"I should have known the moment I saw the missing cheese..."
More talking about themselves and about Haymitch, and honestly, it's good to have some actual focus on Haymitch himself again. I feel like he's a really fun character, but because he's not actually part of the games, he falls by the wayside. But having an actual conversation about Haymitch and letting us see that Katniss/Peeta can view him as a human being, rather than just some drunk guy they live near...it's nice. Talking about how Haymitch is clever, which he does seem to be, and he and Katniss DO seem to be on the same wavelength for almost everything thus far. It's just a light-hearted moment at Haymitch's expense that leads up to the sad news that Thresh is dead, leaving the field at the final four.
Cato, the beast.
Katniss, the hunter.
Foxface, the dark horse.
Peeta, the lunch lady.
So now Katniss has been aided by both tributes from district 11, and they're both dead, while she's still stuck with jock a****** Cato, and sneaky Foxface. Hard moment for her, but life goes on. More light-hearted fun once they wake up, although Katniss is still oblivious to Peeta loving her, and it also seems that she's depressed and focusing too far into the future. Kill Cato first, Katniss. THEN think about never having kids. Anyway, hunting hunting hunting, followed by Katniss getting pissed at Peeta because she really DOES care about him and his safety now, only to find out that he wasn't even gathering roots properly. Finding poisonous berries...it's a good thing Katniss caught him before it was too late, or he would've been a goner. Speaking of which...
WHY DO YOU KEEP KILLING OFF THE BEST MINOR CHARACTERS DAMMIT?! FIRST RUE, THEN CLOVE, THEN THRESH, AND NOW FOXFACE?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?! Ugh, it sickens me that a one-dimensional villain like Cato is the last man standing against the District 12 juggernaut. Poor Foxface...she's such a smart player and she only loses because Peeta is dumb. She could've been a contender, dammit. She would've been a far superior finalist than friggin' Cato. Imagine Cato dying, and then the final showdown is between Katniss/Peeta and an enemy they can't even see? It'd be great to actually get some interaction between her and the duo, rather than just "Whoops, looks like you killed, Peeta." and then she's gone. Lame.
Also, to continue the proud tradition I started with Glimmer (and I suppose I can include Rue too, since I forgot to do so in her entry):
Rue:
Thresh:
Foxface:
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