Even the annoyances I had with DMC Elizabeth, I went into AWE with an open mind, partly because I knew how it would end and I figured I'd do well just to keep up without getting all teary over Will anyway. *G*
But the scenes between her and Will struggling to communicate/not talk about the elephant in the room really got to me - I liked them. While he thought she was in love with Jack, her response didn't strike me that way at all - it was more "I did something bad, I can't contemplate how horrible it was, and if I do this successfully, I won't have to anymore." And then she lost her dad, and for a little while, I was still all snarky about J/E (I mean, PLEASE - her presence is what jolts Jack out of his delirium. It's not because he's in love with her, it's because he doesn't think it odd if those other people are in his dreamscape. And when she runs to jump in after Weatherby, I notice he's the only one who doesn't follow - hell, even Barbossa chases her. How concerned for her safety can he be?). But when she met Bill, that's what did it. THAT is where Bill earned his keep, as far as I'm concerned - pulling her attention off herself and onto Will, from his POV for a change.
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But the scenes between her and Will struggling to communicate/not talk about the elephant in the room really got to me - I liked them. While he thought she was in love with Jack, her response didn't strike me that way at all - it was more "I did something bad, I can't contemplate how horrible it was, and if I do this successfully, I won't have to anymore." And then she lost her dad, and for a little while, I was still all snarky about J/E (I mean, PLEASE - her presence is what jolts Jack out of his delirium. It's not because he's in love with her, it's because he doesn't think it odd if those other people are in his dreamscape. And when she runs to jump in after Weatherby, I notice he's the only one who doesn't follow - hell, even Barbossa chases her. How concerned for her safety can he be?). But when she met Bill, that's what did it. THAT is where Bill earned his keep, as far as I'm concerned - pulling her attention off herself and onto Will, from his POV for a change.