Re: Episode 284 (+ special preview)
Hi guys;
I've been a long-time lurker on this board, but this is my first post. So, I hope I do not say anything stupid to have myself branded as an evil-noob of sorts. In any case, on with the post (it seems like it took a bizarre event/fake to get me to post finally!)
What I wanted to discuss was a possibility that few have really thought about in regards to this twenty-year leap. In other assessments of how the story might pan-out people have generally suggested that Guts would still be very active in this 20-year period. However, upon thinking about it, it seems to me that currently the story is in such a place right now that it is perhaps conceivable that a major break and period of calm begins. For example, assuming Griffith becomes king and Guts makes it to elf helm is it really logically to assume Guts would be active in this period of time? Guts character of late has been extremely tired of late, and, at the same time, his "desire for vengeance" seems to have waned in recent volumes. In fact, part of the theme of the manga in recent years has emphasized friendship and loyalty over individual pursuits.
In this sense, maybe it is conceivable to assume that Guts simply spends 20 years on elf helm with little knowledge of the outside world or reason to fight at all. Maybe he is finally spurred to leave elf helm 20-years later after a tragic event or some kind (read; the death of Casca). If such a situation panned out it is possible that the events may represent a dystopic version of the future in which not only Griffith rules, but in which a main character has died or is dying....
Anyway, it seems to me that if the preview is indeed true; the above is perhaps the most logical way in which it might occur. Having said this, like many others, I am also intrigued as to what this might mean for the story. However, in my opinion it would mean a refreshing twist in the plot, which although picking up of late, has remained stagnant for while. This said; if this is all a joke I'm clearly some rambling moron and my comments can be easily disregarded.
