Gundam 00 Season 2 Episode 25

[Yukimura]

@Ryoga That was Homer Katagiri, head of A-LAWS. And I thought I caught at least 2 Anew clones as well as a Ribbons clone during the epilogue montage. Maybe Tieria-Veda isn't being completely passive in his waiting game.

@masa your rant sounds like that of someone who went into this expecting the wrong things. Times change, anime is rarely about hitting people over the head with high minded philosophical issues anymore, it's about making money and keeping companies afloat. 00 may not teach anyone anything but it's sure to sell model kits and Blu-Rays and franchise itself into games and what not. For better or worse we're not living in the 80's anymore, philosophy doesn't have much value when pitted against explosions, sparkles, and fanservice. Maybe the new U.C. show in the works will paint a different picture but I'm not getting my hopes up in the least. To me the times have spoken and the old Gundam is gone for good.

Thoughts on the episode: LOL. Ribbins' transformer mecha seemed like the most blatant model kit whoring product of the show, but since I didn't recognize it as a rip off of another Gundam (which of course doesn't mean it wasn't) I was less bothered than I might have been. I thought the mid fight Gundam sub out was pretty funny though, especially since both characters subbed down rather than up. But overall this felt like the ending of SEED more than anything. The big bad got defeated and all of a sudden everything is supposed to be fine and dandy and everyone is in love with everyone else...

I've gotten used to the whole no one good dies ever schtick now but I was pretty sure Lockon II had bought it after pwning Revive and I thought it would have been quite fitting if he had. Setsuna similarly had a seemingly blood in cockpit death shot but lo and behold our noble Innovator was perfectly fine as well. Oh well, did anyone else notice how the new President looked remarkably similar to Hillary Clinton? I thought that was rather anvilicious of them to have her depose 00bama and take over the Federation.

As for the movie I imagine Ribbons survived (or cloned himself before the end) and he went to Jupiter to create his own original drive so he could come back Char style with a fancy new mech and fleet of mooks which our heroes will have to battle one last time before sending their Gundams into the sun.... I just hope they don't give 00 feathered winds this time.

EDIT: Forgot to add Patrick x Kati wedding scene FTW. Those two need an OVA or something.