One of the better Gundams in awhile.

Well, finally caught episode 25 (in all of its HD glory) and now I'm sad.

I figured there was going to be a gap in time between the first and second seasons, but four years? And even with the newly formed Earth Federation (what's a gundam without an Earth Federation?)there are still those in the shadows that are not satisfied with the new "peace" in the world.

If the uniting of the world was only the first phase of Celestial Being's plan, then what's next? What exactly does Libbons have in store for the world? Who's all alive still and what roles are they going to play?

I figured that Ali Al Sarchez was still alive (and glad for it, he's such an evil bastard that he has to be around for the second season) and Graham has become "Char" with his mask, but at least it doesn't look like Char's mask as what was presented to us in Wing and SEED. I'd also like to know why is Louisse with Tieria?

So many questions!

All in all, Gundam 00 has been very good to me and did well in building up to what has been phenomenal last few episodes. The series started off a tad slow and jumpy with building up the world and creating context but that made the episodes later on far more rewarding. While not as many fights as previous Gundams, these were better animated and thought out. I give director Seiji Mizushima alot of props for doing things more unconventional then others have in their attempts at Gundam, even if it meant not pleasing fans who only wanted fanservice (though we did get some here and there) and instant gratification.

Still, at last with Code Geass R2 and Macross Frontier around it'll make the next six months go by easier.