Just, btw. Has anyone thought about the future of the characters in terms of the remaining "rewards" for the 2D gallery?
Let's see what we have after episode 9:
All MGs, except Maya, are only at the first level, i.e. they will still have enough scenes to unlock the future content and 2D art.
Camila, Nicole, Jade, Lily, Melanie, Quinn, Riona, Sarah are on a second level already. This means that we have to do only one scene with each of them to reach a maximum level. What this could mean? Most of them, with an exception of Jade & Nicole are HOTs sisters. What if we are probably close to the end in their paths? For various reasons and possibilities. What if reveal of Stephen's dark side business, as well as Quinn involved would blow away HOTs itself as well as most of it's sisters? Following this logic it's easy to explain the 2nd level for Jade - she definitely won't stand aside from this and affair with her won't end well. Nicole & Lily are also work in Pink Rose. If shit will hit the blower, then probably Pink Rose will collapse as well.
Remaining teachers & MILFs are Nora and Cathy. Since we had only a few content with them, it's understandable and reasonable.
And Zoey's path is just beginning.
Now back to MGs. All, except Maya are only at first level, which probably guarantee us that their stories will be dragged till the end of the game. What 2nd level would mean to Maya? Does her tuition & dad problem may end bad? So, she probably could be forced to leave B&R? Don't forget about her conversation with Stephen, he, on his side, will probably force her to leave B&R too, as it happened with Mona previously. We haven't seen what happened in time between HOT's ceremony, where Mona once again opened her mouth and breaked the agreement with Quinn that she will stay silent; and her actual leaving the B&R same day. We haven't seen the consequences of that Stephen's call to Priscilla after he had a talk with Maya and realised that she know too much. And... perhaps... that's is how Throuple & single Josy path trouble may resolve... Personally, I want to see the Throuple/single paths for both of them/good friends/break up paths and consequences and different branches/sub-branches of J&M, but I don't believe for sure that this is feasible. It's too much work, different scenes (including lewd ones) and conditions have to be done and met for this to work. That would make this whole branch even bigger than the rest, as it has been all along. I wouldn't mind if DPC implement all this, but damn it, isn't it such an elegant solution and also a source of drama? I don't like it, but if this scenes/2D art logic is correct and coherent, then probably we may lose Maya soon. If it's true, then probably all things will intensify and unfold closer to the Season 3 end. "Calm before the snow". Season 4 would probably be about fighting with consequences and leading us to the different game endings, as it was in AL.
On the other hand, this would mean that side girls content will be limited and this can explain only one remaining level for most of SGs. Because only part of them could get content in each future episode, while MGs rights to have their space and place in each episode are cemented. But Maya don't fit in this logic, again.
This is the case when I would like to be wrong and be deluded, because I like many of the side girls and I would like to see the development of relationship with them. But... the implementation of all this makes the game not just big, but huge. And the words of the DPC about the difficulties with the episode 10, while this is only the second episode with a real branching of the plot... If he tries to play and implement all the options and branches that we have on hand now, including all possible and potential permutations, then I'm afraid it will just get out of control soon or later. Probably soon than later. That's why I have such thoughts.
p.s. Finally, he may announce in times of Season 4 that "fuck all!", we are at the mid for real and are moving to 6-8 seasons. Then we may get all of the possible routes and branches being played out in full, but I would probably be dead when the last EP will come out