GreggHL Wrote:As for Rei, yeah. I don't see her as a character. I see Rei as part of the plot.Which I think is part of the problem I have with the character.
Though honestly? I thinks its mainly the fandom. The same thing happened with Xelloss from Slayers. Everyone else was all "That... is a secret!" and grinning foolishly while talking about him and how awesome he was and I just reacted with visceral hatred when I actually encountered him in the show and their continued fawning praise of the character just exacerbated the feeling.
The ineffable trickster god archtype is a difficult one to pull off. I guess that's why I spent so much time deconstructing the trope in HT.
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