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franniebanana · 3 years

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CQL Rewatch - Ep 28

Note: I will be critical of Jiang Cheng in these posts. If you can’t handle that, please feel free to scroll on.

Sorry this write-up is so late. I had a migraine that lasted for a few days, and I didn't want to do anything.

So, we're finally here. The big showdown between Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian--they're finally talking, and Jiang Cheng is letting it all out. He starts off strong, leading with this: "you've pushed me to my limits." So, first of all, it's Wei Wuxian's fault that the other clans are pestering Jiang Cheng, as if this is an intentional act on Wei Wuxian's part to cause Jiang Cheng trouble. Obviously absurd--Wei Wuxian doesn't want to cause the Jiang Clan any more harm than they've already been through. That is the very reason why he took the surviving Wens away to a secluded area that no one else would try and enter.

Next Jiang Cheng pleads with Wei Wuxian to come back to Lotus Pier and turn in all the Wens. Yes, turning them in means they'll all be executed, but at least Wei Wuxian can come back into the fold and, most importantly, Jiang Cheng won't have to deal with him being a black sheep anymore. And what they don't really understand at this point is that if it's not the Wens, it's someone else. Someone always has to take the blame for whatever evil is occurring in the world. If Wei Wuxian were to turn the Wens in, they would undoubtedly be executed, but I don't think for one second that they wouldn't hold Wei Wuxian accountable as well, even if he were the one to turn them in himself. For one thing, they are still convinced he took piece of Yin Iron that Xue Yang had, and they don't trust him when he says (repeatedly) that he did not get it from there. Bottom line, there's always going to be a scapegoat, and we know that--we see it happen again and again in this story.

Last thing about this little scene so far: Defenders of the Wen Clan are going against the mainstream. No one will speak up for them. No one will speak up for Wei Wuxian, in particular. Jiang Cheng is pretty much giving Wei Wuxian an ultimatum: if you don't turn them in, it's over--you're out of the Jiang Clan. No one will take him in at this point, not even the Yunmeng Jiangs. Yes, Jiang Cheng is torn up about this. He wants Wei Wuxian on his side--at his side. He doesn't like the idea that Wei Wuxian's loyalty has switched from himself to these Wen remnants who are as good as dead. But here's the thing: there are still people who will speak up for him. Lan Wangji will. To a certain extent, Jiang Yanli will as well, but no one will really put much stock in what she says. When she and Jiang Cheng visit so that she can show her wedding attire to Wei Wuxian, they keep hidden--they don't want anyone to see them there. Lan Wangji, on the other hand, makes no effort to hide himself. He even calls attention to himself at the tea house when he gets pissed off at all the people gossiping about Wei Wuxian. He's really the only one who is truly on Wei Wuxian's side right now.

Heartbreakingly, Wei Wuxian tells Jiang Cheng to leave. He's the one who supplies the idea that he defected, and proposes that they stage a fight to make it believable. And I can't sit here and fault Jiang Cheng for giving this ultimatum. He's a clan leader--his priority is whatever will better his clan, and right now, Wei Wuxian is a detriment. He tries to convince Wei Wuxian, over and over, to abandon the Wens, but Wei Wuxian can't--he won't. He can't abandon them when they've done so much for him, and he can't abandon them when they've been so wronged. The people he is protecting have done nothing wrong, other than have the wrong surname. Jiang Cheng never really tries to understand that or fight for that. He knows that these people are not dangerous, yet he just goes along with the other clans.

In the end, Jiang Cheng kind of makes it about himself and his inferiority complex with Wei Wuxian. Wei Wuxian wants to be a hero, wants to be the best, he knows the Jiang discipline better than even Jiang Cheng. It's sad that it always comes back to this, despite how many times Wei Wuxian argues with it. Jiang Cheng just cannot get over not being better than Wei Wuxian, and what I find most frustrating is that that issue isn't Wei Wuxian's. It's not Wei Wuxian's problem at all. It is wholly Jiang Cheng's problem, but he behaves as if Wei Wuxian owes him something--as if he ought to do something about it. But there's nothing for him to do. Jiang Cheng just needs to get over his issues and himself.

