. . .

it's not that it comes as a surprise (if it's really coming, and what i've just read - and won't link because i might be a bastard, but i'm a decent bastard) - is not just some dellusional blog posting. i've been close to them for quite a long time, and i've always been aware that the story was unlikely to have a different ending. there used to be some jokes about it. but watching it becomes "serious" really surprises me - shocks me, even. don't know why. perhaps it's because it's a world so different than my own.