Perhaps I could invert Belldandy's reaction and have her assure
everyone that Genma must really be a good person on the inside -
just hiding it or something. Mass face-fault ensues. :) (You'll
need to thank Vince for that one. :)
Now THAT's the way to handle that scene! I, too, thought Belldandy's
reaction _WAY_ OOC. Vince's suggestion works wonderfully for
me: Belldandy is very IC, and the mass face-fault carries the
message. (You might even consider later scenes where Belldandy
tries very hard to find evidence of Genma's good side, and fails.)
(For the record, I enjoyed this episode a lot, and I agree with
Gary about the descriptive sections.)