Can you imagine how shitty Wei Wuxian must feel right now? The person he was raised like a brother to just told him he wouldn't be able to defend him anymore and essentially forced him to defect. He's leading and trying to protect a group of individuals whom the rest of the dominating clans want dead and, by extension, they probably want him dead as well. But despite this, he's doing his best to make everyone else feel better. He puts on a smile, a chipper attitude, and tries to comfort them all. He gives extra fruit to A-Yuan, then he goes to try and cheer Wen Qing up. This is the kind of person he is. And it takes a lot to break him. Think of what he's gone through! Gah!! He's so amazing, I love him!!!! Lan Wangji is my absolute fave, but it did take me a while to warm up to him. I was immediately enchanted with Wei Wuxian, and the more you know about him, the more you love him, I feel.

That fucking comb! Seriously! When will it end! I don't want to see that thing ever again!!! I'm a little irrational about the comb, but it's just really annoying to me, okay? I mean, I feel bad for the guy. He keeps trying and hoping to get a girlfriend, but it's just not happening. Wen Qing probably should have made it clear a long time ago that she had no intention of being his wife, though, and then maybe we could have ditched this subplot a long time ago as well. But the other thing is, if Jiang Cheng cares about Wen Qing so much, why is he so willing to let her be executed? It just...doesn't really make much sense that he can't even admit what his feelings are to even Wei Wuxian.

I love how Wen Qing hasn't said a word in this scene yet. Wei Wuxian is just talking and talking and talking, sort of having a dialogue with her, anticipating what she's thinking. I don't remember being this amused the first time I watched it, but it's quite funny now. Charming, as well. When I get annoyed at what the showrunners tried to do, having Wen Qing and Wei Wuxian be in a romantic relationship, I'm going to think of this scene, and the other moments where I really appreciate their platonic relationship.

Adorable! So adorable, I almost can't stand it! This part is so cute, and I swear, Jin Zixuan has never looked better. There's something about him being disheveled and maybe not having as much makeup on his face, plus the addition of the dirt and mud, that makes him really attractive and cute haha.

"I know this is not Lotus Pier, but I'm willing to build another Lotus Pier for you." Ugly sobbing ensues.

I just love them!!! <3 <3 <3

Just Lan Wangji quietly seething with rage over here. Seriously, these gossips! The funny thing is, they're all terrified of what Wei Wuxian will do, yet they sit in here and gossip about him, as if they'd ever be brave enough to stand up to him.

Favorite wangxian scene alert! I love this scene. So much. So so much. Everything from Lan Wangji's panicked expression to the way Wei Wuxian stifles his laughter, to the look on Lan Wangji's face when he hears his name being called (and recognizes whose voice it is) to Wei Wuxian's genuine smile when he and Lan Wangji make eye contact. It's genuine happiness that Wei Wuxian feels--not the forced cheerfulness that he puts on around Wen Qing. He's so glad that someone has come to see him that isn't Jiang Cheng or someone else who wants him dead. It's a friend--finally a friend.

Oh, my gosh--look at him! He's delighted! He's so happy!! When is the last time we've seen our boy actually happy? It feels like it's been forever! And my little wangxian heart soars, knowing that it's Lan Wangji that makes him feel this way. But really, it couldn't be anyone else, could it?

Indulge me. Just look at them.

Look. Look! Love! It's love!

I have so many feelings about this part, but I can't even talk about it. I just love these scenes of Lan Wangji's visit to Yiling so much. Beginning to end, it's one of my favorite parts of the series. There's such a range of emotions from joy to sadness to bitterness to love--it has everything. And seeing the beginning of their little family warms my heart: A-Yuan warming up to Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian being indignant about it. It's such an emotional time for the both of them, seeing each other for the first time in months, especially after all that has happened between them. If Lan Wangji hadn't come here, maybe they never would have seen each other again. Wei Wuxian certainly can't go to the Cloud Recesses to see him. Ugh, I have a lot of feelings, but that's to be continued, because of a strange episode break (as per usual).

Another kind of shorter post! This episode was just a lot of Jiang Cheng being dramatic about evicting Wei Wuxian, which is entertaining and all, but there’s not a whole lot to say. And then Wen Qing kind of has the exact same conversation with Wei Wuxian, which, again, not a lot to say there either. This episode was just me waiting impatiently for the wangxian part at the end to be quite honest.

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overheard-at-camp-half-blood · 3 years

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A Rant About Heroes of Olympus Character Arcs.

Just as a warning most of this is negative, but I put the names in big bold letters, in case you want to skip. I do have some controversial opinions in here, specifically towards Percy and Annabeth, and their relationship, but I don’t think I’m negative towards their actual characters... I more so critique how it could have been written better.

