Princess Tutu eps 6-9
Dec. 20th, 2007 11:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmooreUhm, just to get this off my chest due to(likely unnecessary) kneejerk reactions to a couple things here: if this ends up anything remotely like one of those stories where the bubbly, plucky girl is better than the intelligent, elegant girl just because of character type and for no reason than that character type being viewed as "better"(rather like tom boys being better than princess types, for no reason but that tomboys are better than princesses), there will be NO END to my wrath. I learned my lesson by not following my instincts and dropping Goong 15 minutes in and instead endured 24 hours of that(and actually, Ahiru/Mytho/Rue reminds me of the Char Gyung/Shin/Hyo Rin setup...except for the part where I passionately dislike the two I'm supposed to root for and like the one I'm supposed to hate.) I'm 99.9% sure I have no worries, but the arrival of Princess Kraehe(who, naturally, I adore) and a couple things surrounding that set off alarm bells.
But moving on to more pleasant things...
May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy their fate find glory.
So, Fakir now has a SWORD? And(briefly) a mask? And likes to hang out in the library? Oh anime, you spoil me so...
And now we come to the question...is Ahiru right to restore Mytho's heart? Is Fakir wrong to try to stop her? After all, Mytho never asked Ahiru to restore his heart. Before she returned the heart shards to him, he knew no pain, no fear, no loneliness, no sorrow. Now, because of her, he knows those things. Fakir, meanwhile, wants to protect Mytho from them, even if he has to come across as an unpleasant bastard in the process. At the same time, who is Fakir to decide whether or not Mytho can have his heart back. Yes, he wants to protect Mytho from pain (though presumably he also has important mytharc reasons, too) but how is it right to make the decisions for Mytho, when Mytho has no idea what he's being denied? Two very different missions, with identical goals: to protect and help Mytho.
And oh, how did I love Fakir when he found Ahiru(as a duck) in his locker, and gently tucked her inside his clothes to get her out of the lockerroom before anyone else saw and went "DUCK! TASTY!" and then fed her? While I'd say that his clapping after Rue and Ahiru's dance was the first sign that there was a nice guy in there(which those of us familiar with the stories already knew) this is the first OBVIOUS "nice guy inside" scene, just like the scene of his protecting Mytho after Ahiru returns fear to Mytho is the confirmation that yes, he really does just want to protect his friend, even if he has to come across as a bastard in the process. He is, ultimately, the prince's knight in shining armor who will lay down his life and fight princesses if he has to. Have I mentioned I am possibly in love with Fakir at the moment?
I also love(though in different ways) Rue, the girl who has everything she could want...except friends and the prince's heart. Because the prince has no heart to give her, and what little he does have wants another...who, of course, is the only person who wants to be a real friend to her. It's only natural that it would allow the darkness to take over, even if Rue herself would never want to hurt them.
Meanwhile, Mytho remains dull(but has the benefit of becoming slightly less dull with each heart shard) and Ahiru remains a darling.
So we have a prince with no heart, two princesses who want the prince, and a knight who wants to protect the prince, but has to learn to let him make his own choices. Only one can have their way.
I also find it interesting that Ahiru is the only one who, as an animal...is just an animal. Mr. Goatette, Anteaterine and Goatette are all treated as normal people, as is the eel with the ballet troupe(though the husband and wife do have to wonder if he was always an eel...wasn't he something else before they came to town?) but Ahiru is either a cute but clumsy girl...or a normal duck. So it's right to leave off with another quote:
Some things just don’t change with a night’s worth of sleep. Mytho and Rue are still perfect for each other. Fakir is still not nice. And I’m still a duck.
And I'm too lazy to go look, but I thinkmagicnoireposted the same quotes when she posted on the eps, which is probably why they stuck in my mind.
But moving on to more pleasant things...
May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy their fate find glory.
So, Fakir now has a SWORD? And(briefly) a mask? And likes to hang out in the library? Oh anime, you spoil me so...
And now we come to the question...is Ahiru right to restore Mytho's heart? Is Fakir wrong to try to stop her? After all, Mytho never asked Ahiru to restore his heart. Before she returned the heart shards to him, he knew no pain, no fear, no loneliness, no sorrow. Now, because of her, he knows those things. Fakir, meanwhile, wants to protect Mytho from them, even if he has to come across as an unpleasant bastard in the process. At the same time, who is Fakir to decide whether or not Mytho can have his heart back. Yes, he wants to protect Mytho from pain (though presumably he also has important mytharc reasons, too) but how is it right to make the decisions for Mytho, when Mytho has no idea what he's being denied? Two very different missions, with identical goals: to protect and help Mytho.
And oh, how did I love Fakir when he found Ahiru(as a duck) in his locker, and gently tucked her inside his clothes to get her out of the lockerroom before anyone else saw and went "DUCK! TASTY!" and then fed her? While I'd say that his clapping after Rue and Ahiru's dance was the first sign that there was a nice guy in there(which those of us familiar with the stories already knew) this is the first OBVIOUS "nice guy inside" scene, just like the scene of his protecting Mytho after Ahiru returns fear to Mytho is the confirmation that yes, he really does just want to protect his friend, even if he has to come across as a bastard in the process. He is, ultimately, the prince's knight in shining armor who will lay down his life and fight princesses if he has to. Have I mentioned I am possibly in love with Fakir at the moment?
I also love(though in different ways) Rue, the girl who has everything she could want...except friends and the prince's heart. Because the prince has no heart to give her, and what little he does have wants another...who, of course, is the only person who wants to be a real friend to her. It's only natural that it would allow the darkness to take over, even if Rue herself would never want to hurt them.
Meanwhile, Mytho remains dull(but has the benefit of becoming slightly less dull with each heart shard) and Ahiru remains a darling.
So we have a prince with no heart, two princesses who want the prince, and a knight who wants to protect the prince, but has to learn to let him make his own choices. Only one can have their way.
I also find it interesting that Ahiru is the only one who, as an animal...is just an animal. Mr. Goatette, Anteaterine and Goatette are all treated as normal people, as is the eel with the ballet troupe(though the husband and wife do have to wonder if he was always an eel...wasn't he something else before they came to town?) but Ahiru is either a cute but clumsy girl...or a normal duck. So it's right to leave off with another quote:
Some things just don’t change with a night’s worth of sleep. Mytho and Rue are still perfect for each other. Fakir is still not nice. And I’m still a duck.
And I'm too lazy to go look, but I think
magicnoireposted the same quotes when she posted on the eps, which is probably why they stuck in my mind.