Caitel's character development is amazing! He went from seeing Ria as a momentary amusement to loving her as deeply as any true father would. Even if he doesn't understand that love is what he's feeling. With a family and childhood like his, its really no surprise that he's so emotionally stunted. He was never shown even an ounce of love from his parents or siblings, quite the opposite actually, so of course he wouldn't know how to recognize it in himself. Not to say he doesn't hold affection for people at all, he does seem to at least feel attachment to certain people, like Serira, Sylvia, Asisi, and even sort of/kind of/maybe Perdel. But seeing him grow to love Ria so much, even though he believes himself to be incapable of it, is just so painfully sweet and heartwarming!
Caitel's character development is amazing! He went from seeing Ria as a momentary amusement to loving her as deeply as any true father would. Even if he doesn't understand that love is what he's feeling. With a family and childhood like his, its really no surprise that he's so emotionally stunted. He was never shown even an ounce of love from his parents or siblings, quite the opposite actually, so of course he wouldn't know how to recognize it in himself. Not to say he doesn't hold affection for people at all, he does seem to at least feel attachment to certain people, like Serira, Sylvia, Asisi, and even sort of/kind of/maybe Perdel. But seeing him grow to love Ria so much, even though he believes himself to be incapable of it, is just so painfully sweet and heartwarming!