in the shell

I think Saito was lying to a large extent.

I do think that Motoko was a secret agent even then.

She's sortof like the GITs version of Solid Snake. Probably a soldier since the beginning.

I think it was a car-bomb.

Weirdly, what bugs me is its a really strange denoument to the series. After all the effort they went to destroy Yakushima, the poor guy of Serenno still ends up executed.

There's a LOT of corruption in the SAC world.

Yeah, I noticed that there was some implied sexual prejudice against men with full body cybernetics in Episode 2 as well. At least by how the prostitute reacted to Gino. I'm disappointed as well by there not being a 3rd season but I'm not going to complain about getting a new movie. The Ghost in the...

1. Re-Embody I rather liked this episode honestly as it struck me as an excellent intro to the storyline even if its yet another episode of PS9 vs. terrorists. It's not nearly as clever as the intro to Stand Alone Complex either. In that, the actual action took a backseat to the Machiavellian plotti...

Due to the unpopularity (perhaps deserved) of my review thread, I've decided to instead repost my review of the first disc here and request the other thread closed. Please EVERYONE give your review of the first disc of GITS: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig. What you liked, didn't like, and so on. This i...

Posting a personal review thread implies that you are trying to say you have some sort of one up on the rest of us, who are all quiet inteligent and experianced people. Sorry, I guess you can close it. But what I want is people to respond with their own thoughts on the episodes, rebuttals, and idea...

OOC: Again, I welcome disagreements, discussion, and any other choice bits for people to post. I'd very much love to discuss these episodes with folks here. 5. Inductance This episode was one that I was very fond of because I like the Prime Minister character a great deal. The character design aside...

Hey guys, I don't know if anyone of you has checked out the books Machine Goddess or Undying Machine along with either of their sourcebooks but this is a thread to discuss them, the Shared Universe project, or the upcoming projects with them. I'm hardly a biased source here given I wrote them but I'...

Righto. I'll remake said topic for the forum and stuff that others would be interested in. Personally, I've never used Live Journals because I always view Discussion Forums as covering their content but can see the situation is more clearly demarked here. Thanks for the advice and best wishes. Feel ...

Well if the moderators wish me to change my method of discussion and instead open threads on episodes not covered so far for open discussion, I certainly will. However, here's my overall First Disc review. Disc One Review: Ghost in the Shell Second Gig starts off with a bang and immediately sets the...

I think many people would prefer reviews from magzines, compared to a personal opinion review. Strange, I'm just the opposite. For me, magazine reviews are ultimately vapid of anything resembling valuable content due to the fact that they so rarely touch on issues that a deep fan would be willing t...

I've been told this isn't the case by my publisher and I know its a ridiculous worry but it nevertheless is something that keeps coming up. I ironically end up solving it by doing more writing in the series. On the plus side, I have no regrets even if no one does read it since it gave me an excuse ...

Willowhugger, a forum is for discussion. do you want people to discuss your reviews with you? As I said in your other post, this might be better served by a livejournal... As people have already done, you can post your thoughts about episodes in the topics devoted to discussing them. I like what yo...

This is just a fun thread for talking about one of my own personal pet peeves. I'm a writer, I can't say for a living since I only started getting published this year, and I specialize in cyberpunk themed science fiction (gee what a surprise with the board I'm on...hehehe). To me, the most frustrati...

Natural Enemy I rather liked this episode even if it does remind me strongly of the Tank episode from the first episode. The idea of machines running wild and people questioning the reason why is a oft-repeated theme in GITS. The Tachikomas action again takes up a large part of the episode but the ...