Subject: Re: Al'Thor's TIL Comments
From: databank@mindspring.com (Zen)
Date: 9/26/1996, 4:22 PM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Sebastian-san scribbled:
On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Richard Lawson wrote:

: Again, I happen to agree with you.  Part of what "Life's Ingredients"
: was supposed to show was why it was a mistake for them to marry so young
: - they both still need a bit of maturing.  Still, like I said,
: resolution to Ranma 1/2 meant, to me, Ranma and Akane married.  I was
: certainly disappointed that RT brought us to the brink of marriage and
: then backed away.  TIL was my answer to that, fulfilling some fan's
: needs (including my own) to see the ultimate consummation of Ranma's and
: Akane's relationship.

Well, ptoo on you!  I happen to *love* Takahashi-sama's ending -
it's the *only* ending it could have had.  Ranma and Akane really
couldn't marry (and their age is only one of many factors, why),
but she needed to show that *sometime* it was going to happen -
only not right now.

The story ended openly, telling us as the readers that these kids
are going to continue having adventures and crazyness filling their
life.  I'm *glad* it ended that way, and not with a cheesy, forced
"conclusion".

:P

Zen agrees with Sebastian-san on this point.  The way Takahashi-sama ended
it, there is still a chance for Ranma to come to his senses, realize how
bad for him Akane really is, and marry his beloved Ucchan!

So there.

Zen the Heretic-