Hello again.  Well for all the people who were incensed at being left in
suspense at the end of the last part, here's some relief.  

Hee hee... I was one of them.

Doors Best Left Unopened
by Mark MacKinnon

Part Nine: Legacy

This was a very good episode. In fact, it's one of my favorites due to the
fact that there has been some serious advancement.


There is only one thing that I found disturbing. Mousse has a bit too much
back-bone in his encounter with Shampoo on the roof. The rest was good...
but that part... bothered me somehow. It didn't feel right.

I would expect him to be more... I don't know... stunned at her words than
anything else. His ability to direct anger at her for more than a few
seconds just isn't like Mousse. (IMHO) He was certainly stunned when trying
to digest it all while discussing it with Ukyou.

What Shampoo had to say made PERFECT sense... and it's too bad she didn't
say something like that sooner, not that it would've made a difference to
Mousse then, but it is correct.

Hopefully, this will steer him away from the inevitably self-destructive
path that blind devotion can lead you to.


The relationship between Ranma and Akane is progressing well.


Reiko is a mysterious new character who's agenda is unknown... although she
isn't above having fun. I enjoyed there scene where she made Ukyou jealous.
<evil grin>

I suspect that the "inner circle" will eventually include her... although
the others will be VERY wary of her since they don't know anything about
her. Keeping her mysterious ought to be fun. As she said herself, she wants
no part of all this trouble.


Haven't seen anything but the barest mention of Ranko since the end of
"Cast a long shadow." I wonder how he's doing?


Anyway, I enjoyed this immensely and I'm looking forward to the next part
(as usual).

See ya

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