Every time I go back to re-read or check something in the Circus arc, I feel like I'm about to be retraumatized lol
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Every time I go back to re-read or check something in the Circus arc, I feel like I'm about to be retraumatized lol

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I never succeed at remembering that Nynaeve and Elayne have switched hair colors during the circus arc. I get them confused constantly.
and another thing! ciel was literally backed into a corner with the children at baron kelvin's manor. because what was he supposed to do, just deliver the children as is? lobotomized???
let's be honest, what would the queen do with them. she would find them an inconvenience. I honestly think burning them to death is what she preferred! so what she wanted in that arc is not so much the children's safety but to be "informed" by ciel. a highly detailed, explanation that would let her decide whether to give them back to their parents or "hide" them away forever.
but how was ciel gonna explain that. if he had left that house for the police or for the queen's men to investigate, how the hell is he gonna explain the basement. the cult? his ultimate shame?? even if he destroyed the basement only and the kids survived, he would have to explain the "process" of them ending up that way. what could he have done except burn the evidence away.
the children are still the ultimate victims of the arc. the evil is in how ciel decided if they were worthy of life. imagine enduring all the pain they did, only to burn to death for it in the end. he didn't even give them the dignity of a quick death. it was a moment of pure selfishness- he even skipped on details with baron kelvin. which is why i think the queen was really mad at him, not cause of the children.
its even worse if the queen was aware what happened to him/the one who killed his parents. it stood out to me how the double charles were already there watching the scene. that the queen already knew where the children were. that this all was just a test for ciel and she had the power to stop it at anytime but chose not to. (maybe double charles just followed after ciel and sebastian and observed, but still) because if she knew what was happening, she was just mocking him the entire arc. she wanted to see if he would crumble or rise above the ashes of his predecessor.

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what was ciel thinking honestly? did he just forget out of habit? how could he take off his eyepatch while sleeping with a roommate like brooo
at least he learned his lesson by the manor mystery arc (didnt even matter tho π)
giving vincent brown eyes was one of the best decisions that the anime did
started my book of circus rewatch and plan to see the first episode of the public school arc later tonight. thought it would be fun to compare hehe
so far I like how quaint and traditional the soundtrack is, it fits the period well.