The choir

[Nairohe]

I was wondering what the old people had to do with the story in Hinata inn... Not sure if anyone's seen Utena but they seem very similar to the shadow girls who give you clues or narrate the story.

-they keep cluing you in on the 'dream.' I just watched the ending last night and i wasn't paying attention... so i'm not quite sure if it was really Naru that Keitaro had promised to marry to go to Tokyo U... or He just promised himself to a lot of the girls playing with him that day... All throughout the series you see these old people walking around or following the characters like a greek choir... either cluing them in (or probably the audience) that is of relevance to the outcome of the episode... (i'm not making sense am i?)

-Why were they trying to kill Kaolla's brother? Have you seen that episode where he came to marry her? they were following him around like he was an eeeevil spirit... I don't get that episode.

-Do they really exist or are they just really there the clue the audience in? ON the earlier episodes, they told Shinobu to smile when she saw a picture of her that Keitaro drew... I'm not sure if she was thinking that or if they were really there...

more to come... i'd have to watch them all over again because it was late when i watched the series... eheheh... i'm still drowsy... ^^

[Darklightz]

I think they represent the dream of Hinata-Sou.Wich is why I think they tried to stop Ranba-Ru since he wanted to take Kaolla out of the Hinata-Sou and into the harsh reality of married life(in a country at war no less)

They try to help,in their strange mysterious ways,the LH crew to be happy and sorts of stay in thre background and act as their subconscious.

[cloakactive]

Personally i thought the old men served no purpose other then to confuse the people watching the show. True that they point out certain facts or help further the plot (if you can call it that)... but to me they just seem pointless IMHO. Its kinda like that person who is in your class/workplace.... they have a purpose but your not really sure. You can do without them but having them there is just kinda nice.... sorta like bridge for a gap.... even though you dont' need the bridge. OK thats enough ranting from me about this. :heh:

[kakerjak]

I'm not really sure why they are there.. I found them to be actualy quite amusing, simply because they seemed to serve no purpose but yet showed up all the time. (ok, so small things amuse me :p) However, I think darklightz is on to something about them being a representation of Hinata-sou's dream in some way.
I guess though, i'll need to watch it again and focus on that aspect to see if I can figure it out at all. (hey, another excuse to watch it.. yay! :D)

[Mr_Bug]

Originally posted by kakerjak
I'm not really sure why they are there.. I found them to be actualy quite amusing, simply because they seemed to serve no purpose but yet showed up all the time. (ok, so small things amuse me :p) However, I think darklightz is on to something about them being a representation of Hinata-sou's dream in some way.
I guess though, i'll need to watch it again and focus on that aspect to see if I can figure it out at all. (hey, another excuse to watch it.. yay! :D)

hehe :) Yeah!, lets try to find some deep philosophical meanings in a series like Love Hina! :lol:
I think they serve no real purpose as well, they're just there to confuse us :)
It is an exuse to rewatch it though! :D

[Yui_Reborn]

I totally agree with Darklightz on this, that's exactly the reasoning I'd come to for their prescence in the series.

And there is some depth to Love Hina-it's not Evangelion, but there is a lot going on beneath the surface. Think about it, what exactly is Keitaro doing wrong in the beginning of the series that he has started to question by the end? The old men help to clue you in to stuff like that.

And sometimes they're just funny, like when they play keep-away with Keitaro's sketch book.