So here we have Charlie hestitating about committing genocide, while April actually does it. The beautiful petals which end up killing people are a good metaphor for April, a child of spring who has become far too well acquainted with death and violence. Nevertheless, her first impulse is to heal, as pointed out by her dad.
I really love Dorothea Ames as a character. I can't talk much about the trust, though, without spoilers.
So here we have Charlie hestitating about committing genocide, while April actually does it. See, I hesitate to call it genocide. According to Ms Ames (somehow Dorothea sounds too fluffy a name), the petals - collectively - probably only had a single soul. And I'm not even sure about that; could the petals be said to be sentient? You could maybe make a case for murder-by-proxy, but - going by all the information we have (esp the last bit provided by our charming new Head), genocide is not quite the right term.
I'd say that Charlie hesitates more over losing his people than the killing itself? Maybe? I hadn't really thought of quite that angle, but for him using the Cabinet adds up to only loss, whichever way. (This is why I love people talking to me - it just brings out so many more layers!)
That doesn't mean that April's actions are all fluffy and sweet - her storyline here turns violent and angry, and she is much more like Quill, in this episode, than she is Charlie.
The beautiful petals which end up killing people are a good
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See, I hesitate to call it genocide. According to Ms Ames (somehow Dorothea sounds too fluffy a name), the petals - collectively - probably only had a single soul. And I'm not even sure about that; could the petals be said to be sentient?
Even if it was the only one of its species, wiping it out still constitues genocide though?
Well, it's the only one that came through the tear. There could be other, we don't know. However, I sort of feel that calling it genocide cheapens the concept. Wiping out an animal species isn't genocide...
I really love Dorothea Ames as a character. I can't talk much about the trust, though, without spoilers.
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See, I hesitate to call it genocide. According to Ms Ames (somehow Dorothea sounds too fluffy a name), the petals - collectively - probably only had a single soul. And I'm not even sure about that; could the petals be said to be sentient? You could maybe make a case for murder-by-proxy, but - going by all the information we have (esp the last bit provided by our charming new Head), genocide is not quite the right term.
I'd say that Charlie hesitates more over losing his people than the killing itself? Maybe? I hadn't really thought of quite that angle, but for him using the Cabinet adds up to only loss, whichever way. (This is why I love people talking to me - it just brings out so many more layers!)
That doesn't mean that April's actions are all fluffy and sweet - her storyline here turns violent and angry, and she is much more like Quill, in this episode, than she is Charlie.
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Even if it was the only one of its species, wiping it out still constitues genocide though?
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