The thing is, though, if RG could have her, without freaking out about losing her (and as Domyouji gets Makino for keeps), he would become less absorbed and slowly more integrable into the norm.
I was thinking about this and also thinking about the Trollope novel 'He Knew he was Right' and wondering if that's the case (you could really do a lot with how the obsessions and interests of both Victorian fiction and these dramas parallel each other). Because in that one (and in Trollope in general) obsessive love is a sickness and a sign of something deeply flawed in the character: it's good to stand firm in your love and refuse to bend about taking other people but relentless pursuit is the sign of something terribly awry.
In Bali and Hanadan you wonder how one person could possibly supply what these two guys really need - in Hanadan, at least, though the guy has a sister and good friends, but in Bali even though he looks in much better shape he really is even more isolated.
I also liked the fact that Bali didn't go for the noble poor - they'll do what they have to to survive. I actually liked the friend who talked mean but never actually threw PYT out on the streets. I also liked that this was also a critique of the 'hard work can get you places': no it won't, not if the people at the top are waiting to screw you over.
It's very bleak in because everyone is rather damned no matter what route they take.
And if you can upload those episode I would be very grateful - but please don't bother if it's too much of a chore!
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Date: 2007-06-15 11:01 pm (UTC)I was thinking about this and also thinking about the Trollope novel 'He Knew he was Right' and wondering if that's the case (you could really do a lot with how the obsessions and interests of both Victorian fiction and these dramas parallel each other). Because in that one (and in Trollope in general) obsessive love is a sickness and a sign of something deeply flawed in the character: it's good to stand firm in your love and refuse to bend about taking other people but relentless pursuit is the sign of something terribly awry.
In Bali and Hanadan you wonder how one person could possibly supply what these two guys really need - in Hanadan, at least, though the guy has a sister and good friends, but in Bali even though he looks in much better shape he really is even more isolated.
I also liked the fact that Bali didn't go for the noble poor - they'll do what they have to to survive. I actually liked the friend who talked mean but never actually threw PYT out on the streets. I also liked that this was also a critique of the 'hard work can get you places': no it won't, not if the people at the top are waiting to screw you over.
It's very bleak in because everyone is rather damned no matter what route they take.
And if you can upload those episode I would be very grateful - but please don't bother if it's too much of a chore!