Time for me to add my little drop to the huge bucket of C&C out there.

First of all, kudos to Lawson for actually getting this to work. TIL and TBE
are probably the two most opposite takes on tthe Ranmaverse there are, and
crossing them over couldn't have been easy.

Now, having complimented him, it's time for me to begin gutting this thing
from the inside out. :)

 "Intermittent Explosive Disorder, also known as rage disorder.  It is
 often indicated by several discrete episodes of failure to resist
 aggressive impulses that result in serious acts of assault or destruction
 of property.  The degree of aggressiveness expressed during the episodes
 is grossly out of proportion to any of the precipitating psycho-social
 stressors."
 
 Ranma blinked at the clinical tone in Akane's voice.  "Is that what you
 have?"

This (the fact that it's Akane giving the diagnoses and not Tofu) needs to be
made clearer, definitly. A lot of people, myself included, seem to be confused
by this. The one-line mention at the end is very easy to miss. I believe, in
fact, that this was pointed out a couple months ago when Lawson posted a draft
version.
  

 "Akane."  Ranma had at least figured out when to cut her off.  "If... if
 you were suffering from this... this rage thing, then... then it's not
 your fault."

I disagree mightily. Even if Akane WAS suffering from a IED, she is still
extremely culpable. 
  

 Akane shoved him away.  She looked up into his face, anger coloring her
 features.  "If it's not my fault, then whose fault is it!  It has to be
 somebody's fault!"

 "No, it doesn't."  Tofu spoke a little more insistently.  "You could just
 as easily blame yourself for having the flu.  It's a mental disease, and
 they can be the most difficult to diagnose and treat.  And it is *not*
 your fault that you developed one."

I think the flu thing is a false analogy. Yes, catching the flu is a simple,
ordinary illness, and nobody in their right mind would blame somebody for it.

However, that's assuming it's an isolated incident. Suppose somebody catches
the flu. They're sick for a little while, then they get better. All's right
with the world.

However, suppose immediatly afterwards the person goes right back out and
repeats the same actions (walking around outside without a coat in -60
weather, for example) that caused them to have the flu in the first place.
They get it again, only this time it's worse.

Every time this person recovers a little bit, they go right back outside and
get ill again. They ignore any and all warnings that maybe this isn't a good
idea. They refuse to seek any kind of treatment. They totally disregard the
advice of anyone (friends, loved one's, etc) that they might be doing
something incredibly bad and stupid, because they are convinced of their own
righteousness and refuse to acknowledge the fact that they are in the wrong.
(Okay, maybe this is stretching the flu metaphor a little.)

Then one day, they get really, REALLY sick, and die. Is this their fault?
You'd better believe it is.
 
The same basic principal applies to TBE. Akane refused to see anything wrong,
even during the periods of sanity between her explosions. She would
OCCASIONALY express regret (like the first time Ranma went to the hospital)
but even then, she made it seem like it was his fault by implying that he
should have came and talked to her about it sooner. Ranma and Ukyo's death are
directly and largely her fault; not IED's, but HER'S, because ofher stubborn,
foolish, and violent behavior. (Geez, I sound like Zen.)

The only other people I can see being at all at fault are Kasumi, Nabiki, etc.
for not taking drastic measures once things got out of control, and merely
sitting back on the sidelines and hoping that things got better. Still, the
bulk of the blame lies with Akane.

 "Yeah."  Ranma felt good about Tofu's words.  "That's right.  No one came
 blame you."
 
 Akane studied him closely, her face fearful but with a kind of hope in it.
 "You don't blame me?  For killing you?"
 
 Ranma suppressed a twinge and instead smiled gently.  "I... well, I
 forgive you."

While I believe Ranma is completely wrong to forgive Akane (especially since
he doesn't know all the facts) I DO believe he's keeping entirely within
charachter in doing so. He was always way too nice a guy whenever it came to
women picking on him.
  
I like what Lawson does at the end, where TIL writes the whole thing off as
some kind of sick dream, and TBE as just another phase of Akane's psychoses.
It eliminates any kind of bepuzzlement on the part of the charachters as to
just what the HELL happened to them.

Plus, it's neccessary to maintain the plot of the TIL universe. If they had
picked up on the whole alternate universes thing, it upsets the plot of
Definitions of Hell (in that the DOH cast would have figured it out a LOT
sooner.)

Whew! Well, there it is, my two cents on Lawson's latest masterwork. Keep 'em
coming, Richard!

-Mercutio
"A plague 'a both your houses!"