#Reaching motif

[raayllum]

something something Ezran is in life what Harrow only was in death

[imminent-danger-came]

So the intros take place at the sea of the cast out

[its-leethee]

--Wait! / Give it back!

You don't have to do this--

4x08 // 5x09

[raayllum]

To love is to simply know this: the tides are true as the ocean is deep

just gonna leave this here...

who else is as terrified as me??

[abandoned-quiche]

I LOVE ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS BTW. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR HATE FOR THEM ON MY POST

[nyxofdemons]

can we finally talk about the stolitz hands motif please please

[momentomori24]

I always see people depict Wolfgang as a white sheep in their fanart, which makes sense considering that's his animal motif. But Wolfgang's colour palate is consistently dark, from his black hair to his black suit to his purple tie and purple eyes, you get it. And I feel like that was very much intentional (or not and i'm just reaching that's possible too lol), because rather than a white sheep, it gives me the impression that he's supposed to resemble a black sheep instead.

I mean, it makes sense, doesn't it? A black sheep is usually representative of being "unlike others". And he absolutely is-- he's the clearest outlier in the group. He's the only one within the group to have two animal motifs; the wolf and the sheep. He's the only one whose "what am I?" deviates from the set "a" pattern the others follow in imitation art book. He's the oldest guy, the tallest one. His last words are "I'll never be like you". What he is was simply defined as "not like you", very much what the black sheep symbolises. But black sheep also represent outcasts, which provides an irony to his role as the de facto leader and undeniably the most beloved member of the group for the majority of the game.

However, while Wolfgang isn't an outcast in the group, he does seem quite alienated from his family. From his hallucinations, we can gather that he seems to strive to be like someone else-- to be his mum-- which implies to me that who he is at his core is something he's ashamed of, and he molds his identity to resemble what he deems admirable, something acceptable. And his dad, while they are identical in appearance, is someone he tries to separate from himself entirely. Again, bringing back the theme of being "different" from the others around him.

He's a black sheep, and it ties back to him being a wolf in sheep's clothing as well. Everyone else's motifs are a representation of what they are, but his motifs are inherently contradictory and deceitful as they imply that the animal he's represented by is NOT what he actually is. He's a wolf ashamed of his nature, disguising himself with wool and adapting his behaviour to fit in with the flock without being perceived as a threat. He's a natural predator striving to be a sheep, something harmless, something associated with innocence-- and in the end you could argue he achieves just that, dying as the sacrificial lamb. Something like that, I guess.

[wackywatchdotcom]

hm..... pomni taking peoples hand as a repeating image in the show..... happens in ep 1, with ragatha, its kinda evoked with her reaching for the final exit door, ep 2 is pretty blatant with it i dont need to say anything else on that, and in episode 3 the scene with kinger..... episode 4 doesnt have anything with this i dont think (i COULD technically say her raising her hand at the beginning of the ep but that is a MASSIVE stretch and doesnt fit with what the other instances seem to be representing. her waving at gummigoo MAYBE but the image just really isnt present in the episode, looking at it realistically) but im thinking about this...... cus i feel like its probably notable in the dream sequence in ep 2 that its her arm that gets all fucked up

[aashiqeddiediaz]

something about the diaz home as a symbol of everything sacred to eddie.

something about the diaz home representing eddie's privacy and his life and by extension, christopher's, and that it's a constant, recurring motif of a life that he's built with his son. and it's always interesting to see that his home is always warm (in terms of lighting, color combos, etc etc) and welcoming, which feels so vastly different to the other two homes we've seen for him in eddie begins

something about the way he has to physically open the door to let people in to his life, and how many shots of that we've had of just him opening the damned door since. something about the way he physically lets shannon in in 2x07, or the way he braces himself with chris' encouragement before opening the door to ana in 4x08, or the way he happily lets carla in in 4x13 or the way he softens and smiles when he opens the door to buck in 6x12. it's in the way the only people we've really seen in eddie's home as "not guests" are the ones that he chooses to let in.

in that same vein, we can always tell when there's someone in there that doesn't quite belong. 5x11 is a prime example of this, and not just because of the episode title, "outside looking in." it's evidently obvious that the only reason taylor's in his house is for buck's sake, and maybe that's why we never see eddie actually letting them in. 5x03 is similar to that, in the sense that ana stays for three days with chris at the diaz home, but when eddie comes back, it's a metaphorical and physical mess that he's left standing in the middle of, alone.

