"It was like her ghost always lingered between them, even after she was actually gone."
Yes, definitely. Kikyou was the constant wedge between them which is part of why I think it was necessary (and admirable) that RT gave him 3 years to "think about it" so to speak. You can bet when Kagome returned through the well it wasn't Kikyou he was missing, but Kagome - just for being Kagome.
Honestly, I felt sorry for the poor girl (Kagome). All throughout the series she was being compared to Kikyou in a way that's unfair by anyone's standards. There was no possible way for Kagome to live up to the standard that had been set by her predecessor - Kikyou was the all powerful perfect miko. Kikyou was the only one who had the power to take down Naraku. Kikyou was supremely beautiful by everyone's standards. Kikyou was the woman who held onto Inuyasha's heart....
Especially where Inuyasha was concerned - he put Kikyou on a pedestal. Kikyou could do no wrong even when she quite obviously DID do wrong. Even when she operated under her own solitary self gratifying motives she was still 'Kikyou' so in Inuyasha's eyes everything she did was forgivable. Eugh. I just found it all so nauseating. I'm all for hero worship when it's warranted but I didn't think anything she did up until she died, giving up her life for Kohaku, warranted the level of admiration she received from the Inuyasha cast of characters.
I realize there are about a billion arguments that could be made along the lines of - "but they were in love and when you're in love you see things differently" to justify Inuyasha's actions when it comes to Kikyou. I'm sure a lot of people see it that way, actually. Unfortunately I'm one of those sort who think people do a lot of stupid things and make a lot of bad decisions using 'love' as an excuse for their indiscretion. :)
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Yes, definitely. Kikyou was the constant wedge between them which is part of why I think it was necessary (and admirable) that RT gave him 3 years to "think about it" so to speak. You can bet when Kagome returned through the well it wasn't Kikyou he was missing, but Kagome - just for being Kagome.
Honestly, I felt sorry for the poor girl (Kagome). All throughout the series she was being compared to Kikyou in a way that's unfair by anyone's standards. There was no possible way for Kagome to live up to the standard that had been set by her predecessor - Kikyou was the all powerful perfect miko. Kikyou was the only one who had the power to take down Naraku. Kikyou was supremely beautiful by everyone's standards. Kikyou was the woman who held onto Inuyasha's heart....
Especially where Inuyasha was concerned - he put Kikyou on a pedestal. Kikyou could do no wrong even when she quite obviously DID do wrong. Even when she operated under her own solitary self gratifying motives she was still 'Kikyou' so in Inuyasha's eyes everything she did was forgivable. Eugh. I just found it all so nauseating. I'm all for hero worship when it's warranted but I didn't think anything she did up until she died, giving up her life for Kohaku, warranted the level of admiration she received from the Inuyasha cast of characters.
I realize there are about a billion arguments that could be made along the lines of - "but they were in love and when you're in love you see things differently" to justify Inuyasha's actions when it comes to Kikyou. I'm sure a lot of people see it that way, actually. Unfortunately I'm one of those sort who think people do a lot of stupid things and make a lot of bad decisions using 'love' as an excuse for their indiscretion. :)