ObWarning: I haven't read all the way through the first novel yet, nor have I seen the anime at all, so if I'm blatantly wrong about aspects of HS canon, feel free to call me on it.
Here's my take on the whole Haruhi thing:
It DOESN'T MATTER.
Even assuming the SOS-dan's worst-case scenario -- that she really is God the Creator of All Things and doesn't know it (and they're not committed to that belief, at least in what I've read so far) -- an arc involving that doesn't have to mean the end of the setting, or even that everything subsequent will focus on her. The universe can remain goofy, fen will still be out there doing fennish things. Even the Data Entities and the Agency could go public at some point, without telling anyone a damn thing about their interest in Haruhi. Assuming that only a few hardcore fen get the word, and fewer fully believe it, there can be the occasional story in which she has to be protected/reined in... but life goes on in her absence from the main stage.
Am I making any sense here?
As far as The Truth About Handwavium goes, knowing that Haruhi's responsible doesn't in and of itself give them any special powers over it. And I can't believe that DITE can exercise total control over 'wavium, either, if it's in any sense a manifestation of her subconscious, any more than they'd dare try to control her. They might be able to pull a few advanced tricks, as could the travelers (do we know, in canon, how far in the future they're from?) but... I honestly think that on a fundamental level it should be impossible to fully tame Handwavium. There'll always be something just a little bit off, at best; it's a law of physics.
And the SOS-dan don't always have to be right, either. They may misjudge what it takes to keep Haruhi happy and ignorant, in which case others might have to clean up the mess.
Also:
I guess what I'd like to say is: Sirrocco, I note your objections and yes, it would be easy to fall into those traps... but now that you've pointed them out for us, I think we can avoid them while maintaining Haruhi-canon as the core of the setting.
I hope all this sounds reasonable...
--Sam
"Can you destroy the world?"
"Egad, I hope not! That's where I keep all my stuff!"
Here's my take on the whole Haruhi thing:
It DOESN'T MATTER.
Even assuming the SOS-dan's worst-case scenario -- that she really is God the Creator of All Things and doesn't know it (and they're not committed to that belief, at least in what I've read so far) -- an arc involving that doesn't have to mean the end of the setting, or even that everything subsequent will focus on her. The universe can remain goofy, fen will still be out there doing fennish things. Even the Data Entities and the Agency could go public at some point, without telling anyone a damn thing about their interest in Haruhi. Assuming that only a few hardcore fen get the word, and fewer fully believe it, there can be the occasional story in which she has to be protected/reined in... but life goes on in her absence from the main stage.
Am I making any sense here?
As far as The Truth About Handwavium goes, knowing that Haruhi's responsible doesn't in and of itself give them any special powers over it. And I can't believe that DITE can exercise total control over 'wavium, either, if it's in any sense a manifestation of her subconscious, any more than they'd dare try to control her. They might be able to pull a few advanced tricks, as could the travelers (do we know, in canon, how far in the future they're from?) but... I honestly think that on a fundamental level it should be impossible to fully tame Handwavium. There'll always be something just a little bit off, at best; it's a law of physics.
And the SOS-dan don't always have to be right, either. They may misjudge what it takes to keep Haruhi happy and ignorant, in which case others might have to clean up the mess.
Also:
Quote:Incorrect, in the first half anyway. Haruhi was intended as the cause of handwavium and general weirdness right from the original proposal.
- Fourth, it takes a universe that was original fic and turns it into fanfic, and does so to no real purpose (to my mind, at least).
I guess what I'd like to say is: Sirrocco, I note your objections and yes, it would be easy to fall into those traps... but now that you've pointed them out for us, I think we can avoid them while maintaining Haruhi-canon as the core of the setting.
I hope all this sounds reasonable...
--Sam
"Can you destroy the world?"
"Egad, I hope not! That's where I keep all my stuff!"