Steins;Gate

[Xelbair]

Did you notice that Kurisu automatically said that he shouldn't call her Christina and she is not his assistant, when he never ever called her his assistant in this timeline?

[shinta|hikari]

That's right. However, like Buff, I wanted a minute of actual epilogue where we see them together, and who the heck Dar's wife is.

[Buffalobiian]

Did you notice that Kurisu automatically said that he shouldn't call her Christina and she is not his assistant, when he never ever called her his assistant in this timeline?

I did.

They've established that even normal people without Reading Steiner can start having their past selves/memories creeping up on them. Okarin's been calling Kurisu "Christina" for the past 3 weeks non-stop, but he's only saved tried to save her twice, once unsuccessfully.

Then again, you can include the memory of Kurisu from Beta before the very first D-mail, and perhaps the last (two?) time they were in Alpha where Kurisu learns that she dies in Beta.

I think your argument holds more weight though, even if I don't feel 100% convinced.

[Idealistic]

That's right. However, like Buff, I wanted a minute of actual epilogue where we see them together, and who the heck Dar's wife is.

Yeah I kind of did wish for that too. Maybe that's what the ova will be for.

[Buffalobiian]

After a bit of thought, I feel pretty good about it now actually. Feel much better

[David75]

Daru's wife is Mayushi, or Braun's daughter.
Deep inside I feel like Moeka is the best option, but for some reason it doesn't work in my mind since she's been killed in one of the alpha lines, not allowing for Suzuha to come to the world.

[shinta|hikari]

What about Feyris? She is his target, after all.

[Buffalobiian]

Mayushi, Moeka, Feyris ->those came to my mind in that order, but I could never convince myself 100% that it was any one of them because of the possibilities. Mr Braun's daughter?! Will she make it in 7 years? (6 years, 2 months or so for a closer approximation).Relationship-wise no one beats Mayushi, since they're all friends and she doesn't have a crush on Okarin (and/or ignores Daru by doing so). Physically, Feyris shares the same front fringe as Suzuha. The only other person to share that is Kurisu (and she in Beta). It could be just a design thing though.or a haircut.....

[shinta|hikari]

What if Suzuha did not really disappear, and she was her own mother?

That would explain why she wants to keep it a secret.

[David75]

I vote Moeka, in spite of the paradox we had when she was killed by Braun. I'd have to check though on that point.

Why?

Because Moeka is the only one having combat habilities up to par with Suzuha's in some lines. The scene where they are at each throat point blank is my basis.
I could still be wrong though.

[Buffalobiian]

I vote Moeka, in spite of the paradox we had when she was killed by Braun. I'd have to check though on that point.

Why?

Because Moeka is the only one having combat habilities up to par with Suzuha's in some lines. The scene where they are at each throat point blank is my basis.
I could still be wrong though.

I thought it was Moeka at one point because she also had brown hair. (browser stopped me from making that edit when I posted previously).

What if Suzuha did not really disappear, and she was her own mother?

That would explain why she wants to keep it a secret.

That's pretty screwed up, lol. Genetically speaking that can't really happen, and didn't she say that there would be a time paradox should the two of them meet?

[shinta|hikari]

I was joking.

[RyougaZell]

The spoilerish visitors at RandomC posted a picture of Daru's wife the other day

[Buffalobiian]

I was joking

oh.. lol

picture of Daru's wife

I saw a post on ANN that said Daru's wife is revealed in the game too, but they were kind enough to black out the spoiling bits. Since I have no idea what the movie is about I'll wait a bit longer, but your expression screams Feyris to me.

[Xelbair]

Look at the eyes, she has Mayushii's eyes, with Daru's color if i remember it right.

[Kraco]

but it's also the fact that she said "thanks for saving me" when she should actually have no idea what Okarin saved her against. Her father was beating her, but until Okarin appeared, he didn't draw his knife or display any intention to kill. Even when it was drawn, it was pointed solely at him.

Her father had her pinned down on the floor and was throttling her when Okarin interfered. While it's an open question whether that means anything, the truth is that Christina knows her old man the best. She was clearly living in denial before this event, wishing to believe he would happily cooperate with her and share the credit. It's likely seeing him crazily stab somebody right before her eyes opened those very eyes for good. So, even without any memories of other timelines, she could have thanked Hououin. However, the last scene strongly suggests she has some vague feelings, like has been said.

[shinta|hikari]

You don't stay in a foreign country and wander around to just thank someone because it probably won't succeed anyway. You have to have really strong feelings towards that person, even if you can't remember why. This bears more weight with Christina because she is rational by nature.

[Kraco]

Yes, I don't disagree, but as rational and scientific as she is, she's also a romantic. A true 100% adherence to rationality and logic would prevent her from studying time machines and also would have prevented her from staying with the wacko group for so long in the other timelines. Not to mention she did have those dubious hobbies/interests she tried to hide from the others. In other words, if she was a robotic slave to rationality, no matter what kind of unexplained feelings had tried to keep her in Japan, she would have instead boarded the plane to the USA.

[Alhuin]

Finally got time to marathon this in two days. Definitely one of the best series I've seen lately. I'm a big fan of time-travel/parallel words, so the story behind Steins;Gate intrigued me from the very beginning. The opening episode though hooked me even more, given the "WTF" element. Throughout the rest of the series, I kept wondering what the significance of Kurisu dying was, only to have it wrapped up quite nicely in the end.

The one thing I am confused about though is when Okabe was able to ascertain that the timepath Kurisu dies in was the Alpha timepath. Sure, it was the original one that started it all, but couldn't it have been just another Beta timepath. I was under the impression that the Alpha timepath (or, going past the 1% divergence meter) was something along the lines of impossible to do, even given the impossibility of the series itself. They kept explaining it like he needed to keep going and push his way there, but in the end he had already been there and he had to make his way back. Maybe I'm just not understanding it clearly.

Can't wait for the movie. Here's to hoping it's a continuation instead of a retelling.

[David75]

First ep, alpha line.
Okabe sends first D-mail
Then Beta line.
Last episodes, Okabe tries to open steins gate, to be in another line where he doesn't have to choose between Mayu or Kurisu

That's how I get it.