First, I would like to congratulate you Ishin Ookami for being the first person to actually come up with a good argument for this complaint. Just me muttering the fact I don't like FFX usually gets the fanboys and fangirls screaming and cursing my name without ever giving a well thought out argument against my complaint (Wow, it's just like when FFVII first came out all over again...) but seriously, I must commend you. Unfortunately, I feel the twist was too bizarre and came out of left field for me to honestly believe it was completely planned. At which point I have to say I completely agree with Gnostic Yevon on what it truly was.

The real problem with it, is mostly the fact that it begins to tear apart some of the logic. Was Tidus even real? I mean him and Jecht got to go with Auron at the end but that still doesn't answer the question. Hell did Tidus ever really exist? Is he based on someone real or is he a spirit of the dead trapped in the dream? But that doesn't make sense cause the Sending should have made him pass on. But as you try to answer each question it just gets more weird and strange and eventually the logic and meaning behind it gets lost. Interesting enough, this is the only complaint I have against Tidus. Yes, a FFX hater who actually likes Tidus.

Now this is not saying that you are wrong, as I stated before to Croyles, I feel this will always come down to personal opinion and never be resolved. For me, your argument is has many strong points about symbolism but once again Gnostic Yevon spoke my argument for me. It's a nice way to view Tidus being a dream but I feel that's more of your personal interpretation than what it really was. Just as my feeling about the twist has a similiar effect for you. Like I stated to I'm my own MILF, we should just agree to disagree, cause I don't see either of us changing each other's minds.