I must take this opportunity

to once again stress

how fucking much I LOVE this scene!

Before this scene, I liked Kira & Shinn equally (which both were in the "I don't care particularly about them" casket). But now, SHINN FOR THE WIN! It was so sad and the way Shinn is attempting to hug her, yet still hesitating because he doesn't know if it's right, is just so much more human than Kira ever was. LOVE!

Also, I really dig how Lunamaria doesn't do the typical anime cliche girl gig. Any given girl would be like "OMG YOU KILLED MY SISTER I KNOW YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT I WILL HATE YOU ANYWAY" and then be a bitch the rest of the series (read: Flay). But Luna is a mature girl who, while naturally saddened beyond belief, realizes that Shinn is her friend and that he suffers almost as much as she does.

GUNDAM SEED DESTINY OWNS ALL

(but it would own even more if Yzak was in every episode)