Missed opportunity for Asta and D'Arcy?
Warning: Spoilers
I think Asta and D'Arcy not having romantic interest in each other was a missed opportunity.
Before I fully get into this I want to highlight some important disclaimers:
This is simply my opinion and interpretation of the story. I do not expect anyone to agree with me. You are allowed to disagree and that's completely valid.
I actually think the series did a really good job of highlighting platonic love between all of the main characters which is not common in most shows. So I'm still satisfied with the plot and ending of the show.
While watching the show, I got a lot of mixed signals from Asta and D'Arcy. I feel at times the show was hinting towards their relationship going from platonic to romantic, but then it just never happened. My main example of this is the scene where all the couples are slow dancing on the street. D'Arcy is walking through the crowd trying to find something. And on the other side there is Asta waiting for her.
I initially interpreted this as D'Arcy realizing she had romantic feelings for Asta. But that wasn't the case.
I just felt like these two characters had the best chemistry and tension out of any of the pairings (platonic and romantic) in the show. The actresses did a brilliant job! There were times during the one on one conversations the characters had with each other I was like "...are they about to kiss?" But it just never happened lol.
I think part of the reason why people hope for these sorts of characters to be queer is lack of representation within western media. Especially within the last few years. Nowadays, it's common place for sapphic love to be ignored, sidelined, or end in tragedy. A lot of us just want our stories told and highlighted at the forefront.
Personally, I just thought it would have been really cool for these two main characters to have a romantic storyline arc as I felt it would have been great representation. Plus, a relationship between the two being cannon could have opened up some new and interesting character development for them that couldn't be explored with a simple platonic relationship.
What are your thoughts?