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This is so true
Ngl I think the author did too much this season. Season 2 is a little off the rails compared to season 1. It’s less focused. I personally don’t enjoy it as much as season 1.
I sadly agree I no longer understand the plot.
the author said that season one was more of a prequel for season 2. season two was supposed to be more of the meat of the story
Randolf is essentially Wolfgang's foil, from their appearances to their backstories. They're mirrors of each other, similar but also different in many ways.
Wolfgang, who is born with gold eyes and gold hair. He grows up with his mother, who keeps him hidden from the King. His mother burns, in a house set alight by the King. He has friends and comrades who trust him. He steals food, but he never touches supplies from the Royal Palace. He hates the King and he kills the King, and in turn becomes the King. In this process, he also grows to have friends and allies, and he grows to love Shin. By the time he meets Randolf, he's happy and for the most part he's content.
Meanwhile, Randolf, born with gold eyes but with dark hair. He also grows up with his mother. However, unlike Wolfgang's mother, his mother desperately wants him to be seen by the King, and longs for the King's providence. Randolf steals food specifically from the Royal Palace. Like Wolfgang, he too, grows to hate the King, wanting to enact revenge on the King. He's angry, bitter and alone in spite of the fact that he has many other siblings with him in the same place.
I just thought how well done the author illustrated how their color of hair has made all the difference in their life paths. If Randolf had been born with golden hair, wouldn't he too be able to be like Wolfgang?