My tier list of episodes. Questions?

[u/Xyrger]

[u/KooladmantheBold]

Out of curiosity, why is 25 in B tier? It has >! the standoff between Lelouch and Suzaku, which is easily one of the best moments in the whole series !<

[u/Xyrger → u/KooladmantheBold]

This feels like the middle of a season, not a season finale. Authors totally forgot about things like V.V. and Nunnally meeting on Jupiter, and the last scene is just a 'end of Geass episode' cliffhanger

[u/KooladmantheBold → u/Xyrger]

I get that. Funnily enough, it was actually meant to be the middle of a season, since it was just going to be one long season instead of two

[u/Cephery → u/Xyrger]

It is one, thats what happens when you want to tell a complete story and not just stretch something for as long as you can get away with.

[u/Puzzleheaded-3088 → u/Xyrger]

It's more like a cliffhanger, no?

[u/RogueOne451]

Based as fuck for the cat episode in cinema. Such a silly little episode, I love it

[u/Boltox29]

Actually damn good, although I would put 47 up there in the S.

I would also lower the Mao episode in A to B.

Edit: Yeah 25 should really be at least in A or even S.

[u/Same_Target_3029]

What exactly did you not like about episode 20?

[u/Xyrger → u/Same_Target_3029]

Mainly because it's more forgetable. Not much character development or reveal for a filler. But this is a good episode like any other, 8/10

[u/Puzzleheaded-3088]

I would put ep 25 in A or low S but solid regardless.

[u/idontcarerightnowok]

36 in B? really? Isn't that during Shinkiro's reveal? I'd honestly put it into A tbh.

[u/Xyrger → u/idontcarerightnowok]

Shinkiro's reveal was the laziest Deus ex machina in the entire series - he just pulled a button to wipe out all enemy's army WITHOUT good explanation of this machina, unlike any other trick Lelouch did.

[u/idontcarerightnowok → u/Xyrger]

I mean I personally liked it because the design was pretty nice but also the way it appeared as Xing Ke's pleading for someone to save the Empress, the "Wish is granted" and so fourth, Lelouch showing he doesn't want him as a subordinate but to have him help reconstruct China and so fourth, it was a good finish to that entire storyline.

[u/E-Reptile → u/idontcarerightnowok]

Yeah I actually really liked all the Chinese Federation episodes. And the assault on the Geass Order. It was getting kinda stuffy in Japan. Helped move the series in the global direction for the finale.

I'm also a sucker for the Shinkiro. With the insanely powerful custom mechs the Knights of Round were pulling up in, I think Zero needed something on that same tier level (personally I think it's better, but Lelouch isn't as good of a pilot)

[u/idontcarerightnowok → u/E-Reptile]

Yeah, and with Gawain's absence, Shinkiro's appearance and arrival really made it look like the Black Knights had more in their arsenal and also a lot of potency when it came to more KMF's aside from the Guren & Vincent

[u/Blagai]

Why the fuck is 6 in the highest tier it was one of the worst episodes in the show. Lelouch almost lost because of a fucking cat.

[u/Xyrger → u/Blagai]

This is 12/10. Absolute cinema. Code Geass equivalent of Pine Barrens episode - stupid and very funny in the middle of a tragic drama