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Gundam 00 episodes 24 and 25

Man, this ending was both a cliffhanger and anticlimatic. I'm glad that the Earth now has one uniform federation and that the villains got thier cumupins but people survived.

I could give two shits less about the gold mobile suit at the end. And that Graham Aker fight was so forced. I get the guy has a rivalry with the Exia, but making it the last fight of the season just doesn't do it for me.

Overall thoughts
Overall, Gundam 00 season 1 is very forgettable and episodic but still a good show. Before, you go type a response, let me explain.

While the grey morality, the struggle and unification of the 3 blocs and the armed interventions were very interesting, 00 season 1 just doesn't have that many memorable arcs or is memorable. Considering the fact that most of the major characters survive into season 2 the finale arc accomplished nothing. But, I wouldn't have all of the great season 2 stuff without these great characters, so I can't have it either way. A lot of the episodes before the Trinity arc are one episode stories. Celestial Being intervenes, the military adapts as a result and bring that with them to the next intervention, e.t.c. Which isn't a bad thing, I've seen shows that could do jack shit with an episode's worth of time (glares at Kamen Rider Wizard).

What I'm trying to say is, personally, when I think of Gundam 00, I think of season 2.

It's still a damn good show though. The art and animation is beautiful, the pacing is perfect and every episode, the story moves. It creates a unique identity, not being beholden to past series, yet building a path towards a better world. I personally like season 2 more just because of there being ton more of character arcs in that season and the fact that half had the better designs makes that memorable.

If you're going into season 1 expecting a good final villain, go watch season 2 or even the movie. Alejandro Corner is the most forgettable Gundam villain ever. He doesn't even become a "badguy" until the last 5 episodes. The ELS from the god damn movie had more uniqueness and personality to them then this fucker. And that movie was 2 hours. I used to think that the Innovades from season 2 were generic villains until I remembered this guy.