Hmm, do we really need to use spoiler tag in spoiler thread?
I just watched the raw. Although, it was expected about what happened to Sayaka but the execution of the aftermath was really well done. It could maintain the dark and creepy atmosphere. Madoka was too fear to become mahou shoujo was made sense. Impressive! I really like the direction of this series.
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Originally Posted by Mentar
Yep, 100% on target. And one thing more:
Spoiler for stay away if you haven't watched ep4 yet:
I'm pretty happy because I picked up a critical flag for my main theory (Madoka and Homura have a shared joint past): During the bridge scene, Homura's reaction to Madoka's outburst that she'd NEVER EVER forget her shows that Madoka HAD forgotten her actually. And in my opinion, this is because Madoka HAD been a MG in the past, and Homura wished her out. Removing her from the grinder required that Madoka would forget about her prior life, and so, Homura. It's like Homura said: Madoka is too caring - the only way to protect her would be to keep Madoka _ignorant_ of what's really happening.
For Sayaka, things developed 100% as predicted, and I see no point to make any alterations. I foresee that Kamijo will forsake Sayaka, the only question is how brutal he's going to be when he dumps her. Sayaka will feel totally cheated and crushed, and she'll refuse to hold up her end of the MG bargain, because she didn't get what she wanted (remember Mami's warning from ep3?) - and so, she is going to be used to demonstrate the passivity rule of the blood grinder, turning her into a witch. And heck - she'll accumulate enough grief all by herself too, with Kamijou. Only one addition to last week's prediction: After turning into a witch, she will be killed by the new MG from the end of ep4. And with the disturbingly genki preview Urobuchi Gen gave Sayaka at the end of the episode, I expect her to meet her end at the end of ep5 already. No longer than ep6.
I also feel I can see the overarching theme rising out of the mists: It's about Madoka overcoming her fears and becoming a _real_ Magical Girl. The "yuuki" aspect emphasized in this show, much more than the lip service of most other MG animes.
So, as extension to my theories up to now, I say that Madoka's "wish", to call it, is going to be exactly what she told Mami: She wants to be useful as a _real_ Magical Girl, out of a feeling of duty and with the intent to truly help people and NOT as a means to an end (doing it for the wish from QB). And by becoming a true MG without the motivation of a selfish wish, she is _really_ going to gain the power to do true miracles.
I want to watch the ep with subs once more before sorting my thoughts, but IMHO this is going to be the main theme of the show. Madoka overcoming her fears, gaining true courage and becoming a real MG, other than the "fakes" that are currently active.
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This is very good speculation. The theme of overcoming the fear and becomes the true hero is very refreshing for this genre. At this point, I think that it's quite certain that Madoka will become mahou shoujo in the last part of the series.