Fushigi Yuugi Episode 11 Discussion

Fukase said:
I still remember how much I hated Yui when I first watched this show as a child..
But now that I think about it as an adult..

I realized Yui has a HUGE reason to hate Miaka after everything that happened.

When Miaka first came to that world alone, she had someone to completely protect her all the time. Tamahome always comes to the rescue. Meanwhile, Yui still waited patiently for her arrival and read the book in that freaking room while Miaka was trapped in that world. Did you see Yui get jealous of Miaka and Tamahome while reading that book? No! She was worried sick about her best friend and continued reading just to help Miaka find a way back to their world. She even cheered for Miaka when she was about to die in that world, telling her that Tamahome and the others are calling for her. She just wanted to reunite with her friend!

And then here comes the tricky part. Miaka successfully came back to the real world and Yui got sucked inside the book in exchange. The first thing Miaka did was to look for Yui. But instead of continuing to read the book in the library (she could have stayed even if the library is about to close down since the guards didn't even notice her inside the room), she went outside and just dialed Yui's home number. All she thought about was that Yui left somewhere while she's inside the book. Girl, she didn't even leave you for a second after you were brought to the other world and you are already thinking of that possibility. I can understand that she's just confused of what to do with the book but she should have realized it sooner that her friend is in danger because she was completely alone in that other world without any form of help or communication from the real world!

And the whole time Miaka was thinking of coming back inside the world of the book, she could only think of Tamahome and Tamahome. Yeah, I know she loved him but isn't her friend more important? In my opinion, Yui was just the second priority for Miaka here. Even after coming back to the other world, she stayed happy-go-lucky about finding Yui. God, she even planned to gather first the other guardians of Suzaku before rescuing her friend! Can't she think of anything else beside Tamahome? What if something horrible is happening to her friend while she's taking too long to save her? Good thing Yui was saved by Nakago.

And now that they were finally reunited, Yui still believed Miaka. Waited for her even and is still willing to go with her. But after hearing hearing Miaka say to Tamahome that he is the reason why she came back (that she can't stop thinking of him), Yui lost every piece of hope and trust she had for her friend. That hurts big time, seeing them kiss too.

Okay. I'll stop here. I just wanted to express how I feel about this right now... I feel so disappointed of Miaka and I managed to understand Yui's feelings. I hope everything is fixed and Yui can become happy too!