Saiyuki thought

[louiselux]

I should be working (just because I've had 3 weeks to do it, doesn't mean I can't finish it off on Sunday night!), but a fragment of fannish thought interrupted me, as they so often do.

Someone on my flist recently (very recently I think, and I'm sorry I can't remember who it was) mentioned that the whole Gojyo being kidnapped by youkai plot is an exact parallel to what happened with Kanan, and here Hakkai is, in the same situation again, the poor sap.

I'd never thought of that parallel consciously before, or had forgotten about it if I had. The cosmic irony of it all and Hakkai's line, 'It's harder to not kill,' actually struck me as being very funny, in that very dark way that Minekura does so well.

I wonder how Hakkai feels afterwards, when he puts his limiters back on? There's a case for saying that the killing is a release for him. I don't think I mean to say that he enjoys it, although... maybe he does.

I love that 'you're really not cut out to be a villain' line to Gojyo at the end. I like to think Gojyo stops pretending to be Mr Tough Guy after that, at least to Hakkai.



eta: a translation of the autumn 05 Ward by flemmings that's making me teary-eyed.

Comments

[scribblemoose]

I love the Burial arc so much and this is an example of why. Poor Hakkai - just when he's grappling with his youkai-identity, being usurped by Banri and rejected by Gojyo, he has to save Gojyo from this painfully reminiscent situation and use his youkai form to do it.

I mean, honestly, Gojyo. You'd better appreciate him after all that. *wags finger*

I'd like to think Minekura feels remorse for the darkness she lays on her poor boys, but something tells me she just cackles to herself. ^_~

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Hakkai gets a real whammy, doesn't he? I'm sure the fact that he got rained on on the way there didn't help either. *g*

I think Gojyo must be more than a bit freaked out at seeing Hakkai in action, even though he knew in theory what he'd done in the past, but he must feel sort of special too, especially in hindsight, because how often does Hakkai take his limiters off? Almost never.

I bet Minekura cackles like a witch when she's plotting.