Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-3125844-20140228184410/@comment-74.179.12.161-20140308031158

I only take comfort in three things right now. One, they could have easily put in "dies" rather than "the ultimate sacrifice," alluding to "The Law of Sacrifice" (the episode, not the philosophy.) The episode title is the allusion to the philosophy. This universal law states that things must die to make room for better things. Like the hydra (not better for Hercules, but you get my point). Also, I doubt that the writers would make us go through the whole extracting adalind from Austria thing just to have us arch the baby end up in royal hands anyway (which, let's face it, will happen if Meissner dies.) Further WHOEVER HAS TO TAKE OFF HIS SHIRT ALWAYS SURVIVES. Meissner won't die! *knocks three times on wood so I didn't just jinx it.