Note: If you’re wondering why I’m posting this here and not over there, I just felt that this was a more appropriate location for these types of episodic posts. Besides, I am soooo behind that I won’t even make a dent with this entry. Nonetheless, I hope you’ll continue to enjoy reading…for whatever it is worth.
I have to admit that this episode was considerably better than the previous one, and not only because of its primary focus on Zero and his inability to cope with certain realities, but I like the fact that it remained true to the storyline throughout the episode. [Off-topic: Do schoolgirls in Japan really scream like that?] One of the initial reasons I really liked Zero’s character was because of his inability (or unwillingness) to interact with others. He felt misunderstood and excluded by just about everyone. Unlike other people, Zero had nobody by his side. Nobody to tell him that everything was going to be okay. Nobody to fill that emptiness and void in his life. The only thing going for him was his quest to to find and eliminate the one responsible for murdering his family.
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Zero’s character works for me partly because of the fact that he isn’t humorous. He’s so serious that you could put the world’s funniest person in front of him and he’d still be frowning. Part of that maturity (or whatever you want to call it) is due to his belief that his destiny revolves around surviving this harsh reality alone. He’s accepted the fact that his world is bleak and non-existent - that is, until a special girl with a similar past is introduced in his life. Yuuki really does try to help Zero out of his isolation by being there for him, but she doesn’t know the reasoning behind his feelings since she only sees what he wants her to see. She doesn’t know that he’s been avoiding the blood tablets even though it would help quench his hunger…yet it would also confirm the fact that he isn’t human anymore, and that reality scares the living daylights out of him. He refuses to acknowledge that he’s becoming the very thing he despises, and it only makes him hate himself even more. It’s obviously starting to affect him so severely that it’s becoming nearly impossible for him to contain his need for blood, and with Yuuki so close and within reach…
Well, I’m just glad that Zero is being properly portrayed as the despondent hero that he is and having to fight his own demons alone. Yet…he’ll soon find out that he won’t be fighting the long battle alone for long.
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