Review of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

Code Geass is a solid show. If for any reason you haven't seen this show, why? I held off on watching the show because I feared it wouldn't live up to the hype. I was pleasantly surprised. Considering the show is original and had no source, it made sense that the story wasn't flawless. Season 1 seemed to go off on some tangents that proved to be unnecessary going forward, but that's really nitpicking. The show being 10 years old didn't really wow me with any visuals but it's always fun to see some good mecha fights,which Code Geass has tons of.
The sounds were good in the show. Personally I don't notice the music in a show too much as long as it isn't terrible, and it wasn't terrible. I only watched the dubbed version of the show, and it is a fantastic dub.
This show was full of fun and interesting characters. The characters that I liked in the show, I loved. Especially LeLouch/Zero, it was interesting seeing how the writers developed him and trying to predict his future actions, considering his adept strategic skills. However, part of the reason that this show isn't scored a 10 is because of the characters I didn't like. Some characters were a little frustrating to me and I wasn't a fan of the amount of screen time that some characters liked. On the other hand, I understood their purpose in advancing the plot.
This show gave me more enjoyment than any show has for a while now. Be ready for a ride. This isn't the type of show that you can turn on as background noise. Be ready to give the show your full attention. The best part is that you won't mind it. You may find yourself willingly giving the show 100% of your attention, which almost never happens to me. I know very few people will read this review, but I hope it encourages someone out there to watch this show.