[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

One of the show's strengths is that the relationships between the characters aren't so much predetermined by past lives, but rather develop naturally and unfold before the viewers' eyes. So here, the characters have much more agency and the opportunity to express their individual personalities.

With the irony being that so many of them have very similar starting points.

The way this show has handled its character development certainly works for what it is, but I think there's strength to be found in the way the 90s show did it too.