<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > happen if the other Clinton is elected), but at least have some sort of say. > I doubt Marina's > "sidekick" can say do anything other than influencing Marina to affect the > government.
First of all, notice how no one treats her according to her title as royalty and head of state, in France and now in UK, she got no red carpet, no photo op and no curtsy. She was not received by her official counterpart, which would be at least the head of state of AEU member nations, i.e. French President or Queen of Britain. But instead she met only with her effective counterpart, the foreign ministers. It might be OK for superpowers like the USA and the late USSR (or Union/AEU/HRA) to march out a secretary of state or foreign minister to meet the head of state of third-rated nations, but for everyone else, Britain and France included, matching rank is a minimal sign of respect. Ep.8 reinforced the fact that Marina has absolutely no power to affect the government that's nominally hers. She's neither part of the conflicting fractions nor a intermediate between them. Neither side cared to warn her that something may start while she's away. More importantly she's neither required to return to her country (in case she can be helpful to one side or help negotiate a resolution) nor prevented to return (in case her influence might be viewed negatively by someone). Ok... she's afraid there's a plot on her life, so at least she thinks of herself as important enough to be killed. Her only source of information and point of contact remains in the person of Shirin. But obviously Shirin has many other channels within Azadistan. There is no question that Shirin is far more influential, despite her gender and lack of title, than Marina. The concept of royal blood in Marina is just a bad joke. She was not born into royalty but given the title Queen by the government (not sure which fraction or it was a bipartisan compromise, any idea?). There might be any number of reasons they chose Marina over Shirin to be Queen. But I think it's no coincidental that Marina is idealistic, unambitious, politically naive and poorly connected, even might be suffering from ADD. (which other head of state would interrupt her business in the midst of a national political disaster just because she saw a kinsman on the street). She was made a Queen precisely because she's seen to be irrelevant and inconsequential. And if there's some hope of an interesting story left in G00, it would be how a meek voice would somehow combine with the brawn of the Gundam to save the day. It's the story of Queen Maria/Usso, Princess Relena/Heero and Queen Diana/Loran once again. -- 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
