Sofie’s Reviews > Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1 > Status Update

……okay hi moran
fred is also hot why does his name have to be FRED

i LOVE that even just in this first volume, we’re seeing several different angles of how the aristocracy poisons people. this time, it’s not even a noble who’s the sinner, it’s someone who has learned how to benefit from upholding the system and all its immorality

i’m excited to see how fast it takes me to despise every vile noble that comes up in this series cause i’m already PISSED and cannot wait to see how baron is gonna get murdered

LOVE the panel of the lamb with a bite taken out of it as william warns the baron about the commoners potentially overthrowing the aristocracy!!! and then immediately following that with the baron leaning on “customs and laws” to protect him…….i don’t think he knows what kind of story he’s in

“OUR ADOPTED BROTHER” SHUT UP OH MY GOD SO HE QUITE LITERALLY REPLACED WILLIAM THATS SO FUCKING SICK WHAT A DETAIL

WILLIAM’S CAKE BURNING UP IN THE FLAMES AS ALBERT REINTRODUCES LOUIS AND (WIL)LIAM AS HIS BROTHERS LETS GOOOOOOOO that is amazing imagery to show how william’s ideals meant nothing in the end, they were swallowed up by the flames that represent albert, louis, and the true william james moriarty

LOVE that albert mimics liam’s pose when he offers him a spot in the family to help bring about his ideal world. they really are kindred spirits

i will say, the manga did a better job of establishing that the servants ALSO suck cause i remember feeling bad about them getting caught in the fire in the anime. but this version made it clearer that they were also infected by classism and treated liam and louis like the lowest of the low. the entire house was just a cesspool

i was already shocked in the anime when albert stabbed william, but seeing him strangle his mother instead in the manga???????? WILD. i can only assume that it was changed to be more streamlined and focused on william alone, and also maybe bc it’s a bit easier to stomach. idk which version i prefer but both are definitely brutal

WOAHHHH i love that they put the panel of liam in the church under albert’s monologue about his desire to create his ideal world. it shows how aligned they are with both their beliefs AND determination to actually follow through