Reynolds, Jason M. wrote: > 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.
I disagree with Joseph in that I don't think we have a clear example of DEM here. At best it's borderline: the Takalaman "arc" appeared out of nowhere, and after the entrance of the Throne Meisters (I like this term, Jason, better than my GM3 and Joseph's RCB!) that event was almost forgotten. This is a case of disjointed and poor story telling/pacing, not DEM. If we are not precise, everything is DEM in SciFi. E.g. Minovsky Physics is DEM to create humanoid giant combat robots. But in my mind the Takalaman arc and Minovsky Physics is not DEM, since both have been explored to various extent and provided additional entertainment and/or plot development values. E.g. watching Big 3 spanking CB wasn't a totally painful experience (despite my previous complaints), for the brief minutes when it lasted. -- Dr. Core -------------------------------------------------- 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
