[Dr Kain]

Well I just finished the final disc to Gundam SEED. That was a good ending. Overall, the show made a lot of missteps and rehashed a lot of what has come before it, but it is a great place for someone entirely new to the franchise to start with. Despite its flaws with its constant flashbacks, 4.5 clip show episodes, and whiny as all hell character, it is a solid show in the long run. It does start out really slow, but it gets better as it goes along. The characters are a mixed bag though. I did like the relationship that was built between the Quattro Clone and Captain Boob Physics as it was the only love story that felt like a natural progression and was legitimate throughout the damn show. Char Clone 47 was pretty awesome too and he brought on some interesting, albeit reused, ideas towards the end. Lacus is probably my favorite character though just becasue she was one of the only people to do something of her own free will. Kira was way too whiny while Cagalli was just annoying. Not to mention the Skywalker revelation between them felt forced in as if the writers just wanted a reason to get Kira together with Lacus because reasons. Athrun was a cool character to, while the rest were just there for whatever reason be it to die or just a shoulder for someone to cry onto. The mech battles themselves were done well despite the huge amount of reused footage, but I think that was more due to the excellent soundtrack it had during them. Blue Cosmos felt pretty much just like the Titans though, only halfassed since they just kind of come out of the... well... blue. The ending was a little abrupt, which isn't anything new for a Gundam show, but it would be nice to just have a damn epilogue that lasts half an episode for a change. This isn't going to make my top 10 Gundam series list, but it isn't that bad of a show either. It's kind of like X in being a middle of the road show.

Next time... Destiny BLEGH!!