And his scheming actually makes sense! I love how it doesn't all go completely in his favor, but he has back up plans to address minor issues. I love cruel and driven protagonists.
And his scheming actually makes sense! I love how it doesn't all go completely in his favor, but he has back up plans to address minor issues. I love cruel and driven protagonists.
Peace.
Agreed. His previous "schemes", if you can call it that, were all over the place. This time everything just felt quite right.Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Episode 8:
Things escalated even further very quickly... though, considering the pace so far, it was sad to see how rushed this episode was.
Yeah, a little more time to build up Corteo's breaking down would have been nice, even sprinkled among other episodes. Either way, I didn't see him as the man to bring down Fango.
I hope MC's acting is just really good, because he seems to have devoted himself a little too fully to the Vanetti family at this point. Sadly, some action scenes still make me cringe at how cheaply they appear animated.
What happened to the Glassia family? Are they just content now that one of their sons died and the Vanettis took care of it? I'd figure they would still have an envoy at least overlooking this new partnership. As a matter of fact, the authorities are taking more action in than they (Glassias) are after the gang war by quickly shipping out a new bureau agent to clean up Lawless (and removing the corrupt one). As an American, I simply cannot stand idly by while some form of media erroneously suggests that my federal government is capable of more and faster pro-activity than regional organized crime. Theres literary license... and then there's just lunacy.
Episode 9
So the Uncle is/was the party looking to wipe out the Vanetti's ruling family. It makes sence, seeing as he would have been a member of the old guard along with the silent guy. Corteo's on borrowed time as is, was he the guy about to kill him, too? Or... was Corteo's escape a setup as well- he just shot the other guard and pinned it on him! Aha! Looking forward to next ep.
It was a setup.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Episode 10:
Love that they're pushing the envelope, but things developed in a very forced manner. Fucked up though.
"I want money and stuff" was a little weak when he's been loyal for so long. Surely the risks here outweigh being an Uncle of the family. If it's women and money he wants, he could get it.
If it was the Don's woman that he wants, then that would have been a different story.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Top dog spot is tempting, always.
Peace.
If I saw Vincent lounging around with women I would have thought so too. He cared more about assassinations and being holed up in his place though.
Lightning strikes the tallest tree. Don't be the tallest tree.
Assuming there are >2 players in the game, being 2nd best is quite alright. Preferred even.
I do applaud Corteo biting four-eyes back about targetting Avilio. Now everyone will at least consider an ulterior motive behind everything he does that's Avilio-related, whether true or not. Corteo hasn't just save Avilio in this one instance.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
That's a hoi polloi philosophy tempered by generations of peace. In times of war, people generally do crazy things for glory, fame, and power.
Peace.
Episode 11 and 12:
And so it ends. Overall a solid series which I hoped would be much better than it ended up being. Final episodes seemed be too convoluted of a scheme for what it needed to be, but it was fun to see regardless. And of course, now we have the ambiguous ending to think over.
Avilio died.
Some episodes ago Avilio asked Nero if he could pull the trigger now that he's grown, and I think he said he did.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Did he?
Seems open ended. The smile on the dude's face at the end actually suggests he didn't kill Avilio. You don't smile like that after killing a "friend" who you had so much trouble killing because of attachment.
Peace.
I'm split, I can rationalize easily both scenarios.
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