I do still love the series, and even though I poke fun at Rick a bit, I still like him as a writer (though I recognize the problematic elements in this story). These are my own opinions on the books, and I’m sorry if I criticize your character in ways you don’t like.

Also, I may do another post about some other problematic elements, so be on the lookout for that.

Percy

Let’s start with Percy, shall we? After all, he is the one who started it all, and he was the one who introduced us to this world. If I’m being extremely honest, and I know I’m going to get hate for this, but I think Percy’s arc should have ended in the first series. He could have still remained a major character in this series, but I think as far as his main arc went, it wrapped up better in the first series, because I feel like this series added nothing to his arc.

I mean, he and Annabeth went through some majorly traumatic shit in The House of Hades, and then nothing was done about it, and I feel like it would just be better had it not happened. Besides I have some major issues with how his relationship with Annabeth played out.

Annabeth

I was really excited for Annabeth, and I did like her arc in MoA. It seemed like a good continuation of her arc in the first series, where Annabeth wanted to prove herself to everyone else, and now she wanted to prove herself to... well, herself. The arc had potential, and I really enjoyed seeing her arc in MoA, but as I said, I didn’t like how her and Percy’s relationship ship played out.

Now, let me preface this by saying that I am NOT anti-Percabeth, in fact, I do post a lot about it on this blog, but I am critical of how Rick writes established relationships. Perhaps it is because I’m older, so therefore my mind is more critical of these sorts of things.

I love Percabeth, but I really dislike their codependency.... I mean Annabeth’s arc in MoA was great because there was a focus on her relationship with Percy, but it was still about her. And yeah, I understand they’ve been through a lot together, but I really don’t like how their development was dependent on each other.

The reason why I put this under Annabeth and not Percy is because for me, it was much worse for Annabeth, because this was our first time getting this from her perspective. We got to see Percy develop through his own eyes, but we never really got the same for Annabeth. Most of Annabeth’s development was through Percy’s eyes, which was why I was so excited that Annabeth was getting her own POV.

And it was great in MoA! But after that, it honestly felt to me that her story was more about her relationship with Percy, than Annabeth herself.

Jason

Jason was doomed from the beginning.

That’s the main issue, is in the beginning, he was literally a blank slate, and while we were worried about the mystery of his character, there was really no way for us to know who he was as a person, because HE didn’t even know. So, as he was introduced at the same time as Piper and Leo, he didn’t get the same development as Piper and Leo. As we learned the other two’s backstories, and how those backstories represent who they are in the current story.

And the thing is, when we finally DID find out who he was, it was too late to do anything with it, because the story ended. I think by the time Blood of Olympus rolled around, and we did learn more about him... a lot of people had no interest in him.

That being said, I love fanon Jason, and I didn’t like how he was treated in the Trials of Apollo series.

Piper

Piper... I have a very complicated relationship with Piper. I kind of wrote this several times, because I couldn’t quite pinpoint my issues with Piper, and she is such a controversial character for whatever reason, and whatever I say will be perceived as me hating on her. That is not the case. I like the idea of Piper’s character, though I can agree she, as well as the other Aphrodite children, are written with sexist tropes, which is another post.

My main issue with Piper is that most of her development happens off the page. In the first few books, she her charmspeak is shown getting her in a lot of trouble, and she often lacks confidence when using it. My issue is the resolution for this happens mainly off the page.

A huge internal conflict with Piper is her lack of self confidence, which is something that I personally can relate to, but we never see her develop that confidence, we’re just told that it happened. Like she worked with Hazel and Annabeth on xyz, so suddenly she is much better and confident in her abilities of xyz. This kind of made her hard for me to connect with her in general, because it seems like most of her struggles happened off page.

This isn’t even just with her overall character; it’s with her relationship with other characters. We do see her friendship with Leo develop to some extent, but that’s because they already had an established friendship before the series started. Her other relationships? Jason and Piper went from barely knowing each other to dating between books. We never saw her friendship with Annabeth develop. She apparently was friends with Hazel, but that happened off the page.

Now, this happened to each character to some degree, but I think Piper got hit the hardest with the “tell, don’t show,” thing. I do think that because a lot of people didn’t like Piper, and imo, most of the criticisms were bullshit, Rick tried to overcompensate by trying to force development on her, without doing the work of showing us her development.

