Thanks for answering my questions, Aazealh. Perhaps I should have PM'ed you. Thread searching is a good point too, but some of these topics go waaay back and I wanted your current opinion.
I think you're right about Griffith's hesitation. The tension and drama of that scene doesn't make for skimming, which is why some of us may have fixated on the pause.
I also agree that Guts was primarily Griffith's object of revenge, with Casca as the means for it. It was the ultimate act of dominance: to show Guts he had regained control of his ego. And of course, take advantage of Casca's anxieties for good measure.
I have no doubt that the God Hand are agents of evil. I've never said otherwise. *IF* Griffith protected the Midlanders from harm (that he contrived) then I would not adjudge that pure evil. That doesn't mean I don't resent him for doing it, and I'm not trying to make a pro-Griffith argument or anything like that.
I think you're right about Griffith's hesitation. The tension and drama of that scene doesn't make for skimming, which is why some of us may have fixated on the pause.
I also agree that Guts was primarily Griffith's object of revenge, with Casca as the means for it. It was the ultimate act of dominance: to show Guts he had regained control of his ego. And of course, take advantage of Casca's anxieties for good measure.
KazigluBey said:That's like saying Satan was trying to temp Jesus because he was trying to "help him" in a manner that would truly benefit Jesus, not one in which he would be tricked.
I have no doubt that the God Hand are agents of evil. I've never said otherwise. *IF* Griffith protected the Midlanders from harm (that he contrived) then I would not adjudge that pure evil. That doesn't mean I don't resent him for doing it, and I'm not trying to make a pro-Griffith argument or anything like that.