Views that directly contradict the events in the series are likely to be 
rejected out-of-hand. Views that are "highly improbable" (for lack of a 
better term) explanations of the events of the series are probably going 
to be rejected, unless they are explained/justified and not just pushed 
out in front of the readers.

For example: Kasumi is shown in the manga/anime to be bright, cheerful, 
domestic, and unfazed by/oblivious to just about all of the wierd 
goings-on at the dojo. An author can certainly try to explain the reasons 
*why* she acts this way, and he could also create his own events that 
would [change/show a different side of] her personality -- "Smoke and 
Mirrors" is an excellent example of both. But if the author shows her 
flying into violent rages, without doing something to explain *why*, then 
the story fails -- it directly contradicts her behavior as seen in the 
series, where she doesn't have violent outbursts.

That's what I was getting at. It doesn't seem ... right. And it just
leaves the reader going "What the smeg is going on?!?" ... and unless
that was what the story was MEANT to do, then the REAL point of the
story is useless.

Kun-chan...