Leo

To be honest, his wasn’t as bad as others, but I feel like more people were disappointed, because he was a relatable fan-favorite. His arc went wrong for the exact opposite reasons as Piper’s, as there was legitimately a lot of development on the page, and he had a good arc set up, but Rick literally forgot everything that initially made his character so likeable to the audience.

So, here’s my thing with Leo’s arc; it was really good for the first three books, as Rick did develop him while leaving room for more development in new books. He also had a consistent arc; in The Lost Hero his arc was about his inferiority complex, which was directly connected to his trauma. He never felt like he had a home, and never felt like he belonged.

This was the direction I was hoping they would go with the “seventh wheel” storyline; meaning, yeah, he’s the only one in the seven who’s not in a relationship, but why does this bother him so much? Because, I don’t think it was the fact that he was in a relationship, I think it was trauma.

I so badly wanted the seventh wheel plot line to be an extension of what happened in TLH, but it became ignored, and it just seemed like a reason to put him in a relationship.

I’m not going to sit here and say that Leo shouldn’t have been in a relationship (though I will say I had an issue with Caleo), but I will say that I hate how a relationship was supposed to solve his feelings of inferiority- when it’s clearly indicated that Leo had those feelings because of trauma. A relationship can’t reverse years of trauma.

I also thought it would be so much more impactful if Leo made his sacrifice because of his feelings of inferiority, then perhaps the resurrection happens through one of his friends.

Hazel

I fucking hate how little Hazel (and Frank) were written into the series, especially considering she was one of my favorite new characters introduced in HoO. I also think she had the most potential, and her backstory was the most intriguing of the seven.

Why the hell was she not in the books more? Rick literally wrote a whole ass book in the series that mostly centered around the two already developed characters of the series, but he couldn’t give Hazel and Frank more POVs?

I don’t have anything to say about Hazel’s arc, because she barely HAD one, at least not after her initial one in SoN. The Sammy arc was made about Leo, which I get to some extent, as they sort of have a connection through Sammy. That being said, Leo never actually knew Sammy, and I feel like the flashback scene would have been so much more impactful from Hazel’s POV.

The biggest issue with that is it didn’t really feel like a way to develop any of the characters, but it was used as a way to justify a love triangle... that was barely even a love triangle.

In conclusion, Hazel was screwed over.

Frank

Frank, oh I have some things to say about the writing of Frank’s character, because my issue with Frank’s writing is a combination of the off-the-page development that happened with Piper, and the lack of POVs issue with Hazel, but to different degrees. Most of my issues with this comes from between Heroes of Olympus and Trials of Apollo

See, I do think his lack of POVs contributing to his lack of character development, you know what pisses me off?

The fire stick thing was a HUGE part of his character arc. It caused him legitimate fear and partially affected his relationship to some of the others (coughLeocough). And the resolution? Happened between series, and it’s literally mentioned in passing. What the fuck, Rick?

I don’t know, to me, it just seemed like a betrayal to his whole character arc, because we saw him struggle so much because of this, and the resolution just happened off page? I can just rant about how annoyed I am by that, because it just felt like Rick realized he forgot about Frank, and resolved his whole internal conflict off the page.

Nico

I love Nico! But, of course, I do have my criticisms of his character.

First of all, I really enjoyed how we got his point of view in Heroes of Olympus, but I really just wish he was part of the seven to begin with, for a number of reasons. First of all, it just makes sense- it’s indicated that he is the only demigod who knows about both camps... so wouldn’t it make sense that he would be part of the plan to reunite them? Don’t get me wrong, he does play a big role in this anyways, but it’s kind of weird that he just knows, and nobody thinks, “Hey, maybe we should include Nico!”

Another huge issue I had, was Nico’s coming out scene was in Jason’s point of view... which I get, because I’m reality, he wasn’t one of the seven... but it just seems fucked up? I mean I like headcanons of Nico and Jason’s friendship, but the unfortunate truth is... they didn’t actually know each other.

In fact, Nico wasn’t really that close to any of the seven- he was probably closest to Percy, and even he didn’t know that much about him at times. It just felt weird, not only seeing Nico come out in someone else’s POV, but in a POV of someone he barely even knew.

Also the fact he was forced to come out... I see the intentions, but it’s just not a good look.

Reyna

Reyna... don’t have any issues against Reyna, other than I wish we had more time with her before the last book. She was such an interesting character and I needed more of her.

