Originally Posted by
Soras Teva Gee
Yeah well its pretty hard to top being rescued by someone else's magic... without that someone doing anything to make that happen.
Fire guy getting out of ice is nothing on that really.
Though I don't know about "progress" when since this sorta cliffhanger is just a standard tool and there's nothing wrong with it. I'd say the whole point is to end on an exciting note and counting on the savvy of the viewers to not make it actually shocking. It would be a unexpected certainly.