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Maybe I'm not good enough at reading the plot’s underlying messages, but it wasn't until the lake or birthday preparation episode (22nd to be precise) that I understood the menace Fukiko's insanity is.
Because what the actual hell. I knew she was manipulative and a liar. I knew how she pretended to be a mature and responsible girl to the eyes of the Sorority and the Academy. She had previously behaved with cruelty towards Rei (I'd like to talk about her masochist tendencies one day), but what happened in this episode did shock me.
In prior episodes we saw how aloof these young women could be. The threatening to Mariko with razors, the strange pointy instrument used for flower arrangement on Rei's hand, or even that time when Fukiko locked Nanako up in the Sorority's basement. Now, each and every of these actions are horrendous... But to see an attempted murder was truly something else.
I do believe Fukiko didn't want to kill Nanako (I hope lol), just scare her. To remind her who was in control, who stood above everyone else. She took such drastic measures to ensure Nanako thought twice if she was ever to do anything that could reveal her vulnerabilities... WHAT?! I know we all know how these girls are insane, each of them due to their personal and diverse reasons. Nonetheless, this case is the one that struck me the most.
Something that freighted me was her behaviour during the act, she was smiling as if it were her daily cup of tea. Fukiko could have ended with Nanako's life and she never dealt with any responsibilities, which shows how her social status gives her once again unlimited elusiveness to punishment.
Fukiko saw Nanako as a threat to everything that maintained her power. Is ironic how she wanted to mock and humiliate the younger in the first place, how the naive Nanako indirectly opposed her values and beliefs. It amused her in the beginning, a source of humor. But when she saw how this girl could A) Help Rei, and B) Dismantle her image, Fukiko acknowledged she had to take the matter into her own hands.
Now, let's analyse the true horror of this scene:
• The apparition:
On a small boat, impulsed by absolutely nothing for the oars are motionless, Fukiko makes her apparition to Nanako. She carries a parasol, as if she had prepared herself for an actual aquatic stroll. We must remember that instances earlier she had fired a service worker and looked agitated, making her casual and "peaceful" appearance so... creepy. And if you believed it couldn't be more odd, she proceeds to jump off the boat into the lake.
• In the water:
Nanako, to the sudden action, becomes worried and approaches herself to the water. Just like a mermaid, Fukiko emerges gracefully from the water. Out of nowhere, she grabs the younger's ankle and pulls her into the lake. Fukiko draws Nanako deeper with a sadistic expression on her face, completely conscious and aware of her actions. Meanwhile Nanako fights for her life, because one her foot got caught between two branches, the Sorority's President swims away to the surface. But not yet. She stays and observes the other resist until she's almost unconscious.
• Outside the water:
From the middle of the lake, Fukiko emanates with Nanako between her arms. She becomes the saviour of the girl she had condemned.
The abusive behaviour of Fukiko is concerningly accurate. She asks for forgiveness, she excuses herself, and she feigns preoccupation. Fukiko wants Nanako to understand how powerless she is against her. She's not only older, richer, more astute and influential, but also physically stronger. She threatens her subliminally, for she doesn't have to express what she wants, she knows Nanako will understand. It's utterly terrifying.
Anyways, love this show.
What the hell is Rei actually smoking? (Love the park episode, btw)
I've just finished watching Alien (1979), such a good film btw, and couldn't help but notice how these two look the same. One could argue, even, behave similarly.
The Giray Brothers doing evil things…
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I wonder if 'drug user' was an unnecessarily technical-sounding translation of, like, 'addict' or something. "She had so many drugs, like an addict" is a sentence with good flow
She had so many drugs... like a drug user.
it's cool how they have a reference just for Fukiko's hair... not exactly a braid, but the component of her hair that's somewhat analogous to one. So elegant...
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