Aoi Hana Episode 10 Discussion

LeeTailor said:


While technically it's true that eventually Fumi will have to get better at controlling her emotions, and she's obviously not perfect, I don't think you're making a fair comparison. The fact that Fumi doesn't want to face her cousin or Yasuko is because she knows that seeing her cousin would be painful and she wants to avoid that pain, while Yasuko probably tagged along with Fumi either as a means to distract herself and make herself feel better, or for her own amusement - which is the direct reason why Fumi told her to "grow up". What you said implies that since Yasuko had a painful experience, she is entitled to give Fumi the same treatment, as if it were Fumi's fault that Yasuko, whether on her own volition or not, went to her sister's wedding.

Not to mention that, as far as I know, keeping close contact with an ex or the object of an unrequited crush or ex will most likely interfere with the process of moving on, in its early stages at the very least. Remember, this is not like a phobia that you can "conquer" by facing the object that causes it.

Still, it's kind of interesting that these characters can be apparently interpreted in such wildly different ways.

HapHazrD said:
I really didn't see it that way. Yes, Yasuko was using Fumi at the beginning of their relationship, but she distanced herself after realizing she was doing something wrong. She went to the wedding to face her past and try to move on. For the same reason, she went to see Fumi and apologize for her earlier behaviour, although Fumi didn't let her do that. Yasuko knows she screwed up and tries to make good with it in order to turn the page and start anew.

On the other hand, Fumi didn't go to her cousin's wedding, didn't even go see her at all since, and now pushes Yasuko away too. Instead of facing her painful experiences head on, she's running away from them. Both of them try to cope from rejection and unrequited love but, when Yasuko does it through affirmative action, Fumi refuses to confront it and instead tries to forget about it entirely but never can. While Fumi's behaviour is understandable, I don't think it's either healthy nor laudable. She won't always be able to turn a blind eye to everything she dislikes in the future, and she can't continue to rely so heavily on Akira for support.