Robotech_Master wrote:Nobody wrote:My thought? Marion was chosen at random. Steward just wanted to test the coin.
But apparently he
was chosen, by name. Steward found a squirrel named Marion to be "interesting," which seemed suspicious in and of itself at the time.
I still think this is less suspicious, and more just really weird.
We've seen wild animals with all sorts of names, from the unusual to the mundane. What's so special about Marion's name that would make Steward say it was interesting?
On the other hand, his reaction is nothing like I'd expect from a culprit suddenly discovering their victim is right in front of them. He doesn't feign ignorance, and he doesn't try to deflect Marion's attention away from himself. Steward goesto Marion to talk about the ECP (initially assumining he was just some random squirrel), and doesn't change his position at all after hearing Marion's name.
To me, it seems like Steward didn't expect Marion's response, and he was thinking about the implications. Steward may or may not have malicious intent for the ECP and the Miltons, but I don't think he's responsible for Marion and Lois' predicament.
What I want to know is what Steward meant when he said he wanted to speak to Marion in the morning. Did he just want to talk more about the ECP, or did Marion telling him his name let Steward put some unknown two-and-twos together and he wanted to give Marion some important information that might be relevant to the curse?
Given his later speech, telling Marion "I sympathise kid, but you can't always get what you want"... it sounds to me like he's resigned
himself to not getting his old life back. I have to wonder if his sympathy would have extended to trying to do the same thing as King - trying to give some support as one of the few people similarly affected, and one of
even fewer people willing to lend assistance.
There's been a lot of discussion about Steward being a villain, mostly based on the scene where he's looking at the coin while others talk about exploiting magic, the scene where his glasses go blank (a signifier of villainy in anime, I gather), and the fact that he embezzled from the Milton ferrets. I don't think that's a lot to go on, and I could see Steward as someone who did the wrong thing, got punished for it, did some self-reflection and has learned from the past.
Indeed, for him is fun be cryptic. 
Yeah, good you reminded about the gold coin Steward has, Marion, when you were at Jessica's house... 
That was a little part of the treasure of the temple. So, now you wish to return back to Steward and talk more about with him too? He's not so more trustful than Thomas, though. 
Anyway, I noticed you two kinda feel the need to physically jump on Keene. 
