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Originally Posted by panzerfan
If Madoka fails to save Sayaka, or having done so at unbelievable cost, it would be reminiscent of Faust being dissuaded by Mephistopheles to save Gretchen who he pities instead of love, or to Mephistopheles committing atrocity in the name of Faust and had to be reminded of the tragedy by care... it would be terribly consistent to Goethe's viewpoint should Urobuchi execute the situation as such.
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Originally Posted by Vanish
That's true but we still have Homura who, even if she could stand for Valentine, doesn't fit into the play entirely and could thus add to a different outcome that leaves us with a satisfying spark of light. And, Urobuchi might base things on Faust, but I assume he didn't just apply the entire play on the series so noticable differences are eventually a good possibility. Let's just stay optimistic!  |
But in the end she was saved in the second half (sort of) in a different plane of existence despite her imprisonment. I can't think of a good way to bail out Sayaka if this were a case, so it may as well deviate from there.
Again, who knows? Goethe's Faust was also a story of how heaven intervened and was in the end forgiving of the characters. For all we know there is no heaven here, and any and all salvation must come from the characters themselves.