#i just don't know if she'll be an outright captive/hostage cause we've done that in 5x08

[raayllum]

tbh i dont think callum freeing aaravos or whatevs to save rayla would be repetitive, rlly. cuz callum said he'd do anything for rayla, and he's shown that- but he could go SO much further (which i am rooting for) than what he's done after saying that to her. what would prove his dedication more than dooming the world? it's like chekhov's gun; he said he'd do anything, so i wanna see him do ANYTHING yk

NO TO BE CLEAR, MY DEAR SWEET ANON

I don't think it'd be repetitive either. Like I have been gunning for Callum to free Aaravos to save Rayla since September 2020. That was always the basis for Cube Hostage Exchange Theory (CHET) and what it was originally built on, and I feel INSANE (affectionate) that it's STILL on the fucking table in S6.

TDP also looves its repeating plot lines (Rayla staying behind to save a dragon and Callum has Emotions over it / ultimately saves her has happened... four times; TDP's perpetual trolley problem and routine Exchanges every season) as well. There are also theories I have (the cube holding Aaravos' chest piece, or being connected to finding it - aka his HEART) that I think have merit and would slot soo well into a CHET scenario like please god

Like I do think 100% we'll see Rayla be the lynchpin that leads to Aaravos' release because of Callum's love for her tbh. The setup is all there and like you said, he'd do ANYTHING for her and while that was still clear in all previous seasons there's a reason in S5 they're ramping it up more. In 5x08 he's fully accepted that "I'd do anything for you" includes "however dangerous, however vile" and I think that has to be carried forward into S6. In the name of love and all that

With that in mind I think we have like, maybe 3 options that all end up at the same place:

A) Callum 'knowingly' (as in he knows what he could be risking) goes too far in whatever happens with the quasar diamonds on Rayla's behalf because he wants her to be happy/safe and he's possessed. He then frees Aaravos under possession (+ bonus Rayla failing to stop and/or kill him I guess, and she later saves him)

B) Rayla is put at risk (Celestial elves? Claudia? Aaravos through other means?) and Callum frees Aaravos and is subsequently possessed. This is one I really like for the merit of dark magic / possession being like a metaphorical Death alongside a loss of literal identity; it's also probably the most dramatic and 11ish hour-y.

C) Callum is randomly possessed at the Starscraper and then frees Aaravos. Rayla is injured in the fight against / saving him and, to save her, Callum gives Aaravos whatever he still needs (cube? chest piece? info / nova blade?) in order to wreck havoc on the other Startouch elves. This is the 'Callum has one of Aaravos' potential power-ups' on a backburner.

Cause yeah at this point, I can't see a season where Something like one of these three paths doesn't happen, if not one of them outright, tbh. There's very, very little doubt in my mind at this point (and compared to previous points) that we're going to get a truly heart wrenching "I would do anything for you / I can't lose you again" justification from Callum (and honestly probably Rayla as well with the possession plotline) and I cannot wait.