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Originally Posted by hyperborealis
but that success is immaterial to the literary purpose of his suffering, which is to make us care for him. We already do so, and will continue to even if or especially if he finally fails. That's why I don't think there's any connection between Taichi's distress in this episode and whatever his ultimate fate is going to be down the road.
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I kind of disagree with this. It's a typical storytelling device to build drama by having the characters struggle and fail, and then revert that into success in the climax of the story. Most stories work like that, so I wouldn't be so sure that Taichi's current suffering doesn't portent success at the end of the route. Of course, this is just a device, not a rule, so I'm not claiming that current failure will lead to success in the future for sure. Chances are it will though, since most stories do work that way.