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Thoughts on Michael? 👀
Michael is a pretty troubled character from my perspective, one that struggles but can’t reach out, because there’s no one to reach out to.
the thing he learned to value the most in the worst possible way was his family, and yet everytime he thought things might start settling down another tragedy occurred, which never really allowed him to take a moment to just... grieve. It was death after death until it was him and William, the person that ,logically, he’d rely on for emotional support, which would turn out to be a horrible decision for obvious reasons.
I think the drive to set things right amongst the family was what drove Michael to go seek his sister, and what continued to push him throughout the years until everything burned down in ffps, only that in ffps he realized that it wasn’t just about them, it was abour giving closure to all of those who needed, which painted him as very selfless person.
It was a good ending for him, he did bring them all together in one place, but it leaves an extremely bittersweet taste behind- they deserved it, but also didn’t.
to finish up before I ramble my way into the multiverse, I think that Michael as a character has a lot of potential, and each different way he’s portrayed, by either artists or writers is beautiful. He might be a bit of a morally grey character in my eyes, one that’s mostly driven by guilt and grief and the need to bring everything to an end, taking responsibility for deeds that weren’t his, but he had the best intentions.