Hm. That really seems to be my first thought on this chapter, 'hm'. I've read it at least five times already and I'm still not sure what to make of it.
Dodo calls Rufus 'ru-kun'. At the very least that made this chapter worth reading, I cracked up, it's adorable, but makes me miss dear Cheryl.
hmm.
InfiniteDestiny said:
Why do i feel like Oscar will betray them T_T
Because a) there's been a general turn for the better and given this series few people trust it will last, and b) the ending tag line of this chapter is "is someone coming to their rescue? Well, that should be apparent, and drawing that much attention to it is suspicious c) This is pandora hearts, ergo any 'good' character should be taken with a healthy pinch of salt d) his expression.
At the same time, I don't get the feeling Oscar will betray them - the expectation that every character in this series has some sort of dark secret is kind of over the top, and given what he just learned he has every reason for stress and strain to be on his face - but there's definitely some suspicion that he might.
I wish this chapter was longer. I really do.
Gil. Oh, Gil. I still don't like your character development, not at all, but it didn't anger me in this chapter, which is good. I almost said 'didn't disappoint me either', but there would have to be some faith in it in order for me to be disappointed, and I lost every ounce of that in the last chapter. At least I'm starting to accept it, and then I have far less of a problem. Gil's character has gone from being personally really intriguing and compelling to entirely 'meh?' Nothing's perfect, life goes on.
Something that stood out to me in this chapter was Gil talking about relationships with chains, mostly because it seems so out of the blue, and... I dunno, a bit un-Gilbert ish. A bit of his one time role as Glen's successor coming through, I suppose. Hm. This chapter is just so 'hm'. I don't know whether I regard the bit with Gil and the chains as 'nice' or 'odd' or cheesy or... I just don't know.
What I do know, though, is that I don't blame Glen one bit in this chapter, I enjoyed his frustration and condescension towards Pandora and there stupid contraptions, and I hope/wish there won't be ill will towards him. And really, I find myself kind-of-sort-of-maybe rooting for him.
And! And, and and! Isn't the title page illustration exciting?! When I first glimpsed it, it seemed so epic and intense I immediately skipped to the next page (thinking iit might be a fancoloring of a later page (like in 73) and I didn't want to be spoiled). Looking back at it... Well, it's exciting! The clock tower from the first volume, the mysterious crown - like the one on the sixth volume cover - on the pendulum - wherever could that be going? Oh, please don't let the answer be nowhere! - the multitude of clocks, and although I'm wary of timetravel, I really wouldn't mind PH dabbling in it. I mean, it's been said multiple times that Glen has the power to change the world. So whyever can't he?
The title - of all the 'hmm' things in this chapter, why is it called "falling?" Seriously, other than the cover illustration of Oz falling into Gil's arm, I don't get it. Why? What, falling, as in falling action? Alright, I seriously doubt PH would break the 4th wall like that, but, still.
Vincent! You're either a moron who needs a hug, or an idiot who needs a slap. Which of those, I'm not quite sure as of yet. At the very least, you're interesting. Was anyone else reminded of Gil and Vince's reunion in volume three where Vince reached for Gil and was slapped away? Interesting parallel/reversal whatever. Also, Gil, I'm glad you've finally done something to support your little brother. I mean, aside from jumping a bullet, pfft.
Heyyy.... Is there any answer (ever) for why Gil lost his memories in the first place? He's such a different person with them, losing them caused plenty of grief, how did it come about?
All the same... I'm a little worried that series will be a letdown, even beyond the stark contrast between what I saw in Gil's character and /Gil's character/. It's not that I want a downer ending from this series, but the way things are suddenly swinging upwards... Leaves me behind. I kind of get the feeling that the characters get a boat load of problems and angst dumped on their backs, they fall down... And then the problems and conflicts just evaporate and they get up and keep walking. I dunno how accurate that is/will be, but that's kind of the sense I picking up now, and I don't like it. I want more conflict, more growth...
Well, well, well, I wouldn't agree that Gil lacks 'growth' in these last chapters but... I guess its too quick, not delved into enough, jumping from point A to point B with only flimsy excuses that don't carry me through.
Also, the world is breaking. Please, please, please don't suddenly give Alice (either of them) some barely legimate deus ex machina to just fix everything with minimum sacrifice. |