Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette Episode 46 Discussion

AoiTrinity said:
I was going to let a lot of things slide in this series. Fantine's no longer a prostitute, Gavroche doesn't die, there's a random annoying dog named ShuuShuu (or ChouChou, however we're romanizing it)...but I will not accept that Javert not only survives but "is born anew." The whole point of Javert's character is that he is so rigid that HE CANNOT EVER CHANGE, and that once he unconsciously does so, his entire sense of self shatters. He has no identity. He might as well not exist. So he JUMPS INTO THE SEINE. THE END. JAVERT KILLS HIMSELF.

And to make this even worse, in the show we see his psychological breakdown, which I think is harder to watch than him jumping into the Seine. If the kids watching this were not mentally scarred watching the lead-up, watching him actually jump is not going to push them over the edge (no pun intended). Instead, we get the SUN RAYS OF GOD WASHING OVER HIM AND TOTALLY CHANGING HIS CHARACTER. Which is like...so far from the opposite of Javert I want to stab things.

To top it all off, we have the preview for the next episode where the kid actually says "The bull-headed Javert has finally been convinced by Jean!" Ummmm...no.

Javert would never ever be "convinced" by anyone, let alone someone he despised. Maybe he questions his convictions based on what he has seen and been through (leading to his DEATH I REMIND YOU), but it would never happen solely because of what someone told him. And then...then the kids goes on to say "I even thought that Javert would jump from the bridge!" followed by "He's not such a weak-willed person!" They are literally slapping the novel, AND Victor Hugo in the face. They are messaging "Hahaha, you thought for a second we would actually show a scene from the book that would have dramatic and emotional impact, and really say something about the human condition! HAHAHA--that's what a STUPID author would do with this character, and OUR Javert is clearly too cool for that shit."

I am really struggling to finish this series. They've already taken the point out of so much of the novel. But...but I will trudge onward...siiiiiiigh...