Pandora Hearts Retrace LXV

[total_alias]

Ah, you all deserve so much better than me. I didn't even give you a discussion last month. *hangs head in shame*
What's important is that I've returned to properly discuss just in time for this OMGWTFWHYWOULDYOUTROLLMELIKETHATSENSEI chapter. ^^ So here we go.

Comments

[saphirablossom]

Ooohh... was I waiting for this discussion to vent my shock and overall inability to take in this chapter, mindfucking as it was...!

It's in these moments that so much stuff suddenly makes sense, and yet nothing does all at once! Like Alice's psycho reaction to Oz back in chapter 1, or Jack's ambiguous, "Oh, it's you. Maybe this time, you'll manage to protect him properly." to Gil back when we first saw Jack in volume 2 (?).
I'm somehow convinced that either Jack killed Alice for some reason or other that involves Lacie, or that Oz is going to fall into the Abyss, time-skip to Sablier, and do something...
That, and I'm almost positive that Jack's little phrase was talking about Glen... or it could also be Oz if you take into account the time-skip idea... Oh dear god, I'm so confused... ;____;

The big questions I'm asking myself now are how Gil's relationship and vision of Oz are going to be affected by this, and also...
PAGE 65 PLEASE BE A LIE OMG NOOOO !!! I've just noticed this now, but top left-hand corner, I hope I'm wrong, but DID JACK JUST FIGURATIVELY KILL OZ ??!! Or at the very least it seems like he's completely overpowered him in his refusal to kill Leo and taken over his body...
I do not like these implications Sensei, I really don't... :-S

[total_alias]

Oh no. I don't think he killed Oz. I think he just kind of... overpowered him. Do you remember how, whenever Jack took control inside Oz's mind, Oz was so powerless? I think it's one of those things, but Jack had to be more thorough because both of them were outside in the real world. Jack probably has more influence on the inside, so Oz is basically passed out right now.
Or that's what I'm hoping.

NO WAY THIS SERIES WILL END WITHOUT OZ.

NOT HAPPENING.

I WILL RAGEQUIT SO FAST YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE FANDOM WENT.

[gommyommy]

I don't think Jack killed Oz. That wouldn't benefit Jack, because he is using Oz as his vessel. I think he just squeezed his neck so he passed out (see earlier page). Or it's also possible that Oz overused his power.

[total_alias]

Squeezed his neck?! O_O I never thought about it that way, though it does make sense. I always thought that look of shock was out of place, but was a reaction to Leo's impalement.

That's so horrific it almost makes me want to laugh...