On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Richard Lawson wrote:

So, if you're willing to suspend you disbelief enough on this one point,
does it work for you?

No.

The solution works itself out too fast and doesn't address other problems 
that would arise from the central problem at hand.  I have an easier time 
swallowing the believablity of Jyusenkyo curses, because they don't have 
massive consequences on a social, economic, biological scale...On the 
other hand, I like to tell people I find Sailor Moon more inherently 
plausible than the Gundam series, because the effectiveness of Gundams 
relative to the actual apparent lifespan and cost of these armored suits 
makes them seem rather uneconomic to me...

Saying that something is magical is essentially to say that it is a plot 
device to a greater or lesser extent.  I don't respond well to stories 
where something is essential magical, but wiht a scientific veneer...This 
makes me exceptionally picky when I deal with a lot of science fiction 
and is one reason I read more fantasy than science fiction...It engages 
my reality sense too much, and I get rather picky.

I would have an easier time suspending my disbelief if the "virus" was 
actually a Curse, since that's what it acts like.  

But this is one of my hobby-horses, so I'll get off and stop ranting 
now.  I'm sorry I can't appreciate this story...It just triggers my 
professional instincts too much.



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