#Spy family

[yumeka-sxf]

Well, seems like something that was just a theory before has come very close to truth...

Because of this major revelation, I wanted to take a deep dive into what we know about Donovan so far and how hints throughout past chapters could indeed indicate that he can read minds. While we still don't have concrete proof for this other than Melinda's word, I don't believe there's anything that discredits this idea, either. In fact, many things throughout the series support it.

First we have Loid's encounter with Donovan way back in chapter 38. I always found it strange that we never got insight into Donovan's thoughts throughout that whole exchange. We always get to know what characters are thinking, even without Anya's mind-reading support. It's not an uncommon storytelling mechanic in general after all, especially for manga. Yet, Endo chose not to give us any insight into what Donovan was thinking. I figured this was simply to avoid spoiling anything about what his exact plans and motives are for future stories (also why Anya was absent for this). But now it seems like this could have also been to hide the fact that he can read minds. If he can read minds, certain things he said during that exchange take on a more ominous meaning. For example, what he said below about how people can never truly understand each other.

It's been a headcanon of mine that the reason why Anya, and perhaps Donovan, were given mind-reading powers, stemmed from the desire for world peace...the idea being that if people could read each other's minds - in other words, always know what others are thinking and feeling, sympathy and understanding would abound.

We learn later on that Donovan had ideas like this even as a kid when he made a similar comment during his debate competition speech. He said that it's impossible to know the true intentions of others so people will forever doubt each other, thus war is inevitable.

We also have the little detail in today's chapter that Donovan did not have the scars on his head during Melinda's flashback (of course, he didn't have them as a kid in chapter 99 either).

Now this is totally my theory, but if we take Melinda's words as the truth, without any misunderstanding, then sometime in Donovan's adult life after he married and had a child, he was experimented on and was given mind-reading powers, perhaps by force but most likely by choice. Now that he has these powers, his laments about people not being able to understand each other are no longer true, at least not for him. Perhaps the experiments done on Anya were preliminary tests that he put together to perfect the mind-reading implementation science before actually doing it to himself. Again, totally just speculation, but not out of the question.

Then we have Demetrius...we learned in chapter 93 that Anya has trouble reading his mind.

If we put that together with Melinda's comment in today's new chapter, that Demetris also took note of Donovan being able to read minds...

...then perhaps Demetrius conditioned himself to think in ways that would make it difficult for his mind to be read, specifically to thwart the "alien" that's impersonating his father. I mentioned last time that I don't think Donovan is actually an alien, and that this description is the only explanation Melinda could come up with to explain his mind-reading powers. If this is true though, it really does make the Desmond dinner scene all the more telling...that throughout all those panels without dialogue, Donovan was absorbing the deepest inner thoughts of his family members (and again, no insight into his own thoughts, just like in chapter 38).

But if the "Donovan can read minds" theory holds true, then the most disturbing idea of all is that Donovan knows that Twilight is a spy. He knows that he's the target of Twilight's mission, and that Twilight seeks to thwart him. Not only that, but depending on what he's read of Damian and Melinda's minds, he knows that they're fond of Anya and Yor, respectively - people who are close to Twilight. Mind-reading powers in the hands of a child are one thing, but in the hands of a shrewd and power political figure...I'm both excited and anxious to find out what Donovan's next move will be!

[gabbyp09]

[fromthespinawithlove]

CHAPTER 110 SPOILERS

So?! My theory of Donovan being a telepath is true?!?

And omggg this chapter was INTENSE I can't believe (I actually can) Melinda said Donovan is a telepath?!

The part at the end really left me on a cliffhanger, this part stood out to me the most.

[scarlet-curls]

My Prediction Based on SxF Chapter 110

Okay major major spoiler warning for under the cut for the latest chapter of Spy x Family (and also Death Note)

Since I'm not entirely sure Donovan was able to tell Loid was Twilight during their first interaction (like Donovan could've still been honing that skill through the same kind of studying Anya had to do) I wonder if after Twilight confirms that Donovan's mind-reading powers are legit, we'll get an arc where Twilight volunteers to wipe his memory or be hypnotised into believing he's Loid Forger for real in order to get close to Donovan in the final phase of Operation Strix, the same way Light Yagami wiped his memory and had planned for the moment he got it back when he touched the death note.

I think this could also work with the family themes quite well, because it means that if Loid no longer believes he's a spy, we'll get to see him loving Yor and Anya in earnest without any of the fear of getting too close to them (like this could be the perfect opportunity for Loid and Yor to become a real couple), and when Twilight gets his memory back, he'll then have to grapple with the fact that in his amnesiac state, he was a real member of that family. He tries to deny it a little longer with that "for the mission" inner monologue but it keeps falling apart. He has to accept that the reason why the memory wipe gambit worked so well was because the earnest love for his family came from him and not his brainwashing. I think we'd also get some interesting angst from Nightfall having to watch Twilight forget her as he loves his wife without any pretense of a mission to deny it.

Anya would be able to tell his memory has been tampered with and she'd have complex feelings over it. It could even be a situation where in the lead up to the memory wipe, Anya learns what his activation phrase will be, and if the person/people who were supposed to say the activation phase get compromised, Anya decides to say it herself for the sake of world peace, even if she knows it'll be the completion of Operation Strix and she'd lose her papa forever.

Also this is basically the type of Hollywood sleeper agent stuff that I'm sure Tatsuda Endo would reference in this manga, and it would really demonstrate why Twilight is the greatest spy in Westalis: he's willing to go to some extreme lengths to see a mission through.

[mama-ino]

Day ²¹ - Rhinoceros

"Mama," she shouted, "Watch out! I'm a Rhinoceros! Chargeeeeeeee!"

🦏❤️

[t-the-ring-master]

… I’m rewatching Spyxfamily… can ya’ll guess who my hear me out is?

It’s this freaking dude.

[buggachat]

MERRY CHRISTMAS @alazic02!!!

[ayat-chan]

"Dance practice for Eden"

can't wait for season 3... i miss them so bad!!

[roucaelum-art]

Based on this twitter trend

[polylocks-blog]

spy x family is like one of my most conforting shows

(but the slow burn between loid and yor is going to kill me oneday )

[pokianne]

Someone called for Twiyor and I did a thing this weekend :D

[hamsternamedmarinette]

And they're all correct

[blueberray]

What if...

[siro666b]

Wedding

[mn00201]

sleepy x family