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I can't help but dwell on the caption. I really don't think George ever told Dio. And I think doing so could've genuinely changed the entire course of events. I don't believe that one simple truth would have turned Dio into a good person, but it would fundamentally change his relationship with George, and that would be what could've had the potential to change history. That one scene where George is talking to Dio and Jonathan about their futures, and he reminds Dio that "of course we'll support you in whatever you do" or whatever, and Dio visibly gets annoyed by this. If he was truly family, there wouldn't need to be reassurances (or at least that's how he feels). But no, he's reminded that he's a technicality, an exception, an obligation. But what is George had told him that he wasn't? That he had no good reason to take him in, and yet he did regardless. We see that Dio despises Jonathan until he realizes his competence, and gains respect for him. He realized he had too much of a superficial read of his character (lowkey me with part 1 originally), and his relationship with Jonathan fundamentally changed in his mind. Meanwhile, he had no respect or care for George. Yet with this knowledge? He might very well have experienced a similar spontaneous respect for him. While he's not above killing even the people he has respect for, we can see his hesitance and different approach when it comes to someone like Jonathan vs anyone else. And I wonder is George could've been elevated in the same way. Could Dio still have brought poison to him everyday? Would he have even bothered killing him if he wasn't presenting a major obstacle?
2026-09-25 01:03:12