Subject: [FFML] Re: Ryoko Saotome: Those who forget the past...
From: "DB Sommer" <sommer@3rdm.net>
Date: 4/22/2002, 11:24 AM
To: "Benjamin Goldberg" <goldbb2@earthlink.net>
CC: <ffml@anifics.com>


Benjamin Goldberg wrote:



B) A complete ditz whose great memory, great observation
skills, and great luck *just barely* make up for her
clumsyness and airheadedness to produce someone who's
simultaneously a competent police officer (good enough to get
into GP on her own) and walking disaster area.

In the OVA, Mihoshi is smart, just...spacey.  Like you described.
However, she's not in the GP still of her own accord - it's hinted
that she wouldn't be there if she wasn't the Commissioner's
grand-daughter.

Not quite. It's mentioned that she's related to the Commissioner, but never
stated that she got in because of it. For all we know it could have worked
the opposite way, and knowing what his grand-daughter was like, the Commish
tried to keep her out. ^_^

Also she's reputable enough that Kagato recognized her by name alone, (both
her good and bad aspects) there's no reason to believe she didn't get in the
GP on her without any interference or influence from her grandfather. You
could suggest it as well as it does not say he stayed out, but the idea
she's in via nepotism is far from fact.

If you get the chance, hunt down some of the manga (which is based off the
first six eps of the OVA series) They handle Mihoshi beautifully there, and
some of the stories that center on her are the most enjoyable of the run.
Best ones were probably her acquiring an Earth Driver's license and a second
story were she gets reviewed by a superior officer. Each one also highlights
how despite her obvious ditziness and lack of common sense at times, she can
still get the job done better than most.



Gee, the TV GP's got pretty low standards, ne? :)

Considering the GP get used as cat's paws by Kagato and end up little more
than his version of a Secret Police and Mihoshi remains independent and true
to the spirit of the GP, I'd say her standards were a bit higher up than
theirs. :)

D.B. Sommer






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