Quote Originally Posted by Anonymoose View Post
When I saw them in the trailer, I thought for sure they were going back to tie that off nicely, but this was so much better. Not only does it capture the pair's core essence well, it plays off the same trope as Carvallain and Rhoswen (in spite of my headcanon that they've been occasionally hooking up and fighting in cycles since at least '62).
I'm not sure they do play off the same trope, or at least not in the same way (which would be boring, I guess). But I like Carvallain and Rhoswen, and never found Magnai and Sadu that enjoyable - or picked up on any suggestion they're "meant to be". I thought we were sailing towards Magnai/Cirina by the end of the main-game Azim Steppe arc, actually.

I find Carvallain and Rhoswen funny because of the "blatant denial" running theme of their interactions with you (particularly once I'd caught onto the underlying truth to appreciate it). Rhoswen is absolutely not interested in Carvallain. Carvallain is absolutely not from Ishgard. Someday the whole thing may come crashing down, but for now it's fun to watch the dance.

Magnai and Sadu.... just don't seem to like each other very much. On top of that, Magnai is fixated with his perfect image of "his Nhaama", and Sadu doesn't show any sign of being interested in him. Unless I've missed something, there doesn't seem to be anything to it beyond the "they hate each other, so clearly they're meant for each other!" trope.