Board Thread:Episodic and Issue Discussion/@comment-4928331-20130305235618/@comment-25866432-20130306211801

Thailog wrote:

Ninja 989 wrote: Your exact words were "Darkseid appearing is not a loose end, it's a tied one." If his story is not resolved, that would certainly be a loose end, and open end, a cliffhanger, or whatever you want to call it. I don't see the difference. He said on ask greg that he was going to leave some things open, but was wrapping most stuff up. And I was just citing 2 possiblities for what they could do: have him get beaten or leave it open. Greg said that he wasn't leaving that much open, and that the main plot would be resolved. And I didn't really twist what he said. I'm just saying that he said that he wasn't leaving that much open, and I personally can't see how they could drop Darkseid in now without it ending up being a loose end/open end. Darkseid/Apokolips-arc was alluded to in season one, so his appearance in season two would tie that loose end. If the story is left unresolved, it's an open end/cliffhanger. As you can see, they are different things. I really don't see the difference between a loose end, open end, and a cliffhanger. They all leave something unresolved. You're nitpicking a difference here. And just because something is alluded to doesn't make it a loose end. I'd say that that is more of an open end (we don't know if he has any role in this).