Hmmm just gonna spit this headcanon out in text post form since A. I don't think I could exposit it well enough in image form and B. It's not actually textually/thematically substantiated and I don't like actually staking my stuff on just vibes alone*
But anyway. I'd say it's pretty evident that all the islanders forgot their names, right? King obviously. Because why the hell else would he do that, but also Siffrin No Middle Names No Last Name.
They're 'pretty sure' they've 'always' been 'Just Siffrin' 'as long as they can remember'. It's a pretty cruel twist of the knife to say that they don't even get to keep their birth name as a memento, which is why I'm saying as such.
My utterly unsubstantiated claim is I think it'd be cute to say that Sisyphus *is* the name Siffrin initially picked, assuming the myth of King Sisyphus is recontextualised as idk, just a play or something in the setting. But I like the idea of Siffrin going 'oh shit 🫵 he's just like me fr' at a tortured fictional character long before the irony kicks in.
As for how Sisyphus -> Siffrin. I think that chronic mumbler and emotional doormat Sif just did not correct people who misheard the name during their time travelling, and went through enough places with incompatible phonologies (pronounceable sounds in the language) without ever really writing it down that it just got kinda. Changed until it was unrecognisable, and Siffrin just went with it until the earlier pronunciations slipped out of their swiss-cheese brain. And they just kinda don't remember any of that.
Also, something something the horrid realisation that Siffrin also named themselves after a King. Just not as blatantly.
*(though I think there's something here about Siffrin, a guy from a belief system that seems to thoroughly disincentivise autonomy and self-motivated choice continuously having their hand forced to make changes/choices they don't want but have no choice but to... It's not solid enough to really back this up tbh, but it informs it.)
Anyway.
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my favorite at headcanon right now is that simon accidentally introduce pre-war swears to ooo. finn picked them up from her and everyone knows finn somehow so theyve been continuously spreading. simon did explicitly tell finn NOT to repeat him after she accidentally cursed in front of him. but its too late. everyone is saying balls piss damn and shit.
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the jewish hal jordan evidence board
to make things more cohesive and more accessible, i decided to revamp my old post a bit to make this! please feel free to correct me or request to make amendments! ♡
Hal Jordan was based on an actual jewish person
source: Green Lantern (1960) #3
when john broome and gil kane reinvented GL (alan to hal), kane decided he wanted to model off hal based on his one-off neighbour paul newman. famous hollywood actor, look him up!
He celebrates Chanukah
source: Christmas With The Super-Heroes (1989) #2
He was explicitly stated as jewish once
source: The Spectre (2001) #21
Hal's favourite chanukah dish is latke
source: Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012) #8
it can also be said from these panels that hal enjoys talking about his traditions and upbringings to friends.
His dad was catholic, but his mom was jewish
source: Justice League Darkseid War: Green Lantern (2015)
due to martin jordan's passing during hal's childhood, it is heavily implied jessica raised her children with jewish traditions and practices. but there are instances where hal would sometimes reference catholicism.
Hal wore a kippah during his father's funeral
source: Knight Terrors: Green Lantern (2023) #1
despite knight terrors' entire plot is based around hallucinations of one's worst fears, he was still explicitly drawn to wear a kippah in his delusion of his father's funeral. and no, no it's not a bald spot.
BONUS! Green Lantern as a whole is heavy on judaism references
Why Green Lantern is one of the most Jewish superheroes of all - Roy Schwartz
please read more in this article by Roy Schwartz, because i am unfortunately not articulate enough.
... and thank you for reading !! tell your friends !!!!
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honestly as much as i dont like angel for a whole laundry list of reasons, i do actually find his character hella amusing sometimes. like the guy's a sopping wet paper bag with absolutely zero self-control or basic sense, even after two hundred years of living. he couldn't even kiss a sixteen-year-old girl for a few seconds without vamping out and throwing himself out the window like a common criminal. every other second of the show he's going 'but we can't!' and then he will immediately do the thing he just said he couldn't do. most of his screentime is taken up by him standing in one place looking awkward as hell - and somehow he is even standing badly. he tries so desperately hard to pull the whole romeo and juliet thing with his only two prevailing expressions because it's his only way to hook a superpowered teenager into being his 'redemption'. like alskjfdlksd. is he okay in the head. this man should not be around children. he is the most pathetic boyfailure of all time, and not even in an attractive way. but ragging on him is fun as hell it has to be said. so he's not the worst i suppose.
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Kind of starting to wonder if another faction is being introduced to oppose the stars, like theres no time for it for sure BUT…
This quote, in conjunction with the teaser where Astrid seems to be having some kind of life changing event because she is exposing herself to the sun for the first time makes me think this cosmic war that was teased is between not just Aaravos and the Cosmic council (which like how is he gonna pull off defeating multiple immortal beings while not having access to all of his powers due to his “fallen” status) but also the sun herself.
Presumably Astrid’s removal of her blindfold will give her the sun equivalent of “timeblindness” whatever that would mean sun primal wise. (This also sets up conflict between Astrid and her brother). The Celestial Elves follow the stars exclusively, and the stars (as we know from short stories) and the brief moments we’ve seen in the show, care only about order and maintaining the status quo. Astrid defies this preordained order in two ways. 1) By removing her blindfold Astrid allows something besides the stars to touch her eyes and 2) she wants to make a difference and affect the world directly. The stars do not appreciate change or “ripples” (*cough* yes I’m referencing Aaravos’ short story), which is why the Celestial Elves serve only to observe and watch over the world.
Something of note that @raayllum has mentioned is the framing of Janai with the sun behind her and Karim without. Its almost as if the sun supports the integration of humans and elves and thus opposes the order of the Cosmic council.
In conclusion:
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