and it's very, very interesting that we've never seen his parents in his house. ever. and yes, it could just be the fact that they rarely come to los angeles period, but i just think it's interesting in terms of eddie's journey with them, that the closest we've gotten to them physically being there is that facetime call with his dad, and that phone call with his mom - both of which happen after he goes back to texas in 5x17 where he point-blank tells his dad he's trying to be better for himself, and his dad meets him halfway. it only happens after his relationship with his dad starts improving.

i just constantly think of the diaz home front door, and now that i've thought of it, there's so many other moments that scream at me:

buck unlocking eddie's door in 4x14 and swinging it open to the party, and then later standing in the open doorway almost like he's protecting eddie and the life he's built in this one way because he couldn't protect him in the other way

buck unlocking eddie's door with his own key in 5x13, then bursting through yet another door to get to eddie, just to step in and sit with him in his grief - and how much that scene symbolizes that eddie may have built this life but it was after burying demons that later just crawled up through the cracks of his new home.

buck standing inside the diaz home after eddie gets home from therapy in 5x14 like this is a regular occurrence.

the way eddie's discomfort is visible in that split second scene we get of the police officers storming his home in 2x15

eddie asking shannon to leave through the back door because he may have let her into his life but he's not ready to let her into chris' and thus, he doesn't truly let her into his life - and actually, even the shot of eddie, chris and shannon at the end of that episode takes place outside the diaz home. which is...telling methinks.

eddie opening his door post-date in 4x07 to buck meeting him at it (always meeting him halfway), and just. the domesticity of it, set off by the warm lights, the discussion they have, and the looks on their faces the whole like

eddie opening his door to buck in 6x12, looking apprehensive for a second before he realizes who it is and his smile grows and eyes turn into heart-eyes and buck just pushes past him without waiting for eddie to step aside, only to go and swing his feet up on the coffee table like the diaz home is his, too.

there's so many examples but @sevensoulmates and i put this whole meta together because the symbolism in this tv show is off the charts

[raayllum]

It was about peace and love and hope. But I think I left something out. I ignored something that was true. I denied something that is undeniable. We are angry! I am angry. I have been hurt. My Dad was killed when I was nine years old. My Mom was taken from me before I could even remember her. It hurts! I feel pain about this and I am angry! We all want peace and we all want love. But violence tests us.

[imminent-danger-came]

GRSHJSSHWIJAA GRIPS YOUR SHOUDLER. Samadhi fire part 3, right??? And Mei left MK then and MK left Mei in season 4. Imagine after some big emotional climax instead of one of them leaving each other they leave the rest of the gang TOGETHER. They’re not gonna make the same mistake as Wukong and Macaque as they’ve done before and they’re not leaving the other behind again ADDING ONTO THE REACHING OUT MOTIF OUGHHHH

Leaving,,,, together??? Reachin,,g,,, motif????????

NOT

BUT INSTEAD

[its-leethee]

Soren thought he was done chasing, done reaching—

reaching for people who turned their backs on him,

who closed doors in his face, 

who disappeared over the horizon and never returned.

from Strangers

[gossippool]

rewatched origins so kayla and wade moon parallels are in order. full legend under the cut

this will come back around later on because i love repeating motifs they are my source of air

maybe i'll be able to finish this chapter before my flight... maybe... but idts tho bc it's gonna be LONG and i might want to write some of the next chapter before publishing this one to ensure Continuity or whatever. i am rambling but i haev nothing fucking else to do

[youandthemountains]

it probably is insane how much I wish I could express the thing about spones. the vibes about spones. Like there's the joking fun fandom vibes and I love them, I love to play with them, of course of course. but the THING. the CORE to me. i wish i could capture it and share it.

[thatswhatsushesaid]

bonus round

also i couldn't decide between these two spongebob memes so you get them both. i'm sorry and also you're welcome

[annabelle--cane]

1. [redacted]? my beloved [redacted] mention? [redacted]... with an established connection to [motif]? also what huh first scene hwa what? 2. alice please don't say the things you are saying, absolutely none of those are promising things, 3. hezekiah energy, 4. I really, really cannot stress enough how much the motifs are motifing. motif extravaganza.