Gundam SEED Destiny - Final Plus December 25
OP Sequence
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Special OP: vestige by TM Revolution
Mostly stuff from the other OPs, with a scattering of new images - mainly the ones you see above.
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Summary:
In the aftermath of the war, ORB and PLANT made peace, and at the request of the council, Lacus returned to PLANT. Sometime later, Shinn, Lunamaria, Athrun, and Meyrin visit the memorial spot by the sea. They are joined by Kira and Lacus, and Shinn finally gets introduced to the pilot of Freedom Gundam. The two shake hands and agree to fight and defend together from now on, along with Athrun. In the final moments, we see Lacus entering the PLANT council room looking very important.
I didn’t summarize the first 36 or so minutes of the episode because it’s basically the extended version of the final episode, so although there is additional footage, the story is still the same. Some of the biggest additions I saw include one near the beginning with Athrun hugging Cagalli goodbye before going into space, and a scene between Gilbert and Rau Le Creuset where Gilbert says that man really likes to fight. It also looked to me like a lot of the added stuff was merely stock footage spliced in and mixed around.
As for the extended ending, it only sheds a little bit of light on what happened afterward. We all could have guessed that they made peace, and in addition to that, they showed us that Kira and Shinn finally get introduced to each and that Lacus seems to be returning to PLANT looking quite powerful, perhaps as the new chairwoman (that’s just speculation though). Oh, and it appears they don’t give CagalliXAthrun fans anything to work with, as Athrun walks away from the meeting with Meyrin and Cagalli seems pretty occupied with being the leader of ORB. They did give plenty of KiraXLacus screen-time though, from the OP shot to Lacus putting her head on Kira’s shoulder as they walk away.
Overall, I’m not horribly impressed by this episode, though it does give more closure than the final minutes of episode 50. But even though I’m a sucker for closure, this episode alone can’t redeem Gundam SEED Destiny as a whole. Ah, well…Here’s to hoping that the next Gundam series is better.
Shinji103 at 1:15 am on December 25th, 2005
Well…at least Shinn got some resolution….not that he should’ve had to wait until after the TV series to get it….
GStrike- at 1:26 am on December 25th, 2005
love the 3rd pic in the opening… Wow Kira is wearing new clothes.. Lacus has another wonderful kamoto(or whatever u call it)… Meyrin, and Luna looks out of place imo… O.o
Warukyure at 1:50 am on December 25th, 2005
Wow! This is nothing like i thought it was gonna be, at first i thought it was gonna be like “Char’s Countattack” but with Shinn and stuff.
But whatever, if theres conclusion thats all good. So I’m guessing that Shinn gets some resolution, Lacus becomes the new Chairman (Chairwoman?) of PLANT/ZAFT, and Athrun gets Meyrin (I’m somewhat cool with that), and a new alliance between ORB and ZAFT has been formed.
Thats what I call, alls well that ends well. I’m Somewhat miffed at why there was no use of the gundams (or just IJ)
Clamp-X at 2:00 am on December 25th, 2005
oh…crap… X_X… uugghhhh, owwuhhuuooo…. i feel like puking… X_=
i cant put up more of this shame..
breker at 2:07 am on December 25th, 2005
excuse me are you sure that athurua is with Melyrin there is no visible proof !! i think its cagalli and athurna
Dan at 2:07 am on December 25th, 2005
I really have nothing to say.
-D
Epi at 2:15 am on December 25th, 2005
I guess this is their way of saying… since Shinn and Kira aren’t enemies anymore, there’s probably not going to be a sequel! (thank god)
cleanwater at 2:35 am on December 25th, 2005
wow kinda sux but at least better ending then 50
Rid at 2:36 am on December 25th, 2005
-we see Lacus entering the PLANT council room looking very important-
what is that thing?
cyw1988 at 2:41 am on December 25th, 2005
at least it is Athrun x meyrin wahhahaha ^_^
Yuki at 2:41 am on December 25th, 2005
… only this then… but at least Op scene still fur AthCaga… too bad in the end they dun really show AthCaga again… other than that… i’m starting to think that GSD director loves pink more than blonde *smirk*
AthCaga still live XD XD XD
Ohwow at 2:51 am on December 25th, 2005
So many terrible things that make me want to puke blood. I pray to god that the “SEED 3″ being greenlit was just a rumor, and we can just all forget this disgrace ever existed.
Aiko at 3:14 am on December 25th, 2005
Yeah AsuCaga ! We have our proof ! With the hug lol
No meyrin , who see that O_o ?
yachiru at 3:41 am on December 25th, 2005
-die meyrin die!-
Thank goodness Cags is hugging Athrun.
And for Lacus.. yay! I always knew she was a powerful person, within PLANT or not. She definitely has alot of influence and very very situable to be the next chairperson of PLANT.
seeput at 4:23 am on December 25th, 2005
what’s the ending theme?
Problematic at 4:59 am on December 25th, 2005
Merry Xmas Omni! Your efforts truly amaze me and I totally appreciate all the hard work you’ve put into this blog!
dward at 5:31 am on December 25th, 2005
Nice~Anyway, what happened to Kira? Did he go over to PLANT with Lacus? It’ll be pretty sad if Lacus went back to PLANT without Kira.
Oh…and before I forget, Merry X’Mas to all!
Rasmiel at 5:34 am on December 25th, 2005
OMG Kira and Lacus’ 2 shot look so sexual! O_O
Then again, I have to wonder how many GSD openings didn’t have a naked figure showing up ^_^;
I’d say it was considerably good, definitely improved GSD ending. Everyone is happy and Luna is alive, whom Shinn haters thought would die because she was told that he will protect her.
Hmm, this KiraxShinn setup kinda sets up for the rumored Gundam Seed Eternity cast…I wonder if it’s actually true.
axel at 6:26 am on December 25th, 2005
+10 for 3rd pic, all I want for xmas is lacus wrapped in ribbons ^_^
Soriel at 6:38 am on December 25th, 2005
Definitely better than episode 50 of the original TV airing. I liked that it did seem to ‘conclude’ that part of the story.
When i first watched the original ep. 50, i was thinking that Shinn was crying because they ‘lost’, but now it seems like he was crying more because of what he became.
Meyrin + Athrun looked cute together.