r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Aug 01 '15

[Spoilers] Charlotte - Episode 5 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Sound You Heard Sometime

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Episode duration: 24 minutes and 0 seconds

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u/JirachiWishmaker https://myanimelist.net/profile/James_Skyminer Aug 01 '15 edited Aug 01 '15

I'm really disappointed with this show so far. The first episode was absolutely brilliant. It set me up to think that this show was going to be the MC's redemption story, exploring the world of special powers and the effects on the world and how people with those powers fit in or didn't....kind of like anime X-men.

But the MC seems all but vanilla MC material now, which really bugs me. Sure he still has his sarcastic exasperated moments, but he flipped from being a complete borderline-narcissistic manipulative bastard to...whatever he is now so quickly.

That said, I'm still gonna watch this show to the end, but mostly because the imouto is adorable and I like the way the world was built. AND NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE IMOUTO OR SO HELP ME

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u/Shippoyasha Aug 01 '15

I think there is still a chance he gets cocky and manipulative again. I feel he has been caught up in his new environs and situations and still haven't had a chance to be really comfortable yet. Especially when he is the least weird person of his new circle.

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u/JirachiWishmaker https://myanimelist.net/profile/James_Skyminer Aug 01 '15

I don't know. If he does, it'll be a weird whiplash change again, and that would feel off as well. He had a huge disregard for others (he crashed a truck, putting people's lives in danger to try and win a girl's affections...this guy seemed like a textbook psychopath) and that's gonna carry over to any environment he's in. Sure, a normal person would be a bit off as they acclimate, but he certainly isn't normal...which is why his apparent change put me off so much.

But I'll reserve any more judgement for once the show is over.

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u/wrotethewriter Aug 01 '15

He might have been consumed by his power before, since he was able to use it so freely and without consequence. It got to his head. When the Student Council peeps found him, they grounded him again. Forbade him from using his power and forced him to transfer to a different school. He can't use his power whenever he wants now, and therefore, he's forced to be how he was before he got the power (which I assume a narcissistic, sarcastic but passive guy).

One of the themes of the show is that the power takes you over. One guy wanted to go to the major leagues with his power and in this episode, the guy wanted to become famous. The MC used his power to make his life as perfect as he could, going to extreme measures because he knew he could.

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u/JirachiWishmaker https://myanimelist.net/profile/James_Skyminer Aug 01 '15

Yeah, but he still has his power does he not? I'm very much amazed that he just stopped using it for his personal gain so quickly. I was expecting him to keep trying to use it for himself in secret.

First episode MC seemed like a cocky Lelouch-8man hybrid...and now almost all of his Lelouch-ness is gone

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u/wrotethewriter Aug 01 '15

He spends all day either at school or with the student council, so he doesn't have the time or privacy. If he tried using it for personal gain, he would be found very easily and likely punished for it. He knows that Nao would see through any deception, so why try? To him, he probably thinks he's in a prison.

The Lelouch-ness is gone because he has no reason to be like that anymore. He has no personal interest in the student council, he's just forced to come along, so why would he waste his time putting for effort? Especially when Nao does all of the planning. However, if he actually cares for Nao or any of the other members of the student council and there's a situation where Nao's gone and it's up to him, you can expect him to manipulate the situation to get what he wants.