Round Table - Clara's Spy Network

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

So, Clara dumps Napoleon because he's a spy and she can't be bothered with the danger, the absences, etc... Isn't that what we all have been thinking?
So, isn't it odd that she has enough  spy savvy to track down Napoleon in Italy in order to ... Oh, wait!  She needs a spy.  Ironic is one word for it, but truthfully, she's involved in this entirely shady intrigue scenario back home in Terbuf.
Why do you think Napoleon and Clara couldn't make a go of it?  Was it really the spy business that created the riff, or is she just that fickle?
What do you think?  I'm pretty sure Illya is suspicious.

Comments

[lilidelafield.livejournal.com]

Perhaps she wants to have her cake and eat it. She's happy enough with his being a spy when it serves her purpose, but unwilling to deal with the long absences and potential trouble that could also arise. I think she decided to dump him because she couldn't be bothered having to wait around for him to come back from missions...and yet she is not above making use of him when she needs help, knowing that he probably still loves her and would not refuse to help.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Clara seemed manipulative and a little cold. She turns it on while she's trying to influence Napoleon, and she's married to a man she won't leave even though he's a real dope. Is is the writers' perception of how a woman operates or just a story being told?