I think I'm the only person on the western internet that likes SEED/Destiny
No way, SEED is 100% the SAO of Gundam.
I don't know what that means! To me the people that hate SEED are the guys like Kenshin (not saying him specifically) here that are just staunch Tomino era Gundam fans. So when a retelling of the original trilogy is just that, a retelling, they get angry that a new generation dare enjoy Gundam that's not Tomino Gundam.
I think Tomino is an old cook who doesn't know what he made and has his team to thank for his stuff turning out good more than himself (thus the Lucas comparison, one could argue that the Gundam movie Trilogy vs the original series is like the Star Wars Special Editions but in reverse), so no love from me here. Reconguista shows what a Tomino not being reigned in actually is.
I just think SEED was dumb as hell, but it was and is super popular. Like, they literally reaired SEED in HD on Japanese television. That's not a thing! SEED got Kai'd minus the content editing. Even over here, my roomie who goes to build club every weeks says about half of the 20 or so people are building SEED gunpla.
I did like the blonde chick, though.
Let's talk G-Wreck. I don't think you finished it or have the will to finish it. But it was shit to me. Let me tell you how 24 of 26 episodes turned out.
1. MC and GF arguing 2. Alert enemy spotted! 3. Deploy the Gundams! 4. New experimental mobile suit of the week is here piloted by the Char Clone 5. MC and GF beat mobile suit of the week 6. Char Clone retreats swearing vengeance 7. MC and GF look off in the distance feeling great about winning the battle
The final battle the Char Clone swears will kill the MC to prove the MC is not the special chosen pilot of the Gundam. MC soundly beats Char Clone. Char Clone ejects cockpit to safety, and shrugs like he didn't just swear to murder the MC because of his jealous rage. And the show ends. ---