#all that rio did was give him a more peaceful death and she really can't seem to understand how good it was and hold that grudge against Rio

[mari-thesapphic-lady]

She was genuinely happy here apparently, even though the situation didn't seem the best she was very happy to see Agatha again.

Even though all the anger and resentment that Agatha feels for her had returned. She seemed at least to me truly happy.

Conclusion: Death's just a silly who was happy to have her wife back :)

Okay but her smile here is SO STUNNING LIKE 😍

[darkpoisonouslove]

I can't wait to read your reaction for the last episodes!!

Now I feel some pressure 😅

Tbh this is a "head full, many thoughts, no ability to articulate" kind of situation (which I have been feeling a lot these last few days with all the stuff I've watched).

Okay, so first of all, I don't really have anything to say about Agathario because I have seen so many posts on tumblr analyzing their scenes and I've got nothing to add.

I did have a feeling that Agatha was lying about The Road and that Billy created it. Though, tbh at one point I wasn't even sure the rest of the gang was there at all (when he threw Jen and Lilia off).

Which leads me to how glad I am that despite The Road being Billy's creation, everything that happened on it was real. I did see a statement (?) from the creators that they were thinking of just having the coven all alive and well at the end but they felt it was reductive and would have cheated the audience and I absolutely agree!

I hate the fact that some of them (okay, most of them) died but it would have undermined the whole point of the show if they just undid everything they went through in the end. The central themes of grief and finding yourself and letting go just would have meant nothing if what happened on The Road wasn't real.

I think that there is something very poignant and tragic about Alice's death. The way that grief was preventing her from seeing not just herself but also her mother for who they were and realizing her mother's whole career, her whole life was about protecting her by making her musical legacy a protective spell is so *clenches fist*. And then she dies to protect Agatha? Forget whether or not Agatha deserves this, the fact is that in a way you could say it was pointless since Agatha died too! But Agatha died protecting Billy and he's still alive! He even brought Tommy back! So Alice's actions were anything but pointless. Despite their curse, her mother managed to protect her and then Alice passed it down to Agatha who passed it down to Billy. And you could say that they "tricked" death since Billy and Tommy should not be alive but the truth is that they didn't really. That's just the natural order. People give life to other people and then die, rinse and repeat. And despite how trivial I made it sound, it is, in fact, beautiful - that we would care so much for others we would accept our own doom if it means we can save them. And yes, all roads lead to death but on the way there we find it in ourselves to help each other and give each other life. Even Agatha, who has killed so many over the centuries, is a part of that cycle of life and death.

I really wish I knew how to formulate my thoughts on Lilia's death (which may have been the most emotional moment for me (though Nicky's death and the aftermath is also up there)) but that's not happening right now.

Agatha imbuing her grief and rage and vengeance into the Ballad that her son came up with? Now that's so juicy! Not only was she using it as a con, but she also - still - insists that the song means nothing. Her rage at Rio for not giving her more time with Nicky coupled with how she speaks of the song that the two of them came up with together almost makes it sound like she's failing to see the value in the time that she did get. Ultimately, I think that's why she can't face him yet. Because after he died, what defined the rest of her days was ungratefulness and greed for more rather than appreciation of the fact that she did get to spend time with him at all. He was supposed to die at birth. She got six years of memories, six years of holding him and loving him and him loving her back. And instead of being grateful for that, she's almost saying that it's not enough, that it was worthless compared to, say, living a full life with him. It is because she loved him so much that she couldn't bear his absence but because of that she turned to hate and rage instead and a part of her cannot make peace with that, does not want her son to see her like that. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go cry in a corner. *sobs*

That said, I am so glad that we do get more of the bombastic duo that Billy and Agatha are! If she's not ready to face her family, she can help him find his. And you know, Billy being resentful of Wanda for choosing to save the people of Westview over keeping him alive is probably similar to what Agatha fears Nicky will feel towards her, though reversed since she was killing people instead of allowing herself to be with him again. I do want to see where this will go!

Finally, for a "heartless" witch that's been killing others of her kind for centuries, Agatha is so extremely human and I loved seeing that!