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| They should have made Arikoto's scene even more impressive. He should have taken everyone's breath away when he entered |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| This show is so depressing. The Ooku truly is a wretched prison. I'm not sure if I can stomach more of it. It's too much like real history with people just being miserable, and I know it's only going to get more depressing. And so much rape. Their romance is weird. It still feels SO wrong Arikoto isn't an abbot. He and Gyokuei are living out the wrong life and it makes my skin crawl. |
hbenzz said: Pushover is a great way to describe him and he only grows more resigned and people-pleasing as time goes by. He's always languishing and putting other people's needs over his own. Floral_soap said: This show is so depressing. The Ooku truly is a wretched prison. I'm not sure if I can stomach more of it. It's too much like real history with people just being miserable, and I know it's only going to get more depressing. And so much rape. Their romance is weird. It still feels SO wrong Arikoto isn't an abbot. He and Gyokuei are living out the wrong life and it makes my skin crawl. I’m happy to see someone else thinking that the romance part here is so weird. I honestly don’t get his change of heart. It’s too sudden. He’s a monk at heart but there’s a limit at being a pushover… |
| Arikoto is getting popular and respected within the Ooku. Chie now dresses like a woman and calls him Arikoto instead of O-Man. Kasuga no Tsubone as always is only concerned about getting a son out of Chie. How old is she anyway? She seems to have lived for at least 3 generations. |
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hbenzz said:
I’m happy to see someone else thinking that the romance part here is so weird. I honestly don’t get his change of heart. It’s too sudden. He’s a monk at heart but there’s a limit at being a pushover…
Pushover is a great way to describe him and he only grows more resigned and people-pleasing as time goes by. He's always languishing and putting other people's needs over his own. Floral_soap said:
This show is so depressing. The Ooku truly is a wretched prison. I'm not sure if I can stomach more of it. It's too much like real history with people just being miserable, and I know it's only going to get more depressing. And so much rape.
Their romance is weird. It still feels SO wrong Arikoto isn't an abbot. He and Gyokuei are living out the wrong life and it makes my skin crawl.
This show is so depressing. The Ooku truly is a wretched prison. I'm not sure if I can stomach more of it. It's too much like real history with people just being miserable, and I know it's only going to get more depressing. And so much rape.
Their romance is weird. It still feels SO wrong Arikoto isn't an abbot. He and Gyokuei are living out the wrong life and it makes my skin crawl.
I’m happy to see someone else thinking that the romance part here is so weird. I honestly don’t get his change of heart. It’s too sudden. He’s a monk at heart but there’s a limit at being a pushover…
| @Floral_soap in a way i think it's actually really believable considering his past as a monk. it's not really romance, but he thinks he found his reason to exist trying to help the shogun. i may wrong be because i don't know that much about their religion but if it's anything like christianism, people think they find purpose in life "saving" others. it's sure a sad way to live, but i see this a lot more as despair than as real love. it's two extremely broken people |
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| ... I'm going to say that this romance is a thing of Stockholm Syndrome, if I'm being honest. I do think they're somewhat compatible. He has a very accepting nature and she needs people to see through her. Though love this fast... That's Stockholm Syndrome, period. |
| Well that's one twisted love story I know for sure that she is up to no good (Kasuga) |
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