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gumm1defloor · 10 months ago

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thankyouthankyouthankyou thankyou so much omfg

I have a confession: I don't like Carmilla's character. And it might be me, but she just does not make sense?

I mean she's generally okay and seems a coherent character but what bugs me so much is her singing

I always thought that I would keep blood off my face

Lady. Excuse me, but you sell guns in Hell. What does it mean??? You are a pacifist making guns? You sell guns in Hell and you've never killed anyone? You are concerned by war and violence and you sell guns to evil people???

Like, if someone can explain me this writing, I'm open to conversation.

#this is a great analysis op again I'm so glad this is finally brought up.#The dissociation between her entire brand and her words in that particular song is... an interesting choice to say the least.#Carmilla answers Velvette's question about her hypocrisy in her duet number with the reason of #“having loved ones she needs to protect ergo she can't bear the thought of losing them to a hastily and poorly planned rebellion”#which is all fine and dandy until one remembers the entire premise of her status is that she is canonically the sole manufacturer #(and possible inventor)#of the only munitions in hell that can bring mass murder to sinners and hell borns alike #arguably making it the most destructive and hazardous weapon in all of hell to date.#This fact brings into light the countless hastily and poorly planned rebellions we've seen such weapons cause in the context of the spinoff #(where her name was first tangentially introduced by Moxxie and Striker)#And the families that will be destroyed because of it #my personal confusion with this is not necessarily the conflicting morality in her character #(though it does put a bit of a damper for me personally on what is otherwise a beautifully written song and performance)#but more so that the overall tone of episode 3 never actually shed light on Carmilla's absurdity outside of one line from Velvette-#-whom' we are meant to see as acting brash and impulsive in that confrontation-#- I think we as an audience were meant to feel immediate sympathy for Carmilla in this situation #which idk comes off as a bit jarring to me based on what we know of her currently #//none of this is meant to come off as criticism towards people who enjoy her character though #apologies if I made it seem that way and I'm open to changing this post if that's the case

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