Madlax/Fridge


 * I hated the in Madlax because the first was so anticlimactic and the second was one of the most blatant Karma Houdini moments in anime history. I thought Mashimo was better than that. Then I realised that Mashimo is better, and far far subtler, than that:, which is why she had no compunctions about . The Bittersweet Ending becomes a Happily Ever After when you think about the subtleties of the show's universe for a while. --The anonymous Madlax/Vanessa/Limelda-OT3ing troper.
 * This remains an iffy one, since Limelda ? Also, why don't we
 * The relationship between Madlax and Limelda is an insanely codependent Masochism Tango that's sort-of-stabilized by the end.