-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Joseph Riggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Yes, it's a speculative response. > > > > :P > > > > I'm pretty confident that Marina's role won't be expanded until season 2. My > own thought is that Setsuna and whomever his associates are at that point are > going to end up being granted a secret asylum in Azadistan by Marina. It's > unfortunate that her role until then basically consists of having her > periodically remind us that both she and Shirin exist.
This is my guess as well, as I don't see Azadistan can do anything really at this stage, so the only thing she really can do is to "hide" Setsuna if he does get injured at the end of season one. > > I've posted that I think that the Kinue news story arc will get a big boost > before the end of the season. Obviously, that's not a unanimous opinion > around > here. But my own thought is that the "secret news investigation" arc will > get > completed with Setsuna finding out about it from Saji and someone connecting > a > couple of dots right before the end of the season. If done right, I think > that > could be a good season ender. I am in conflict on this - on one hand, I think they should at least expose Laguna/Ragna to the world, but with me doubting Setsuna can get to heart to interact with Saji, I don't see how this can break, given they have very little information to go by. > When I read your idea about a doomsday weapon, the thought crossed my mind > that > Ribbon might publicly betray Corner - i.e. blow Corner's identity to the > world > at large in preparation for whatever plot Ribbon intends to put in motion > (yes, > I realize that's probably not a doomsday weapon...). But the problem is that > such an action devolves into "all 37 mobile suits dog-piling on Corner", who > doesn't have a mobile suit of his own (at least, not that we've seen yet). > You > need mobile suits on both sides (or maybe all sides), or else the action > doesn't > really go anywhere. I don't think so - I think Ribbon will just "off" him and then announce the "true goal" of CB, and therefore forcing the UN/three power blogs to fight all the Gundams. > > > > You dismissed the idea of a Ptolemais fight because it's been done, but I > think > it is a possibliity. The difference this time around could be that the > Ptolemais is lost. If, say, Corner uses Veda to locate the Ptolemais, and > then > provides constant updates to the UN about where the Ptolemais is located, > then > it wouldn't be able to hide again as it did before. The cliff-hanger could > be > the Gundams and crew fleeing from the wrecked Ptolemais before it blows up, > and > then asking, "What now?" It's just a thought, though. I think Ptolemais would be like Archangel from Seed in the sense that it will get heavily damage, and therefore have to "run away" (can see nice fights with the various Meister trying their hardest to make sure the ship is in one piece). Of course, the rumor/spoiler was only Krois and Exia make it out in one piece. > The thing that concerns me is that in the last episode, we saw CB preparing > to > retrieve some sort of new superweapon for the Exia (some have suggested it's > a > system similar to the METEOR system in SEED, or the Dendrobium in 0083). > That > doesn't really fit with any of the ideas that I can think of for how a season > finale climax could be setup. Then again, they might not get back with it > until > Season 2. It will make it this time, as otherwise how can they explain Setsuna being at so many places so quickly :) Supposedly, the "boss" at the end of the series would be a big MA (piloted by Nena?), but take it with a grain of salt. > It's hard to tell from the trailer, but something bad might be about to > happen > to Exia in the next episode. My suspicion is that Exia's going to be in a > fight > with the AEU's new mobile suits, and Setsuna's going to get knocked > unconscious. >From the rumor/spoiler, it would be Setsuna trying to save the Thrones (Nena) >from being owned by Ali and company, and Setsuna is losing against Ali in a >Throne Gundam. -------------------------------------------------- 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
