I apologize for getting "under your skin", Searcher. That was never the point of my reply to Arnyer. And, in retrospect, I probably did phrase what I was trying to say poorly, but at the time (keep in mind "it was late and I was tired" applies to me too) I couldn't think of how else to say what I was trying to say. I since explained, and hope that you can understand what I meant to say instead. I wasn't trying to tell him that he was wrong, only that there's still more to see yet. If he sees it all and still says the same thing, then the producers failed to make a show that he'd enjoy. That's
their failure, not mine.
Obviously I don't think every word and action has hidden meaning - you're exaggerating my point. But at the same time, if you take every action at face value and don't consider the intent or reasons behind it, or how it connects to the rest of the story, you'll miss a lot of details that might have helped you understand and appreciate the show. From my perspective, D.C.S.S. has many such connections and details. I didn't intend to sound "preachy" by saying that and, if I did, I apologize.
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All i said was, what if there all is a simple story, no hidden message.
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Then, in my mind, the show would make no sense whatsoever. Why start with Kotori, if you're going to end with Nemu? Why did Nemu leave if she was only going to come back? Why did Aisia play such a big role? What was the point in bringing the P.S. girls in? Why all this talk of "using magic to make people happy"? I just can't see how you could make sense of the show by looking only at the actions, and not at the intent. If that's all there was, you'd pretty much
have to blame it on bad, incompetent writers. However, if I
do look beneath the surface, the show becomes a lot more logical and makes a lot more sense
to me. Since I know a large team of people worked very hard to create this sequel, I choose to believe that they had a logical reason for doing so. And it's pretty much as simple as that. Basically, I just want to make sense of the show as best as I can.
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But atleast think that other people don't think like you do.
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Of course! That's the whole reason I'm on a discussion forum - to discuss! If everyone simply agreed with me, that'd be boring as hell. Talking to people with
different opinions is the best way to learn. That's what I want to do. If I've screwed up along the way, offended people, and intimidated them into not sharing their opinion, then I am at fault and I can only apologize (and I do). But I'm only human, like everyone else, and all I can offer is my opinion too. I really don't think I'm "high and mighty", but I guess that too requires a bit of faith.
P.S. By the way, don't think for a second that I wouldn't enjoy seeing an alternate D.C. with a Kotori ending - but, then again, that's why we've got the game.