blind Nunnally. Also: he’s a stone-cold killer who can stop time to facilitate his killing. OMG! I love this guy!
Naturally, it just wouldn’t be Code Geese without Lulu pulling his tricks. This episode finds our anti-hero at the mall, shopping. And tricking that dumb girl, which is always good for a laugh. If that doesn’t send shivers down your spine, I don’t know what will.
OK, OK, it’s not all so fluffy. He sneaks out of the dressing room and phones in a bomb threat. Mass panic. Screaming women. Men with guns. Y’know, all that stuff that allows Lulu to feed on the weak and set his cunning plans into motion.
This time was no exception, except my new BFF Rolo showed up, looking all fierce and killer-y. He pulled his magic on a very surprised Lulu (watching Lulu’s plans fail is as much fun as watching him succeed) and then…pulled the trigger, shooting Lulu in the head!!!!!
No, of course not, but still a neat little scene.
Episode ends as my favorite Chinese Guy With Sword starts to kick ass and take names. No, that’s ridiculous, he doesn’t have time to take names and he wouldn’t care to, even if he did have the time. No way, this guy is all about cutting people up into itty bitty pieces. Rock on!
Next time: Chinese Guy With Sword makes a meat stew out of the cast of Code Geese. Also, a brotherly…pillow…fight?
