This post gets all sorts of interesting Sounis visitors, which makes me really happy. Hello!
Oh yes, that scene was so anticlimatic. I hate anticlimatic villain deaths. IF WE'VE BEEN BUILDING UP TO A FIGHT, I WANT A REAL FIGHT.
I completely understand you! I think with the whole "grieving for loss of freedom" thing, we were supposed to understand that Katsa's only understanding of marriage was the ones she had seen...but it was very clumsily and obtusely done, and mostly just frustrating, and like you said, why should her marriage be like that? I mean, they shouldn't necessarily get married now, since she's obviously so confused about what it means, but the way she's just like NOPE NEVER HAPPENING SHUT THAT IDEA DOWN was really frustrating. (Especially because they're basically married anyway. Come on.)
!!! It is funny you should mention that, because I just started reading The Goose Girl yesterday. I have a complexish relationship with Shannon Hale (everything she does is awesome! WHY DOESN'T IT GEL WITH ME?), but I'm giving her another shot, and, well, I do love the fairy tale and, well, I am an utter sucker for the arranged marriage trope, so we shall see how this goes! I will let you know what I think. :-)
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Oh yes, that scene was so anticlimatic. I hate anticlimatic villain deaths. IF WE'VE BEEN BUILDING UP TO A FIGHT, I WANT A REAL FIGHT.
I completely understand you! I think with the whole "grieving for loss of freedom" thing, we were supposed to understand that Katsa's only understanding of marriage was the ones she had seen...but it was very clumsily and obtusely done, and mostly just frustrating, and like you said, why should her marriage be like that? I mean, they shouldn't necessarily get married now, since she's obviously so confused about what it means, but the way she's just like NOPE NEVER HAPPENING SHUT THAT IDEA DOWN was really frustrating. (Especially because they're basically married anyway. Come on.)
!!! It is funny you should mention that, because I just started reading The Goose Girl yesterday. I have a complexish relationship with Shannon Hale (everything she does is awesome! WHY DOESN'T IT GEL WITH ME?), but I'm giving her another shot, and, well, I do love the fairy tale and, well, I am an utter sucker for the arranged marriage trope, so we shall see how this goes! I will let you know what I think. :-)