Hello it’s me the 23-year-old jaded formerly famous detective

Then again, in this world you have 12-year-olds serving in the military so I guess it makes sense

  • All Ice In Chains@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Which is a big shame because the setting is a great opportunity to explore and criticize some great issues like independence, racism, historical materialism, class, penal labor, and whether or not the concept of Europe should have ever been allowed to exist.

    You know, deep philosophy.

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      19·
      22 days ago

      It tries to do some of those things sometimes. How the series handles racism feels weird. Most people are horrifically racist against the Darcsen (the broad analogue for the Jews/Roma), even on the Gallian side, but the protagonists seem weirdly passive about the issue even when its their friends or adopted family members being racially abused by randos in front of them.