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ghoul-caps · 7 years

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Chapter 141: The Eve of Parallels

So as @i-b-a-r-a-h-i-m-e told you in our answer to a recent ask, this chapter is crucial for the development of numerous characters, mainly for Hina-chan :,(

So in this meta, I will try to explain my personal thoughts on the chapter for all the characters involved, and here I want to say that I do not share Viktoria’s opinion on HInami’s part in TG. For me she has always been of great importance and despite being used as a plot-device several times, her development and personal road are not to be neglected. Now here are my thoughts about these characters!

Tooru Mutuski

I’ve talked about Mutsuki’s twisted personality before, and this chapter shows just another step downwards the spiral of despair, the hopeless journey of Eyepatch 2.0. There was another meta floating around that stated the obvious parallel between Kaneki and Tooru, which differs only in its end - basically, it predicted that Mutsuki would die in a final battle against Suzuya. I adore that meta cause the symbolism is absolutely on point, but I will not expand more on that. I’m just pointing this out cause I will talk about parallels a lot now, hence the title.

Just like Kaneki, Mutsuki was associated heavily with eyes and eye-motifs. In chapter 141 of the original, the first words in the chapter are Kaneki’s last “dying” screams, after his eyes were gouged out by Arima. Well, this chapter starts with Mutsuki vs Yomo, and more specifically, Yomo’s eye being hit by Tooru’s knife.

We have seen this before already. Mutsuki always aims for the eyes in battle. They are his strong point, cause he has an amazing visual perception in battle, and is already wearing an eyepatch, so by blinding his opponent, he instantly raises his chances of winning a lot. In his confrontation with Torso in the taxi, he sliced up his eyes. He later gouges them brutally out after he escapes the cave in Rushima. He then makes his re-appearance by shooting Seidou straight in the eye with Juuzou’s knife. And now again, he aims for the eye of Raven-kun.

On this panel, we have emphasis on Mutsuki’s ghoul eye, or in other words, he is completely blinded by his psychotic urge to spread terror and kill everybody against him. This was what lead to Kaneki’s demise as well, he wanted to eradicate every evil ghoul on his way. This could mean that Mutsuki will frame-out soon, probably feasting on the almost surely dead Aura, and rampaging towards Touka, where he would find Juuzou who will have to kill him. That’s what I believe will happen, I do not have any evidence, it just feels plausible.

Shinsanpei Aura

Sigh, one of my least favourite characters, if I have to be honest. But again, his story is not to be neglected and for all we know, he might retreat to his old self soon enough, once he finds his inner peace, maybe by understanding the ghouls’ position.

This whole chapter has been about tragic paths and Shinsanpei’s path is marked by his suppressed inferiority complex. Once he was given the power to murder as an investigator, he gave in to it and embraced the pleasure of feeling stronger than the ghouls he killed. When I read this chapter I wondered, why did he not run away? Tooru was immobilized and he had little chance of defeating Yomo. Was he scared of the shame, the guilt? My theory is that his character’s role is a “Hide wannabe”.

While Hide offered his comfort to Kaneki while he was lost in the sewers (and maybe even let him take a bite out of him?), Aura saw Mutsuki becoming a mass murdered and decided to just play along - because that was a convenient way to get to Kaneki. It was too late to help Mutsuki, or at least that’s what he thought, so he just hopped on the “Kaneki will die” bandwagon and now we’re here. I am not saying that he follows Hide’s steps. He just fits into the role. Kaneki is to Hide what Tooru is to Aura. Not exactly though, and this is why they will both reach their endgame pretty soon, at least in my opinion.

And just something I noticed, I am almost 100% sure that Aura has been cannibalizing as well, cause there is no way he learnt how to use a detached kagune or form an eye on his kagune just by looking at Mutsuki.

Renji Yomo

As for Renji - ouch. All that beating must have hurt a lot. But anyway, with him there are less parallels than with the other characters. The only thing I can personally think of is this - he is Touka’s uncle, and even if Mutsuki doesn’t know this, he is still fighting so Touka can escape. Which makes him another obstacle in Tooru’s way to reach Touka, and by extension - Kaneki.

In a similar manner, Amon was in Kaneki’s way in TG and they both suffered severe wounds after their battle. Afterwards, Kaneki was defeated by Arima and Amon was defeated by Tatara. Now we have a similar situation. If Renji is Amon and Mutsuki is Kaneki, then the parallel is a bit grim, cause that means that Yomo will soon take part in another battle, only to be defeated there. I predict that he will be subdued by Suzuya Squad, and I am not sure whether or not he will see Touka ever again.

