White Album 2 (TV)

[Buffalobiian]

Really? I never really thought of Setsuna as being manipulative, and I thought this was out of character. She can act sweet and set up surprises, but I never expected her to do so by saying "No" to a request.

I think "timing" a confession right is something anyone with a few brain cells would try to do. Her wish to keep the three of them together was.. inconsiderate, but it wasn't calculated IMO (she wasn't thinking "Touma can't decline me if I play xyz card").

What other things lead you to think so (relative to my views) badly of Setsuna?

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edit: Actually.. after some thought.. Setsuna from this episode vs my image of her is only one step apart. It might be a fairly significant difference for me but in the grand scheme of things it's not unlike her.

edit2: I just thought of how I wanted to express this: The main issue I had here was that Setsuna denied an earnest request from Haruki which left him pretty depressed. The seriousness of his idea being shot down due to playful antics was what made me think Setsuna took things too far this episode. And I agree with your last part - it's backfiring now.

Granted, I can't hate her entirely for it either. She sacrificed a fair bit on her end, declining (their last?) family outing together and all.