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[FGhost11 @FGRN1199]

@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 And of course, I haven't seen much discussion about this, it's more of a personal take, but aside from the main duo, I feel the series has really neglected the other key members. Vamola hasn't had a moment of her own since SG, and she seems almost like a caricature of herself.

[FGhost11 @FGRN1199]

@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 I agree with his intentions regarding the lore and worldbuilding. I just think the execution was poor, because it doesn't justify the artificial stalling of the other plotlines, which should have been handled in parallel.

[FGhost11 @FGRN1199]

@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 And even the minimal development we’ve seen so far didn't depend on the way it was dragged out. On the contrary, that approach was detrimental, especially the way it actually reversed 200 chapters of character development.

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@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 That’s why I said that, since then, he has neither wrapped up this plot thread nor developed it properly. It’s left hanging because he isn’t willing to resolve it; doing so would mean losing the readers who are there specifically for that aspect-

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@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 All the arcs are interconnected. The division is based on the central issue for didactic purposes. The point is that these issues exist solely for the purpose of delay.

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@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 DDD didn't have this disparity in representation, even when Ken was practically incompetent in battle. The early arcs were well-balanced. EE arc focused almost entirely on Ken. Even the SG arc didn't show such a disparity as Danmara or the Amnesia arc currently does.

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@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 Just as Ken does, Momo admits to Jiji that he has been a pain. Persistence alone does not justify the persistent hostility the result of the openly self-conflicted stance taken toward Ken ever since. "Coddling" and "Hostility" are different things.

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@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 Furthermore, he seems to be struggling to give both protagonists enough space. While Danmara sidelines Okarun for the most part, the Amnesia arc completely overshadows and disconnects Momo, to the point where she became unlikable according to much of the feedback I’ve read.

[FGhost11 @FGRN1199]

@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 I agree. Those are all valid points, but they also explain why the approach to plot contrivances differs in this case. One device was created to kickstart the story, specific and fleeting whereas the other is being used to stall the romance plot (for two years, I might add)-

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@cosmic_lucario @eltigre13131 She probably wanted to make sure she wouldn't miss, so she created a situation where he couldn't dodge or evade. All her actions led him to narrow the perimeter of the cursed house.

[FGhost11 @FGRN1199]

@eltigre13131 It was more a matter of convenience. Momo was the closest because Jiji was already heading that way and thinking of her; at that stage, Ken wasn't yet a rival or a playmate, Evil Eye was attacking randomly and indiscriminately.

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@megalivision @bwirp1 @Clockster2 I feel that’s a false equivalence. There was a certain convenience to the first meeting it was negligible and the passion was built up over time. The rest confirms it. If, for you, this has been the case since C.1 but the criticism are only arising now, what changed?

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@bwirp1 @Clockster2 Unfortunately, I am aware of the issues because I like the work enough to have followed it this far. If that’s how it came across to you, I’m sorry; perhaps I’m not being simplistic enough.

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@bwirp1 @Clockster2 I’m sure you believe that. But since the post asks about people who aren't so lenient with plot contrivances, I was referring to them.

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@bwirp1 @Clockster2 Sorry. I don't think I need to know what comes next to discuss what we have right now. For instance, keeping an established plot point which faced no organic obstacles in limbo for about two years is an artificial prolongation, and to me, that is inherently unnecessary.

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@bwirp1 @Clockster2 No, of course not. I am the reader/consumer. Do I need to be the author to evaluate my experience with a narrative product?

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@empatheticcain Huh? She is still a love interest for him in the comics. In fact, she is the most recurring character in that medium to fill this role. The thing is, Fraction made it one-sided on Tony's part.