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Perfect 10 | 20 | 33.33% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 14 | 23.33% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 17 | 28.33% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 6 | 10.00% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 5.00% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2015-02-14, 22:28 | Link #81 |
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Man that freaking cliff hanger. It's already so painful waiting a week for an episode, that ending is going to make it that much harder
To me, Slaine is now no better than Saazbaum, because he's using Asseylum to fulfill his own ambitions; I seriously hope they don't end up together.
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2015-02-14, 22:44 | Link #82 | |
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How can everything be accomplished before it happens? Lemrina talks about making a new kingdom in Lunar space for which this marriage is the key. Sounds like they need to actually hurry it up before the opposition prepares to stop it. If Slaine becoming a count was bad enough, the fact he'll become the next emperor will cause even those that don't mind him to seriously question him. They aren't dumb; they know his ascension is happening way too fast to be normal.
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2015-02-14, 23:01 | Link #83 |
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I just realized how much Gilzeria would flip at every thing that happen. Just wanting to see his reaction makes me wanting hime to come back. I know his dead and stuff.
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2015-02-14, 23:02 | Link #84 | |
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As for the asscension happening to fast, of course we notice it, but we're looking at the situation from within. To everyone else, his fast tracking has really gone rather smoothly. He had no part in naming himself heir to Saazbaum, and everyone would reason that the old man was worried about the outcome of the battle and wanted to be prepared. Unfortunately it was a self-fullfilling prophecy and the Saazbaum was killed in the next battle. Slaine, who has been known to be friend to the princess and has spent years with her, and is now her guardian, sparked a romance, and now she herself has declared him her chosen husband now that he's of higher rank. It's not that unbelievable a situation. There are definitely those that won't like it though, and I think we might be in for a Martian civil war. Barouhcruz seems to be pissed and he can easily become the leader of the faction of racist counts that are going to be against Slaine. According to an article, he was already leader of their little group that included himself, Marylcian, and Mazaruuk. I can see him gaining more followers.
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2015-02-14, 23:40 | Link #85 | ||
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2015-02-15, 00:03 | Link #87 | ||
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If anything, I can see her getting Slaine out of a jam when Lemrina is found out and then she appears as the real Asseylum to help him out and introduces her sister and her double to Vers. Quote:
And the only two people who have suspected him so far, are so colored by their own prejudice that they are making foolish decisions. They are saying that Slaine shouldn't be where he is simply because he's a Terran and a Terran can't be that smart. Perhaps if they thought clearly, they might get somewhere, but looking at Barouhcruz's face, I highly doubt that. However, problems could come in if Mazuurek decides to trust Barouhcruz with what Inaho told him. No one knows about Lemrina, so no one suspects there could be another princess around. If the idea that Asseylum is a fake comes out, there could really be huge trouble.
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2015-02-15, 00:52 | Link #88 |
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Wow Slaine I'm most impressed. In the span of less than two years you went from lowly lapdog taking beatings from the pimp cane to possibly the next Emperor of Vers? Where's that keikaku doori when you need it? I would be surprised if there are no repercussions due to that proclamation as those 37 clans must be drinking some serious Kool Aid if they think there's even a shred of legitimacy to this entire affair.
...so Lemmy tampering with her life support systems (seriously why the hell is she underwater?) somehow jogged Asseylum backed into the land of the living. Which quite frankly makes no sense based on the medical knowledge I know of. Maybe the hypoxia jogged her backed to consciousness, or maybe she felt the EVIL of her sister? Either way why she even needs life support is highly questionable beyond the simple fact they stuck her in a damn underwater tube. Quite frankly the epilogue brought nothing but laughs given how they butchered that sequence of events. The only reason Lemmy's actions were even life threatening is due to the simple fact Asseylum is underwater...for some inexplicable reason (maybe to prevent atrophy?). Asseylum must be dirty as all hell underneath that suit given there doesn't seem to be a backdoor for her to expel waste nor a frontdoor to urinate... |
2015-02-15, 01:24 | Link #89 |
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under water makes sense because there is artificial gravity on some parts of the station (i think) so as to not get bed sores. if it was an actual zero gravity location, then it doesn't make sense to have her under water.
but either way, that ending scene. wow. the rest of the episode was already great, but that ending gave me chills.
