I am not too interested in the heavy speculations about the plotline going forward. But I just rememnered that only 5 episodes are left before we get into a 6 months hiatus. My question is that will we have a mini-conclusion before the hiatus? Sure there will have to be a cliffhanger, that's accepted. But they better give us a satisfactory (if partial) resolution in at least one of the open-ended arcs. Even by ep. 20 we are still getting new characters, new mini-arcs. It's definitely getting more exciting, that's good. But we keep open up new mini-arcs without closing old ones (except the Rassa kidnapping arc in Azadistan) just like the early episodes.
As far as I am concerned, these are three candidates: - the Marina arc: we have invested too much time introducing this damsel; how likely we will get a proper story out of her and Azadistan by ep. 25? Not likely. Hopefully she will get a decent supporting role (meaning doing something other than watching JNN all day) before end of season 1. - Kinue/Saji/Louise: it already seem likes this is a huge set up that will won't get resolved until at least mid-2nd-season. I just hope ep. 25 will give a nice semicolon to this arc. I'd even settle for a coma, but I fear it could be completely dangling in the middle of a wor_ - Big 3 vs. TM vs. GM 3-way: this is what the previous couple episodes is building up for right? It's going to be one big gonzo gangbang scene: 4 Gundams vs. 3 Thrones vs. 2+2+2 GN-X. But what would constitute a "good" outcome to take into the 6-months break? Without a worthy target (in UC it would be a colony or asteroid drop, in G it was the end of roaming+training), it seems like it's a fight for the sake of fighting (there's a bit of Ali in everyone, eh?). What could be that big target? Veda itself, no way. Ptelamois, been there done that. The linear train HQ, too bland. One of the space elevators or the solar arrays, more specular but still not threatening enough. Problem is that no one has a big threatening dreadnought or doomsday weapon or DG-cell monster or even a nuke. But... it's possible the three arcs will join up in a big-ball-of-plotlines-nexus-blackhole, with 13 (or 37?!) MS providing the action, Saji & Marina provide the melodrama and Corners/Ribbons providing the sinister smiles. It's just a bit too mind-boogling ... 6 months is a long wait, if ep. 25 doesn't end with a satisfactory thump, I mean, seriously this time, yet more promise of hope won't cut it. There's no telling if I would come back for season 2. -- 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