After all, his life philosophy is to “live while losing others” and if he loses everything, then he will not have anything to live for. I just hope that Mutsuki does not creep behind him in the next chapter while framing out,cause that would not be pretty.

Juuzou Suzuya

He is the new Mr. Reaper. I don’t really have anything much to add here, to be honest xD

There were already tons of metas about him and Arima and the overall parallel is pretty well-outlined. The only difference that exists here is that Juuzou has no personal motivations. I hope he gets to spare Touka and Hinami in the battle, but I doubt it. He will fight with whoever becomes the main threat, whether it is Touka and co. or Furuta starting to get on his nerves. Which means that if he encounters Mutsuki in a deranged frame-out state, he will not hesitate and will murder him on the spot.

I’ve always personally rooted for Juuzou going astray and becoming a solo player, because neither side fits him too well. He has said it himself, peace is not really his thing so I bet that he will play on his own agenda at one point or another.

Touka Kirishima

As for Touka, the poem about the rotten womb may still be in game, the fact that Hinami got a blow to the abdomen instead does not guarantee that Touka will escape totally intact from this fight. I am sure that somebody will come to the rescue and help Touka and Hinami, because otherwise they are done for. Ishida said it himself, a force that can stop the S3 Squad is not to be found underground.

I find it kinda ironical that this time Kaneki is above while Touka is underground, not the other way round. Kaneki is actively being kept away from the fight, but I think this will lead to his reunion with Hide, cause he is also above the surface this time.

And maybe, just maybe, Hide and Kaneki will both get to Touka in time, cause we don’t really know where Kaneki is during Touka and Juuzou’s fight (in that 6 hours interval).

So back to Touka, I think there are numerous ways the next chapter can go:

1) Hinami will fall down and Touka will have to rush to her side. Just as Juuzou’s blade hits her, somebody will intervene - Ayato, Kaneki, Amon, Akira, the list is long.

2) She will be forced to retreat and will wander in the sewers only to meet Mutsuki and we will have another epic fight and here the baby might be in actual danger. But still, we need to know why she brought flowers to Shinohara so I think she will stay where she is for now.

3) Juuzou will somehow change his mind and will attack Furuta, and here Touka and Hinami will both have a chance to escape.

Hinami Fueguchi

I saw many people saying that Hinami has been practically useless in the long run and has only been used as a plot device and a damsel in distress. I can see why some people think so - the Doves arc in the original and the Cochlea arc in :re were both centred around Hinami being saved/protected.

But many people fail to notice her amazing development and her overall place in the story. Strength-wise she has matured a lot and can now use her kagune better than ever.

Personality-wise, she has become the complete opposite of what many people bring her down to. She has joined Aogiri Tree for the sole purpose of learning how to be strong enough to protect her loved ones. She musters the courage to become an integral piece of Aogiri, as she is promoted to an executive in just 2 years. She appeared to save Kaneki from Takizawa, a very powerful ghoul as well, and despite the fact that she did not manage to defeat him, she smacked him well enough for him to use his kakuja. On several other occasions, she was the main protection as well. She defended Ayato and the others when fighting Kiyoko and Mougan, she defended Touka from Hajime and now she took another blow by Juuzou to help the others survive.

I find some symbolism in her kagune. She inherited both the defensive kagune of her mother and the attack kagune of her father. While we did not get to see her father fight, we saw her mother against Mado, and Ryoko showed that all she cared about was protecting Hinami. While every mother would do this, this left Hinami traumatized and made her lose her belief in her own strength until she had to defeat Mado on her own. And the fact that she has an offensive kagune as well makes her an even more dangerous opponent. And this is why she will live on, unlike her mother, cause she has been born into this world to become better than her parents. She will not only defend her loved ones but she will also live on for them and won’t become a tragic memory.

As for this chapter as a whole in her development, I think that she will recover from the wound and as I said, somebody will interfere. That’s just Ishida’s style ;)

And one last thing towards the Hinami-antis, I think that her role in TG :re is far from over, and she is not there just to serve as Touka’s walking “plot armour”. She will become one of the faces of ghouls in the future, serving as a bridge between humanity and ghouls. She has been more humane than most human characters and her weaknesses have always turned into strong points eventually.

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