tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post3792040316228896626..comments2021-05-16T13:41:12.015-04:00Comments on The Chaos Beast: The Soul Blade Chapter 23 - CommentaryScott Delahunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post-81979198884464936452017-03-10T17:27:58.854-05:002017-03-10T17:27:58.854-05:00I don't think Brenna's being resentful. Bu...I don't think Brenna's being resentful. But then, I don't think she's being flustered either... it's more like she's moody. Perhaps lacking direction, wishing she could cling to the past? Maybe some of that is the earlier vibe from Grace's insecurities; the scene with Amy is pretty short. Also, that's just my opinion.<br /><br />Regarding evil: Caitlin is also (in effect) a protagonist (maybe "anti hero"), so (a bit like Carrie or Julie in my story), she has to have her "evil" inclinations tempered. Otherwise the audience won't root for her. Likewise for Nasty's mirror, who doesn't need audience sympathy, but does need to reflect a more violent protagonist - and can someone who likes pink be all bad? :D Tricia isn't burdened by anything that came before. So her "most evil" ranking makes sense, and is seen in the way she kills without feeling. (Or perhaps her feeling annoyance at the victim.)<br /><br />I can't help but think Tricia's getting sloppy though. She's gone from meticulously picking people who aren't connected, to impatiently deciding Brenna will do, to haphazardly killing as she walks through a front door. (She didn't even try to do better than "Lynn Smith". ;) What if the woman had been on the phone, setting it aside to answer? Or there had been a baby sleeping upstairs? Okay, television, but what if she was a single mother watching it with a (boy)friend? Note I'm not saying Tricia's shift is bad or out of character, in fact it may be totally in character, showing her falling even deeper into the thrill of the kill versus careful premeditation. Just interesting.GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689711881670288362noreply@blogger.com