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Topic ID: 43
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#3, RE: A New Year's Rose
Posted by Gryphon on Jul-21-01 at 11:41 PM
In response to message #2
LAST EDITED ON Jul-21-01 AT 11:45 PM (EDT)

>I do have a bit of a question, though. When Corwin asks Utena what the
>name of her old sword was, she says she never learned its name. Was
>she never told that it was called the Sword of Dios?

She's not talking about the Sword of Dios, or at least she doesn't think she is. In the part of Revolutionary Girl Utena that never made it to the US, the Sword of Dios disappears mysteriously, and has to be replaced in Utena's arsenal by another sword which, coincidentally, happens to look just like it. (That's either an indication of something very important, or the animators were lazy. I'm still not entirely certain which.)

Anyway, that sword's name, she never learned, and she didn't want to spend the time explaining to Corwin that there were actually two swords that were basically identical, and so on, and so forth. That would have led inevitably to an explanation of the entire Tournament and everything else, and she feels, for some reason she hasn't been able to pin down, somewhat reluctant to have him know much about that part of her past.

>Very spiffy job, as usual. I would kind of like to know exactly what
>the New Avalon Symphony's New Year's program is, since aside from
>"Sing, Sing, Sing" I don't remember seeing it.

Well, basically, watch one of the Boston Pops' holiday concerts, add some alien stuff and things written since the 20th century, and there you go. :)

>Oh, and I love how everyone, including Skuld, knows
>exactly what Corwin is thinking with regard to Utena, even if he
>doesn't. ^_^

Personal experience suggests that the one in that situation is always the last one to receive formal notification, and at that point, it's patently obvious to every other carbon-based lifeform within spitting distance.

--G.
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