>Well, I guess it was kind of subtle. In Hogtown Rhapsody, when
>she toasts Anthy's birthday, Utena finally comes right out and says to
>her, if only in the privacy of her own mind, "I love you." Now,
>that's a phrase that can have a lot of meanings, I admit; but under
>the circumstances, it represents Utena's conclusion that,
>not-what-she's-usually-into or not, their engagement stands. A lot of
>things brought her to that point, not least of which was her
>conversation with Dios, but in the end, that's where the decision is
>finally taken.
>

That's pretty much the impression I got as well... Somewhere in the course of Hogtown, Utena has come to grips with the fact that she IS the holder of Dios' power... as Dios himself points out, eventually the two will become one. Part and parcel of that is Anthy as her bride, reguardless of if she fishes that side of the pond or not... and that Utena has so much love for Anthy that it doesnt matter.

Such humanity, from people with such universe moving powers... There is the true heart of UF, what makes it worth reading.

Is it the end of the Corwin/Utena relationship? Not just friendship, but the forshadowing of something more? Even if Gryph HADN'T said life is never that easy, even in a real high school, I would have expected that there are still threads to this skein that we havent even SEEN, let alone untangled!

You know, somehow around the time of Christmas and New Years rose, I had this vision of Utena, Anthy, and Corwin in a mutually loving and supportive relationship ala those we've seen from time to time amoungst the UF leadership in the past. Is it accurate? Only Gryph knows for certain, and He's not telling! ^_^

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Vaughn doesn't know I exist. I guess this explains why the rest of reality keeps ignoring me as well. >_<