Oh, Arcana Famigilia! Wow, I'd totally forgotten about that. The manga scans stalled, so I never did check it out properly...
And YES EXACTLY, it was so frustrating with Lillia. I really liked Allison's story and how being a middle-aged mom with a teenage daughter didn't mean she stopped having adventures, but it felt like the story constantly shortchanged Lillia by keeping her in the dark about everything.
Like maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if she'd at least known about either her father or about Treize? It's not like she can't be trusted! Instead her entire story centers around people never telling her things. So many people already know that it doesn't even seem like that well-kept a secret. Why does Treize know? EVEN THE PRINCESS GUESSES (I mean I liked the princess, but this really compounded the frustration)
At least with Marika her father's not part of her life, like you said, and I also got the impression most of the crew had no idea what he was up to, so you don't feel like the entire cast is actively dedicated to keeping her in the dark for insufficiently good justification.
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Date: 2015-01-08 04:49 am (UTC)And YES EXACTLY, it was so frustrating with Lillia. I really liked Allison's story and how being a middle-aged mom with a teenage daughter didn't mean she stopped having adventures, but it felt like the story constantly shortchanged Lillia by keeping her in the dark about everything.
Like maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if she'd at least known about either her father or about Treize? It's not like she can't be trusted! Instead her entire story centers around people never telling her things. So many people already know that it doesn't even seem like that well-kept a secret. Why does Treize know? EVEN THE PRINCESS GUESSES (I mean I liked the princess, but this really compounded the frustration)
At least with Marika her father's not part of her life, like you said, and I also got the impression most of the crew had no idea what he was up to, so you don't feel like the entire cast is actively dedicated to keeping her in the dark for insufficiently good justification.