Typically I have always thought that Deus Ex Machina was mainly used as a cheat when the writers wrote themselves into a corner. From the way it has been discussed so far it seems like people think the Thrones were a Deux Ex Machina written in to get the Meisters out of the trap. In this situation it could be that the trapping of the Ptolemais Meisters was the Deus Ex Machina to give the writers an easy cheat to give the Throne Meisters a dramatic entrance.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Riggs Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RE][gundam] Gundam 00 Episode 17 *spoilers* We're not asking for full explanations. We're not even asking for minimal explanations. We're asking for proper foreshadowing and setting up. If you don't do that, then yes, it looks very much as if you're making it up as you go along. And that's one of the reasons why people have concerns about the series. Maybe there will be events in season one that make sense in the context of being seen in season two. But so far there haven't been any earlier events that make sense after viewing episode 17. Or episide 16, 15, etc... And that's quite a while. But there's been not one thing that I can think of to date where an action or event in the show helped explain something that took place earlier. Instead, we get Deus Ex Machina events, in which things that haven't so much as even been hinted at suddenly come out of nowhere and save the day when things look grim for the Gundam Meisters. The first appearence of the Thrones was one. Gundam Nadeelah (sp?) was another. Would it have really been that hard for the writers to drop a vague hint that Gundam Virtue was more than it appeared? A good example from an earlier successful series is Rau la Cruze (I probably mangled his name) in Gundam SEED. You get hints early on that he's up to no good, and that's seemingly born out when he's revealed as leaking information to Blue Cosmos. But it's not until the end of the series that you realize just how far gone he is. junior ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [RE][gundam] Gundam 00 Episode 17 *spoilers* Date : Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:00:18 -0500 From : Adrian Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : [email protected] ">From : "Deacon Blues" To : [email protected] I don't understand where people think he's pulling this all out of his ass. I think people seem to forget that season one is a segway into season two, so not much is SUPPOSE to be explained in this season. Personally I have no problem with it whatsoever. I guess most people who are hardened UC seem to be disappointed with this. I guess the UC elitists just won't die."
