INDEXING: REFLECTIONS episode #1, "Forbidden Doors."

I like Ciara too; I doubt her story is anywhere near as under control as she makes it seem, but then whose is? That's an area where Indexing is very much an analogy of real life; our life is our story, and we may think everything is under control, but life has a tendency to rise up and slap that notion right out of us. In the opening scene it mentions that this is Ciara's 'first day;' clearly this isn't referring to her first day with the ATI Management Bureau, so I'm assuming it means she isn't there just to review Henry's team, but monitor them as well.

I am a little suspicious though. Ciara's situation is very similar to Henry's, in fact one could argue that it's worse. She's a Bluebeard's Wife married to and living with her Bluebeard, which to me would be like Henry living with a prince. One would think under those circumstances she would be the last person assigned to review Henry's team, because she could be sympathetic to her -- the very thing they seem to be worried about in Henry's case. Is this a setup, or is there someone upstairs who wants a sympathetic person supporting the team?

I absolutely loved how Henry responded to the question about why she chose to go by a male name, and especially whether she experienced emotional distress over being called by a boy's name. "No, why would I?" For her it meant nothing, but for Gerald that one small victory, and especially that display of support, meant the world. I wish I had a sibling like that.

Thank you, Seanan, for your wonderful talent and imagination, and thank you for portraying the transgender as what we are, people who just want to live our lives and be happy. It's not something one sees often in mainstream media, and we do appreciate it.