Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

[ Turn 11: Power of the Mind]

This was a more-than-satisfying climax to what has been an amazing arc. First off, I was thrown off entirely by finding out Sayoko was acting as Lelouch. She’s really good and will most likely be his cover for the rest of the show. I was puzzled at the scene between C.C. and Anya as well. There wasn’t any explanation given as to why they both freaked out like they did so I hope that’s at least alluded to in the upcoming episodes. It looks like we’ll be getting into more detail about the cult that C.C. once lead. It’ll be interesting to see how Lelouch comes to find it and what he does there.

I have to wonder about the choice they made to go back to Ashford though. I know that a ‘calm down’ episode is sort of needed as a transition between major arcs but I didn’t expect Lelouch to return to Ashford so quickly. I expect something important to happen while he’s there though since he’ll have to deal with Shirley (thanks to Sayoko kissing her in his guise) and the new transfer students: Anya and Gino. I have one last question though: Where the hell is Cornelia?

Looks like this story finally ended, which I think went pretty well. Lelouch showed off his new Frame and it looks pretty sweet, better than Gawain IMO. Some really interesting twists and WTFage here and there. Kallen just got screwed over and is now left hanging, while the Eunuchs have been nuked. Looks like Xingke and Tian Zi are now BFFs with Zero and will be lending a helping hand. Switch to his other ego, Lelouch, now back at Ashford, and he just met with some new BFFs too. Say hello to Gino and Anya for me, Lelouch. Good luck.