Treize: "Why did you put this on the site?"
Heero: "So she can whine and complain about you thankfully kicking the bucket."
Lark: "Heero!! THANKFUL?!" *glares*
Heero: *innocent smile* "I mis-spoke. Want me to kill Wu-fei?"
Lark: "No...."
Zechs: "Want me to kill Wu-fei?"
Treize: "No! No killing Wu-fei."
Lark: *mutters* "Not just yet anyway...."
You're probably wondering why on Earth I have *this* page. Well, since I love Treize, I don't really enjoy his death. So, here are my reactions to it first off.
The First Time
The first time I "watched" Gundam Wing, I only saw about the last 8 or so episodes. Even though I didn't know much about Treize, I love him anyway, and I was *not* expecting him to die! And I had not really grown too attached to Wu-fei over those 8 episodes either. In fact, I really disliked him. Just had to make it worse...
So, I'm watching the episode calmly, and Treize and Wufei start fighting. I start getting nervous, and I start yelling at the TV, as Gundam Wing sometimes makes me do, and I told Wufei that if he killed Treize I would have to kill him. So, I'm not really listening to the dialogue of the fight at all, I'm too busy yelling. Then, after Wufei stabs Treize, I *really* start freaking out. I'm shouting curses at Wufei, and I'm pretty sure the whole house could hear me. I can't even repeat what I said here. Heh heh. It would make a sailor blush. The only clean thing I remember saying was "YOU BETTER CRY!" *Then* when Lady Une had them surrender....*growls* That only made me *more* angry. So my first reaction was, obviously, anger.
The Second Time
The second time I watched it, I still yelled at Wufei a little, hoping that maybe this time it wouldn't happen. Of course, it did, because TV episodes don't usually change the content of the episode between viewings. So this time I actually listened to the dialogue, and I almost cried! It was *so* sad! Especially his last words! (More commentary on *that* in another section...) So my second reaction was sadness.
Regarding My Feelings Towards Wufei
So Treize's death makes me both angry and sad, but more sad than angry any more. It's true that I used to hate Wufei more than *anything*, and, while I can never really like him (because he did *kill* him...) I am at least glad that he felt bad and *cried* over it. That redeems him a little. So I'm not a rabid Wu-fei hater anymore, but I don't love him either.
As for the actual death, it's a little fuzzy, isn't it? Did Wufei *really* kill Treize, or did he kill himself? I see it as an assisted suicide. Treize did go towards Wufei as though he was *going* to attack him, but he had no weapon ready to strike. Wufei, going to protect himself, stabbed Treize. I think Treize knew Wufei would do this, so it was an easy way to kill himself, as the final sacrifice for his cause for peace. *sniff* So Wu-fei was not fully responsible for Treize's death, because he *wanted* to...*sniff*...die.
Treize: "Yes. I had to."
Lark: "You did not have to!"
Zechs: "Thanks for dumping me!"
Heero: *breaks out the party hats* "Who's sad?"
Treize: "Hey...I gave you Epyon."
Heero: "It drove me crazy!"
Treize: "Well sorry. I really do look up to you Gundam pilots."
Heero: "Can't say the same for you."
Lark: "Okay, no fighting, guys! There's more!"
The Final Conversation
Here's my transcript of the final conversation between Treize and Wufei (and a little Lady Une) before Treize's death. Oh, and I apologize for spelling the names of the people Treize lists wrong.
