Drama Critic : There were many interesting plays written last year

The conclusion, as explained by gmatexam439 in this post, is that "none {of the interesting plays written last year} will be popular several centuries from now." Why not?

• "None of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way."
• "The only plays that continued to be performed regularly over many decades and centuries are those that skillfully explore human nature."
• Since none of the plays written last year skillfully explore human nature, the plays written last year will probably not be performed regularly over many decades and centuries.

The author jumps from "the plays will not be performed regularly for decades/centuries" to "the plays will not be popular". Is that necessarily the case? What if a play can remain popular for centuries even if it is not regularly PERFORMED for centuries? In that case, a play that does not skillfully explore human nature might still remain popular for centuries. This would obviously go against the arguement.

Choice (A) tells us that this can't happen. No play will be popular several centuries from now unless it continues to be performed regularly. This bridges the gap in the author's logic.

As for choice (C), we are told that "none of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way." This statement can be true regardless of whether the critic has actually read/seen ALL of the plays himself/herself. (C) is not necessary, so it can be eliminated.

(A) is the best answer.