Gotoh wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:50 pm
Layla was under far more stress than Zoé and she still maintained her composure most of the time.
Zoé goes off on any and everyone, even without provocation. Remember how Lavali wound up stranded in the back of a limo without her clothes? And she hadn't done Zoé anything except offer her a drink.She's also gone off on Cammi (not that Cammi cares), again without provocation at times.
If you're going to compare Zoe to a character from another comic with a wildly more different setting, then you've already failed, because Layla's life is not only more crazy in comparison to the more realistic setting Zoe's in, but she grew up in said world where all manner of mythological creatures exist alongside magic and other brouhaha.
And Zoe herself admits to her erring in her forcefully stripping Lavali of her clothes by taking her and the other girls to a high-profile boutique to make up for it. It doesn't erase what she did of course, but it shows she knows what she did was wrong. And Cammi's a special case, in that their working relationship is strained due to her free-spirited nature and sexual shenanigans. The biggest issue between them of course is what Zoe did to Sandra. But we'll see (or won't, who knows?) if they'll patch things up.
Gotoh wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:50 pm
When your methods drive people away (Marie), or makes them
threaten to walk out on you, I'd say those methods are anything but benign. That isn't bashing Zoé, but the way she operates leaves a lot to be desired.
Yes. Zoe is less-than-ideal when she's in a foul mood, but in the case of Marie, the girl was, and still is, in a very emotional state. Ingrid didn't go into a lot of detail, but even if Zoe confronted Marie more gingerly, it seems she was already dead-set on being Eva's protege with how she started living the lifestyle. And as for Sandra, I love her, but she escalated the already precarious issue with her statement. And again, neither of them knew at the time why Marie was already more successful. And as the link you provided shows, the 'contingency plan' was ordered by Domenico. And I may be construing this in her favor, but I see that as a case where, when she herself is too angry to make a rational decision, there are others around to act in her stead, lest something
really bad happens.
But hey! If you really find fault with the characters and story, you should take this up to the story's writer, voicing your opinion instead of just talking to me or others about it, trying to prove yourself right.