User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 201 "Happy New Year!" discussion/@comment-182.177.244.37-20120502182828/@comment-3094698-20120502194534

no, they've commited to going forward five years so its going to stay that way, would be kinda pointless to go forward all that time establish new characters and make us care for them, only to go back again, it would undo all their work.

think about it the invasion could have happened straight away if they wanted it to but clearly they wanted to explore the world 5 years on.

what im trying to say is like it or not the only way your going to see the 5 years is through flashbacks, which is something im all for because flashbacks, when done right, are a great storytelling device and this world with so many heroes is far more interesting to watch