#it's just the number of times MK and Wukong are associated with light. And how sometimes that is not a good thing

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#thinking about s2 MK paralleling pre-jttw wukong again #It's so 1-1 it hurts #asks #lmk #lego monkie kid #lmk MK #lmk SWK #lmk Macaque #hero and warrior motif #this show is so fucking stupid. it's so good #I clearly have NOT talked about shadow play enough #Like I'm about to explode rewatching 2x07 clips #''And how those who bring light into this world inevitably bring darkness to those they hold dear'' #''Like light heroes bring warmth hope and friendship. But they also give life to the darkness'' #Literally throwing up hello #''Don't you see you're hurting the people who care about you the most'' #''I can't risk hurting the people I care about—the ones I have left'' #like okay #okay #Macaque Icarus so real #it's just the number of times MK and Wukong are associated with light. And how sometimes that is not a good thing #Like they just want to kill me idk #And even with Azure. With camel ridge/becoming the Jade Emperor (a power that looks very sun like). Bringing light to the world #But also bringing darkness to those he holds dear (the scroll + almost destroying the world) #Don't look at me do not touch me

was the peach being a metaphor in 1x06 foreshadowing...

You're damn right it was.

I've talked about it before in this post, but it's clear to me that MK only wanted the peach of immortality in 1x06 to become more like Wukong—or rather, to become more powerful/immortal like Wukong ("I just wanted to be good enough...like you" from 1x09 anyone? Tbh most s1 episodes are centered around MK wanting to be good/strong enough soooooo). The peach is a source of power/immortality, something both MK and Wukong have reached for at the expense of others:

Macaque: "No that's YOU! You're the one always running off! Looking for more power, more sources of immortality—you're the one who wouldn't quit while were were ahead!"

But, at the same time....the peach is a symbol of Wukong and Macaque's friendship:

The same way it was in 1x06 for Mei and MK:

The only reason either of them ever wanted power was to be strong enough for the people they cared about after all. The peach was a metaphor, and they "really wanted that peach"—it was a metaphor for really wanting friendship, and also really wanting power. Wanting their cake and eating it too.

I appreciated that the second time Wukong gives Macaque a peach, it's a "downgrade"—just a regular popsicle, versus a peach of immortality. Like being together is finally enough for Wukong, and it'll be enough to pull them through. (Which is something Macaque thought from the beginning: "Together there was nothing that could stop the two of them, either in the celestial realms or on earth" [2x07]).

Bonus detail:

MK in 2x07 attempted to bring his friends bags of peach chips. So. Whatever.