There are only a handful of stories that are so enriching as Morning Glories. Over the course of the last five years, the story has done a stand up job of keeping readers in a state of perpetual suspense. There are so many mysteries locked inside the forty plus issues that are already out, and with roughly another sixty issues planned for the future there are going to be many more head turning events ahead. It's because of the overwhelming questions that readers have about what exactly is going on that a segment called Notes from Study Hall has been added to the end of each issue. You know a series is going to drop you for a loop when the authors need to add something like that to a comic. The best part, however, is that Notes from Study Hall doesn't detract or bore you. On the contrary, the segment does an superb job of keeping readers informed and reminding you about stuff you may have forgotten or missed following the advent of any number of mind-blowing scenarios that occur over the course of the story.
Currently, Morning Glories is nearing the halfway mark with almost fifty issues published. A lot has happened since the Glories first arrived at MGA and things have only gotten more and more confusing as each issue was released. Yes, we have received some explanations, but there are still a lot of long standing questions looming on the horizon. In order to try to understand some of the current events. I figured it might be in everyone's best interest if we broke down what has been happening so far and what that means for the future of the story. Let's catch you up on what has been going on in the comic so far. Casey returned from the past with Hunter's help, and subsequently lost her memories. The only reason Hunter was able to draw Casey back to the present is because Future Hunter created a device to do that exact job. As an added bonus, by activating this device Hunter effectively removes the supernatural abilities that both Casey and Irina have been show casing. As a result Irina's plan to assassinate Ike fails, Jun and Hisao pull a body shuffle, Akiko is thrown into a coma, and Fortunato loses his eyesight. All in all, Hunter effectively sabotaged everyone. The question at this point is why, and to what end? In order to understand the events that have transpired here, we need to take a look at time travel. It's unclear what Casey experienced when she traveled back in time. We can only assume that her "eyes were opened" for lack of a better term. Her actions, which seem to be completely counter productive with regards to her original reasons for heading back in time, only make sense if we assume this. This theory is supported by the precognition that Mary, the girl from 1693, displays with regard to game of Woodrun. Through her presumed precognition and despite the knowledge that her parents will die, Casey still sends her past self to Morning Glories Academy. In doing so she also preserves the current timeline, effectively looping the events that have transpired over the course of the story. This is important because without this loop the Glories would have died earlier in the second issue when Daramount tries to drown the kids. The only loose end here is David, who as it turns out is Casey's son. This should throw up a couple of red flags because David is the name of the monster that has been going around murdering and throwing people into comas. Future Jade and Future Hunter are pivotal characters at this point in the story. Although we haven't even seen Future Hunter, Hunter might have never been able to reset the events of Woodrun if not for his intervention. This then begs the question that since Future Hunter has already lived the events leading up to and following after Woodrun, why would he purposely attempt to sabotage most, if not all, of the major plots? Again we need to assume that both Future Jade and Future Hunter have access to their supernatural gifts. Since Future Jade is actively monitoring and interacting with the Glories, it makes sense that she to must be trying to loop time in the same manner as Casey. Future Hunter is probably still working with Future Jade, and as such has built the device that ruins all of the main plots. The reason for this is two fold. Future Casey may or may not be dead, if she is then the Future Glories no longer have access to her precognitive powers, but if she isn't the time loop her must be necessary to bring about a "good ending". Now the final question that we want to discuss is, what does all of this even mean? Well, it ensures that the events that are currently unfolding occur exactly as they did once before. This means that all the events following the reset were necessary to bring about a particular future. For the time being we can only assume that this future is the most lucrative as a precognitive Casey has likely put the group on this path. However, none of this answers Irina's obsession with murdering Ike. The only way to explain this as of yet is the parallelism that has been occurring between the Truants and the Glories. This theory is supported by the fact that Irina seems to have the same compulsion ability that Casey displays when she travels back in time. From this it isn't all that far fetched that she may also have the precognitive abilities that Casey possesses. If we acknowledge this then Irina's alteration to the Truant's original plan seems to make more sense. Add to this the fact that she may have seen the Headmaster, and it becomes a lot harder to refute her behavior has senseless. I've laid a lot on you readers at this point. There is a lot to think about, and with a little more than fifty issues left to go there is still plenty of room for further speculation. Although these aren't all of our theories, I did want to share some of the key ones with you as the series heads into a new direction with both the Glories and the Truants. The only questions left at this point can only be answered by continuing to read Morning Glories! Written By: ALAN "VIENNA" SINGH
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