#Yana....please don't pull a PLOT CONVENIENCE for the core of the series I beg of you TT^TT

[chibimyumi]

So, just a question that popped up in my head... For some reason the manga showed us really few scenes of Frances midford... So, we can't really know that how much she cares about her Phantomhive nephews or we can't know that what are true intentions are... Just because she appeared really less, doesn't obviously mean that she doesn't care about her nephews at all.

But the question is about the midford siblings... So, even when Elizabeth stayed in the music sphere hall for so many days (say a month), with Paula, her mom did nothing. But when Edward was performing in the boy band, his mother dragged him out the band and all. So, why couldn't Francis do the same for her daughter... Why did Francis and Alexis remained so quiet when Elizabeth was missing, and why was Edward the only one who was so worried? I mean it looked quite weird... Like, we know that how much Francis is proud of her daughter, her strength and everything, but that's why, leave her with Paula for so many days, in a music hall?? Elizabeth can fight for herself and protect her dear ones, but as a parent who would let their daughter go alone and stay in a music hall, filled with all sorts of people, for a month or so?

But then again, we also know really less about Paula and who knows, other than Edward, maybe Francis and Alexis already knew Elizabeth's intentions and maybe that's why they didn't want to interrupt, perhaps? Or maybe they learned everything through Paula or maybe Paula could be really strong as well? We know nothing about this but I was just curious about what you think about it?

Have a nice day:D!

Dear Anon,

It is indeed as you say; we hardly know anything about either Paula or Frances, so I really have trouble answering this question. It could be a well-motivated reason on Frances' part, but it could also be Yana doing: PLOT CONVENIENCE. Let's be honest, I love her with every bone in my body, but she is not innocent of pulling a "Cuz PLOT CONVENIENCE!"

So...... while I cannot say anything about why Frances did or did not do something, I can make an educated guess on why Yana made things go the way it did.

Had Frances managed to drag Lizzie back home, then Edward would not have stormed into the Phantomhive estate and kick-started the Blue Cult Arc with the dramatic tension going on right now.

Of course the Blue Cult Arc would have happened anyway because the Queen had already issued order for investigation. The Arc in and of itself however, is actually little more than a joke were it not for our knowledge that Lizzie is gone, and the key to getting her back is solving the Cult problem.

Just imagine this Lizzie problem non-existent. Then what? Yeah you have the Queen who ordered for an investigation about an unusually popular gathering... but then Ciel would find out it's illegal blood tapping which resulted in multiple deaths, and SUDDENLY DEAD TWIN REVEAL!!! That really would have been out of the blue, and it would not have been the "Blue Cult Arc", but "Twin out of the Blue Arc".

With Lizzie's disappearance and Ciel's persistent concern however, the tension build-up of the Arc is way smoother and natural. Since the Arc started with a connection to Ciel's direct family, the Arc progressing into a revelation involving family again is also more natural.

I think using Lizzie as a bridge to reveal the core behind the main conflict of the series - Real Ciel's return - is a fairly clever way to consolidate the strings (separate Kuro Arcs) of this long series back into the main plot. As discussed before in this post, only the latest three arcs actively addressed the Phantomhive murder case and Our Ciel's identity. After more than ten years of serialisation, it really was high time to go back to the core.

I see the idea of using Lizzie to consolidate the story back into the main arc as smart, but I am not saying that Yana executed everything perfectly. If the external factors that contributed to her long disappearance will be well backed-up, it would obviously be better than Yana going PLOT CONVENIENCE. She has already committed this sin (at least) once within the same Arc with Sebas going "meh"... about his master's disappearance. I really don't want to see another one again.

I hope this helps in at least understanding the possible behind-the-scenes of the Midford parents' presence/absence of action. I wish you a good day!

Note: For some others of you out there, a reminder of what I have already said before: I know many have strong opinions about Frances, but please spare me complaints about her amount of involvement with the family (funny that Alexis is also Ciel's and Lizzie's legal guardian, but he's getting none of this hate... is it because he's a man?🤔) or straight up conspiracy theories. I have energy for neither of those. This ask is entirely fine because Anon did mention that they know we have very little information and was not condemning just Frances based on the little information we have. From this ask I got the feeling Anon was simply inviting me to share my thoughts (if I had any); not "using me as a complaint bin" or asking me to "rationalise their anger".

Related post: Lizzie's fear paralysis, guilt, and R!Ciel

#Kuroshitsuji #Lizzie #Elizabeth Midford #Frances Midford #Edward Midford #Alexis Midford #Finally somebody mentions him too for his level of involvement with the family.... geez #Yana....please don't pull a PLOT CONVENIENCE for the core of the series I beg of you TT^TT