in an effort to balance out my previous post i thought i'd mention the fact that i finally saw the end of chrno crusade mentioned a while back in this blog. the series, while at times less serious than the one i saw just before it, last exile was still absolutely beautiful and a great example of effective story telling. there's vengence, torment, foreshadowing, prophecy, and even a love story all woven into a really brilliant series set in the early 20th century. download it or buy it if you've got the time... it's so much better than most everything else you might see on tv nowadays.