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Originally Posted by Aquifina
The comparison is apt, but I don't find the emotional registers plausible, which was the same problem I had with clannad. A mother who misses her husband is far more apt to cling to her children as a memory of their father than abandon them. My problem with this plot device isn't so much that the mother's behavior is bad, but that it isn't plausible. I still think a nasty divorce would have made more sense (or, most plausibly, both parents dying in something like a freak car accident), but like I said, the Rikka-Yuuta interaction still made the episode enjoyable to me.
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I understand where you're coming from. I'm no parent nor even had a girldfriend, but I believe most parents will behave the same way you described, since usually they are more attached to the children than their spouse. Moreover,
It's really unthinkable that their mother would chose to abandon the kids. However I'm in the camp that found Tomoka's decision believable because I think the reverse, while rare, could be the case also (i.e. The husband/wife is more attached to his/her spouse than the children).
It could also be Usagi Drop's situation where
So I think I could accept that part of the story as it is, albeit barely. Of course, a more flashed out and hopefully better than I speculated would be very welcome. Still, I think what really need to be explained is why Touka went through all that to prevent Rikka going to the old house. I mean, she has been away from the town for two years while Rikka was there. It's unthinkable that Rikka never attempted to go to the house in that period of time. Or her grandparent forbided her to do so?
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Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo
She tired to keep Rikka away from this spot, so as not to hurt her emotionally. Once there, however, she tries to use it to wake her up. I'm not saying that's a good approach, but at least there is some logic to it.
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I think that make sense for why she changed her stand right there, but it still doesn't explain why she didn't want Rikka to go to the old house but pushing her to go to the grave. I personally think it hurt equally.