Another plot hole emerges

Just discovered a massive canon discrepancy in "The Writing on the Wall" (which I did think was struggling to an end; I just need to get Raoul convinced that Erik really is going to bestow his hand upon Christine instead of murdering him quietly in the dark en route, which isn't all that easy for him to credit under the circumstances).

I've written the whole thing, from the moment that Raoul awakes from drowning, depicting Erik as unmasked and hideous. But looking back at the relevant chapters of the novel makes it clear that, contrary to musical-canon, Leroux-Erik retains his mask throughout the climax, removing it only when Christine's tears fall upon his masked face after she allows him to kiss her forehead. ( Read more... )