{"id":1059,"date":"2008-03-30T13:02:49","date_gmt":"2008-03-30T05:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/2008\/03\/30\/gundam-00-episode-25\/"},"modified":"2008-03-30T13:12:03","modified_gmt":"2008-03-30T05:12:03","slug":"gundam-00-episode-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/2008\/03\/30\/gundam-00-episode-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Gundam 00 — Episode 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

This is the last episode of the first season, something which I did not realize until halfway through the episode. The ending is rushed as expected and I think that it’s worse than Sunrise’s usual standard. Still, maybe season two will be better? At the very least it will have some funkier spacesuit designs.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Summary<\/h3>\n

Everyone dies, or at least appears to die.<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nGone in 60 seconds<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\n“Pikapi…”<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nHe sees dead people<\/p>\n

Alejandro is betrayed by Libonze, the real super villain. Graham and Setsuna fight to the “death”. A destroyed Exia floats in space with Earth as its backdrop while Marina cries over a letter Setsuna sent her before he sortied.<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nGay harem<\/p>\n

Three years later, the United Nations is officially renamed the Earth Federation<\/strong> (I kid you not). And one year after that, the Earth Federation Peacekeeping Force is formed and the various national armed forces are slowly dismantled and integrated into a joint command. Their mobile suits look suspiciously like Knightmare Frames<\/a>…<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nUh… All hail Britannia?<\/p>\n

Saji is now working in space and a few other familiar characters make short appearances in the last few scenes of the episode.<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

The namesake of the entire series, 00 Gundam, makes a short five-second cameo right at the very end.<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

Critique<\/h3>\n

There are a lot of things wrong with how the ending played out, but I shall just focus on the most jarring bit: Graham.<\/p>\n

Immediately after Setsuna defeats Alejandro’s bling machine with Exia, Graham comes flying in with his GN Flag looking for a fight. After some clich\u00c3\u00a9d and completely nonsensical smack talking, the fight ends in a draw as both Exia and the Flag are destroyed.<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\n“I am Sunrise’s bitch.”<\/p>\n

I don’t personally like Graham much, but this rushed battle really cheapens his entire existence. Having waited for so many episodes and bore the pain of losing two of his close friends, all Graham gets is a short quickie which the scriptwriters forcefully squeezed into the last episode.<\/p>\n

We all know that the plot calls for Exia to be destroyed so that Setsuna can embark on a journey of recovery and eventually obtain a much cooler Gundam. But it doesn’t have to be Graham. Setsuna could’ve drawn with Alejandro instead.<\/p>\n

And what exactly is the point of getting Graham to make a short appearance in the last episode just to “die” in a spectacular explosion of GN particles?<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nDarth Veda<\/p>\n

Sunrise needed a masked man. Oh for the love of…<\/p>\n

Screencaps<\/h3>\n

\"Gundam
\nHa\/Allelujah’s secret overpower move: using both eyes simultaneously<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nMecha guro<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\n“I don’t know what I should do in such situations…”<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\n“Why don’t you try smiling?”<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nPlamo coming soon<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nPlamo coming soon<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nOh Marina, you silly paedophile<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nTieria MkII?<\/p>\n

\"Gundam<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nThe first Gundam<\/p>\n

\"Gundam
\nThis was a triumph \/ I’m making a note here…<\/p>\n

I’m guessing the Earth Federation will be opposed by a group of smaller nations who do not wish to give up their sovereignty? They can even call themselves Zeon if they want…<\/p>\n

On another note, I am so tempted to upgrade to the newly-released WordPress 2.5, but I fear for the many plugins that my template relies on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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