double-oh: episode 6 note
13 Nov 2007 04:56 amQuick note, no spoilers: the original code name of the Exia was Seven of Swords.
Now, this could be purely a random selection on the part of the writers, and chosen for the poetic element (the repetition of the soft-s), or it could be a hint. After all, the seven of swords is traditionally called the Lord of Unstable Effort, or, Futility. The classic version of the card shows a man stealing away from a camp with five swords in his arms; two swords remain behind him, stuck into the sand, and the man's looking over his shoulders at the encampment with a sly expression. The card nominally represents success only through cunning, and despite huge adversity; it may also represent an inability to succeed due to frustrations and obstacles, especially those self-generated by uncertainty in one's purpose.
Hmmmm.
Since I would hope the codename was chosen because of what it represents in a positive sense for CB overall (and not a writerly hint on what the Exia becomes for Seiei personally), I have to wonder just what the message is.
Of course, before I do that, I must sleep. Really. Any minute now...
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gwanalysis to merge with a new comm, something like "gundam_analysis"... because I now know I'm not the only person fascinated, and I know there's got to be plenty Wing and SEED fans, among others, who might be interested in a place where analyzing one might provoke someone more familiar with a different series to weigh in on how that series handled/displayed the issues. Thoughts?]
Now, this could be purely a random selection on the part of the writers, and chosen for the poetic element (the repetition of the soft-s), or it could be a hint. After all, the seven of swords is traditionally called the Lord of Unstable Effort, or, Futility. The classic version of the card shows a man stealing away from a camp with five swords in his arms; two swords remain behind him, stuck into the sand, and the man's looking over his shoulders at the encampment with a sly expression. The card nominally represents success only through cunning, and despite huge adversity; it may also represent an inability to succeed due to frustrations and obstacles, especially those self-generated by uncertainty in one's purpose.
Hmmmm.
Since I would hope the codename was chosen because of what it represents in a positive sense for CB overall (and not a writerly hint on what the Exia becomes for Seiei personally), I have to wonder just what the message is.
Of course, before I do that, I must sleep. Really. Any minute now...
[Related: y'know, maybe there's a way to get
gwanalysis to merge with a new comm, something like "gundam_analysis"... because I now know I'm not the only person fascinated, and I know there's got to be plenty Wing and SEED fans, among others, who might be interested in a place where analyzing one might provoke someone more familiar with a different series to weigh in on how that series handled/displayed the issues. Thoughts?]