Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2

[Ryllharu]

Agreed of course we also watched orange-kun drop dead in front of a truck and they brought him back to life.

It was pretty obvious Orange-kun wasn't dead at that point. He had limped into the city pretty well on his own. Granted, he was in really bad shape and probably borderline braindead from all the radiation Kallen pumped him and his Knightmare with. He would have died, but he wasn't shot in the chest the way Euphie was. Whatever they did to him, which was extensive modifications, was enough to compensate.

As far as Cornelia would know Zero was already dead thats the public side of things and I imagine only Suzaku and the Emperor know the full truth of what happened possibly V.V. as well.

Possible and would certainly explain where Nunnally has been. The interesting question is if Cornelia knows who Zero really is. I mean he talked to her before using the Geass but its a question of how much she remembers Viletta at least had a foggy idea of what Zero looked like and being Cornelia knew him from her past she might have a clue who he really is.

The reason Viletta remembered him was because she saw him for a few seconds through the display screens on her Sutherland before he lured her out of it. But you are right about Cornelia. She spoke to Lelouch with his helmet off for a long time, so it's very possible she knows who he is. Lelouch's Geass has shown that those who get hit with it forget what happened during his commands, but they usually don't have any memory gaps unless that was part of the order, as with Shirley.

I think its important to note how major all those shown in the ending are likely to be to this season. It seems very odd that Euphie is the only one that is presumeably dead at this point. Her inclusion makes me believe she will be a major part of this season as well. It just seems out of place enough that it could have meaning. I don't really support bringing her back her death was a major plot point in season one it just seems like something we should be ready for,

I'd say Euphie's legacy will play an important role, but I simply don't see her coming back from the dead. I'm still hoping that Lelouch gets pissed at Suzaku enough to really find a look-alike to torture him. I haven't seen that in anime (that I have watched) for a while, and I know Sunrise has used the plot device a few times in the past.

I can't say I know a lot about Chinese politics so I'll take your word for that one.

I agree with the rest of what you said here and below to a point, and want to clarify a little. The "middleman" politics was more prevalent in the Han, many of the succeeding dynasties, and in Communist China to a point. I don't know how much it is today, but Code Geass seems to be using a model for the Chinese Federation that's more like the pre-Communist Chinese dynasties. Japan had a lot of these issues itself, with the Heian period and a few before the Meiji Era that weren't early Tokugawa.

It's fascinating stuff, especially coming from someone who's country doesn't have nearly the rich histories that the Asian nations do. Only ~300 years...I don't know as much as I would like to know though.