User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author - episode 11 Heroes and Monsters/@comment-10390252-20160207194136/@comment-24218038-20160207230339

True but ask yourself this: Why reference it at all then.

See it this way, the show is 12 episodes of around 15 minutes each. In that time you need to

further the story, expand on the characters (and they have a lot.), introduce and resolve smaller plot points, have cool fights between characters, explain even more about the world and more.

You have to use all the time realstate that you have to prepare viewers for what's next. Think back to volume 1 - Episode 1 and look at the hints they introduce there. Some haven't even been resolved yet. (The silver eyes)

I always refer to Chekov's gun to explain. Every narrative moment is the show is there for a reason. IE if you're introduced to a gun in act 1 then you can bet it will be used by act 3.

Same thing here.