Jules answers “Did anyone else get the sense that (apart...”

Laura Simonite asked this question about Queenie:

Did anyone else get the sense that (apart from Kyazike) all of her friends' relationships where similarly dysfunctional? Obviously we saw Cassandra's fall apart, but there were lots of hints that Darcy's was problematic too. Was it character development that Queenie never thought to probe when hints were dropped do you think?

Jules Interesting question. Darcy 'seems' happy though and also 'seems' to suffer less drama. Kyazike certainly seems like the stronger female and seems to …moreInteresting question. Darcy 'seems' happy though and also 'seems' to suffer less drama. Kyazike certainly seems like the stronger female and seems to know what she wants from a relationship - much of this being material. The other females do seem more passive in the relationships that they form with men but Queenie's relationships seem more dangerous - this is also possibly down to the frequency (the number of times she puts herself at risk) of her errors, bad judgement and abandon of all sense of self care.(less)

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