They should have started a second IP under the TLoH label instead of CS. Then they could have put all their insane daft ideas in that series and leave the quality brand alone. Good ideas could still be used in the Trails series.

Then the clowns could fawn over the 6746546th resurrected character and whatever.

Mmh, who could the Masked Apostle be. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if it's Weissmann. The way he talks and that he was namedropped on Kevin's route would (somewhat) fit, as would his moniker (Snake Apostle). He also (apparently) didn't personally know Van. However, because Renne is one of the series' uber-geniuses, she should have noticed something.

Given that the other trashbags are (probably) all from Kuro it's a bit difficult. That it's Epstein himself would be an explanation but his character and disregard for Agnes doesn't fit at all. Another guy who got killed was that Vegas film CEO...

I guessed the identity of the blue one correctly, but had 10% doubt. It felt too outlandish even by today's standards. That's the mystery nowadays; how cheap it's going to get.

Another thing that went clearly off the rails is the Sept-Terrions, because if the Grandmaster always assumed the world would end in 1209 then just forgetting about (almost) half of them seems to be a bit silly. She talked about them as late as CS4 so they do seem to matter.

I had hoped they'd go for something like Sky III with Kuro, given the high age ratings, but they seem to be committed to running a Saturday morning cartoon. I just don't get why.

When will the Grand Master buy better shoes?