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Eventually that other shoe's going to drop for Annie— her father is more than what little she's seen of him, and actually they're a lot alike— and it'll be interesting and deeply uncomfortable for her when it does.
That line from Tom is kind of sad.
Annie doubts everything now.
Damn, how much was predicated on Kat's hatred?
I think earlier someone suggested that Annie could push down her own feelings because she had Kat as a Surrogate Hater of sorts. Now they're getting along and Annie is rendered frazzled.
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Yep, it was tricksterson. And yeah, it was easier for Annie to kneejerk to defending her father than to actually consider how he'd hurt her personally. The latter would mean actually processing her feelings, and the Annie we'd met at the start of the series had gotten very bad at doing that. Or very good at not doing that. Rationalization can be a dangerous thing.
Yeah I'm going to toss my coin into the hat of outside tampering. It's a bit of a long shot, but the way this is presented, even with their messed up relationship, Annie's reaction seems a bit stretched and contradictory. Not like there are any characters in this story willing and able to mess with folk's heads.
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It seems like we've been in full tie-up-all-the-threads mode for the past few chapters. It seems more likely that rather than some sinister external force this is just about the long-standing resentment Annie has or her father but could never admit out loud. Genre settings often give characters the excuse of a metaphorical supernatural reason behind their drama, but I think this is going to be a case where Annie's reaching for a magical/technological reason because she doesn't want to admit the reality of her own feelings.
See, I'm not disagreeing, but instead going one step further and that this is setting up for a subversion of that. Like a triple down on the expected. I see that as the default read and hoping that Siddell just goes one step further.
I don't think the Court has any brainwashing centers does it?
Never Trust
Methinks Annie is about to get her question answered by Mrs. Katmom.
Trump delenda est
"Beep boop she's on to us, prepare The Device"?
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Flashback time!
... I am actually so disturbed by the fact that Mrs. Donlan suddenly looks old. Like... last I checked she was a contender for cutest character in the series and suddenly she actually looks like an old woman. Has it been that long?
Think of the mooks!
It might just be stress. Anya might just be really stressed out - I know I always look ten years older when stress is obvious on my face.
Also... huh... I always got the impression that Anya kinda liked Tony as a friend, but between how she worded her thoughts, and upon further review, I really don't know how I came to that. Maybe she just tolerated Tony because Donny liked him.
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.
She doesn't have to dislike Tony. Anya is a very kind person. She strikes me as empathetic: cares about people by default. But just because she likes two people doesn't mean she thinks their relationship is healthy, or in any way good for them. She could care very much for both Tony and Surma and still feel like their marriage was a Bad Thing.
Sooooo... I just realized something. If Surma is a fire spirit that dies and reincarnates into the new body (Annie in this case), how the hell did Tony not know?
Did Surma never tell anyone?
I mean, that's not exactly news.
Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
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Tony did know. His whole spirit quest was sparked because of his failure to prevent it from happening.
Get heckin crabbed
Haven't those lines always appeared on Mrs. Donlan's face in closeups?
Writer, or something. And... a button? 🖲️
Oh man been awhile. Apologies I've been busy.
So Tony did know.
And Surma and Tony did want a kid, thus Surma didn't seem too upset over what that meant for her.
Think of the mooks!
I think the question is just when did Tony know - that might have been something Surma only told him after she had Annie.
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.
So seriously, where did this idea come from? Her father's not evil.