-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Joseph Riggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Because the introduction of the Thrones essentially makes the inner workings > of > CB important. And we're 17 episodes into a 50 episode series, and the only > thing we know is an effectively useless muttered comment by a guy right > before > he gets blasted by a Gundam's cannon.
Guess I am too used to see things like this in various Super Robot shows - they always just "dump" a new villain or what not in the second half of the series, without much foreshadowing. After the "production issue" with Seed Destiny, I gave up on trying to figure out when they are dropping hints or what not... > The reason I brought up the Tokyo arc in Rah'Xephon was because even though > the > big reveal happened during that arc, most of the episodes prior to that had > dropped hints about it and foreshadowed it (even episode 1, imo). The hints > weren't necessarily much in all cases, but they were there. Like I said, with the second half of the series coming much later, it can means that the second half story can change - they just don't want to write themselves into a corner, I guess. > In the case of Gundam 00, we've been told that CB's goal may not be exactly > what > CB claims is the goal. But we've been told nothing else. There hasn't been > anything resembling a hint - just a quick comment by the Professor right > before > he gets killed. I think the characters were asking the question - Shirin was questioning the UN's motive, and as we find out that UN person happens to be part of CB, and CB just happens to be there around the same time, it certainly makes you wonder about CB's motive. At least you can say that you cannot "predict" the plot of Gundam 00, but then again, they managed to be able to do it because they basically haven't said anything... > > > Or in other words, the pacing appears to be completely screwed up. We don't > have to know exactly what the real goal of CB is at this point. But if the > 'real goal of CB' is an important secret plot element, then the writers > should > be sprinkling hints here and there throughout the various episodes for > viewers > to speculate on and not just saying, "Oh, by the way, CB's goal isn't > necessarily to eradicate warfare." They need to be providing hints as to > what > that ultimate goal really is. Like I said before, the CB inner-working seems likely would be one of the main story element in the second half, I think they just don't want to write themselves into a "corner" - with a big "holiday" in-between the two seasons, they probably haven't even finish writing the story for the second half yet. I gave up on "predicting" plots on most of the new series nowadays, as we have seen with cases like Code Geass and Seed Destiny, it seems the "story" can change based on demand from sponsor or what not, so it probably won't matter even if they drop hints - they can always change it later... Only thing I am speculating on right now is how in the world is GN Arm going to be used in the first half of Gundam 00, since it looks to be space only, so I guess the "final battle" of the first half would take place in space. -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