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2015-02-15, 01:29 | Link #90 |
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Correct me if I'm wrong but since they're only killing Martian counts shouldn't the Earth Forces be able to commandeer the Landing Castles?
I mean the castles shut down when the count is killed correct? But the Aldnoah drives are still intact and they have Inaho who technically speaking should be capable of activating it or was it a one-time deal with the Deuclaion? |
2015-02-15, 02:05 | Link #93 |
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I just noticed a trope that may indicate that Asseylum will end up with Inaho and Lemrina will end up with Slaine.
In episode 5 when Inaho was fighting Vlad's sword kat on the aircraft carrier, Asseylum (as Seylum) called out his name. In this episode, Lemrina called out Slaine's name in his duel with Curly Hair. Seems pretty common in many anime that the girl will call out the guy's name with whom she is in love with when he is in a fight for his life. I would love for this anime to subvert this trope, but tropes exist for a reason. Then again, Inaho's robot eye may blow out his brain like he stated in episode 17. |
2015-02-15, 02:26 | Link #94 | ||
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It fits along with her good-natured persona, though if the cat gets out of the bag, nothing will rectify it. Quote:
Oh, they will question her word, so much that many will be dying to see audience with her to talk some "sense" into this obviously egregious decision. The tricky part is will Slaine allow that, and raise even further suspicion on himself, or let Lemrina talk with some half-truths and lies? Mazuurek may do it, but he's just in the dark about the current situation, so he may keep it to himself, until even he gets the facts. Plus, he has to keep quiet about being aided by Inaho. He may pass to him that Count Saazbaum was behind the princess' assassination, but that's all he can really say at this point, before being questioned "where did you hear this from", and not say, "a terran told me."
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2015-02-15, 03:00 | Link #95 | ||
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Also, you say all this, and yet Slaine has been Count for a little while and not a single person has brought up on screen any of these suspicions. Only Marylcian and Barouhcruz brought up suspicions, and their theory was more like, "There's no way this lowly dog could have gotten this high without some form of trickery". They're deductions are colored by their prejudice, and that never ends well. If they had intended for the counts to have these suspicions, they would have written a scene showing that. Since they didn't, that kind of speaks for itself. As Slaine says, they really are full of their own hubris. Now, I do think that Slaine becoming "Asseylum"'s fiance will cause a divide, however, I'm not so sure that's not what Slaine wants anyway. I mean, he'd rather have he knights that truly believe in him and Asseylum on his side, and have all the idiotic, prejudice nobles all in one group. It kind of makes it easier to cull them that way.
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2015-02-15, 03:20 | Link #96 | |
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And for all of your condemnation of Asseylum, at least she actually tried at peace. And let's be clear on this, the show did not say whether she would've failed had Saazbaum not kept messing with her. Meanwhile, Slaine hasn't shown anything in that regard, and only further fanned the Martians' desire for conquest. |
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2015-02-15, 03:52 | Link #98 | ||
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In sociology there is a theory known as dramaturgy. Simply put, dramaturgy is similar to how actors perform a role and form an impression on their audience. The real Slaine encompasses all the roles he is playing for his audience. The Slaine going around slaining people in her name is as real as the one Asseylum knows. Care to guess the kind of reaction Asseylum will have if/when exposed to the acts Slaine did for the express purpose of pushing his agenda? Well not like it matter since you so obviously know of Asseylum's character to such a degree that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that she would be just peachy with Slaine's actions. And I'm not even going to call you out on how you play the role of white knight to Slaine! Just as Slaine is no longer the same person Asseylum once knew, Asseylum is not the same naive girl Slaine once knew courtesy of one-eyed Inaho. Slaine is in for one rude awakening when Asseylum is back in action. Quote:
So you mean to tell me Slaine's masterstroke is to cause a divide between the orbital knights and possibly cause internal conflict in the middle of a war? Dare I say it? Yes! Slaine's grand plan is to cause a civil war between the 37 clans! Has to be since it's not like all the clans will approve of a dirty Terran being the Emperor of Vers. |
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2015-02-15, 04:19 | Link #99 | |
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And honestly, "Asseylum" IS a royal princess - no one (outside Rayregalia, of course) in Verse have the authority to this marriage. |
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2015-02-15, 04:22 | Link #100 | |
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I honestly agree that it would be really strange for Asseylum to accept what Slaine is currently doing.
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