Mercedes
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OK LET’S TALK ABOUT MERCEDES
SHE DESERVES BETTER.
I feel so bad for her. Like. I would love read tcomc from her point of view. She was about to get married to the man that she loved, when suddenly he’s arrested on false charges. She waits for him to be released for SO LONG. She helps his father in the meantime and tries her best to make sure he’s ok. But his father dies, he never returns, and to make matters worse, Fernand, her one friend, is drafted and goes off to war.
At this point her life is so tragic that it’s starting to sound like a villain origin story. But did she become angry and bitter? NO. Eventually Fernand came back and she agreed to marry him. They had one son together. That son was literally the best human being ever. So everything looks like it’s going well now, right? Her husband’s a rich fancy Count and she’s a Countess and they’re happily married with a smart talented son. BUT NO. The guy she was supposed to marry is back! And oops looks like he’s trying to duel her son, with the full intention of killing him! Also it turns out that her husband actually 1- was involved in sending her fiancé #1 to prison, and also 2- committed multiple war crimes and got their entire fortune through pretty bad means.
AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE SHE BLAMES HERSELF FOR ALL OF THIS!
AND NO ONE CORRECTS HER!
When she’s apologizing to Edmond for everything he’s just like “welp. You should have waited. You shouldn’t have married him in the first place. Sucks to be you, I guess.”
Like. I like Edmond, ok. But he should really have told Mercedes that it’s not her fault. It’s literally everyone else’s fault. She’s completely innocent.