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Something's really been eating me about Gaim. We know now that the first scene with the armies is a flashforward, not a flashback. And there's one particular bit in the opeing, near the very beginning, when Kota is locked behind the gate while another version of him holds the lock and ignores his frantic screaming.

This, obviously, is symbolising a part of him, maybe his future self in hindsight or whatever, screaming in vain to his past self to not accept the lock seed. Yet the show itself, in the first three episodes, shows Kota having tons of fun as Gaim. And when not-Mai warned him, he accepted without seriously considering her words because he was in mid battle.

What do you think is going to happen to make Kota regret becoming Gaim so badly? The creators, specifically Urobuchi, said the show is going to take a dark turn...