You aren't all that far off in your speculations, though I won't say where.
I will say that, four episodes from the end, we still don't know about the opening speaker. I think she may be not a storyteller of the tale, but narrator to the viewer -- our frame. That's the one layer between levels of reality and narrative that hasn't yet slipped.
One thing that becomes an interesting device is how many episodes are structured around the story of a ballet -- Giselle, Copellia, and, finally, Swan Lake. The DVD extras include a short explanation of the major musical themes for each episode.
One more month till the final DVD comes out -- one more month.
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I will say that, four episodes from the end, we still don't know about the opening speaker. I think she may be not a storyteller of the tale, but narrator to the viewer -- our frame. That's the one layer between levels of reality and narrative that hasn't yet slipped.
One thing that becomes an interesting device is how many episodes are structured around the story of a ballet -- Giselle, Copellia, and, finally, Swan Lake. The DVD extras include a short explanation of the major musical themes for each episode.
One more month till the final DVD comes out -- one more month.
---L.