heyyy this is my first post about The OA, and amazingly, itâll be about names and meanings. Note: thisâll be covering the Basement 5â˛s names, the Crestwood 5 will be another post
OA - Original Angel: OA says that sheâs the original angel. Since she has âborrowedâ from Christian, or at least Abrahamic, mythology, we can assume that she is one of the first angels created, namely the Archangels. Khatun said that OA is âthe first one.â Michael and Gabriel are considered archangels by most faiths, but thereâs lots of doubt concerning Gabriel, so the only one we know for sure is one is Michael. Michael is the one who defeated Satan and is viewed by many as a protector. OA could be seen as a defeater, seeing as she wants to take down Hap, as well as a protector, in that she wants to rescue the others in the basement.
(Prairie is self-explanatory, and is even given a meaning in-show: her eyes are as blue as the prairie sky. Nina means little girl, which was her name while she lived in Russia, as a young girl. Neena, a variation, in Hindi means âpretty eyesâ, which comes back to Prairieâs blue eyes).
Homer - Hostage: The literal definition of Homer in Greek is hostage, which really sucks, because surprise, surprise â he is one. But before that, he was a hostage of his own situation â he had to help his girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child. When Hap takes him to Cuba, he is still Hapâs hostage, but this time itâs mentally. As OA said, âThe first time you fall asleep in a prison, you forget. You wake up a free woman. And then you remember that youâre not. You lose your freedom many times before you finally believe it.â Homer is still Hapâs hostage, and must do whatever he asks of him.
Rachel - Ewe, female sheep: Rachel is a Biblical figure, a wife of Jacob, and she is described as being âbeautiful in form and countenanceâ. Rachel could be said to be pretty, but after her NDE, she gains a gorgeous singing voice. Iâm not entirely sure what ewe, or sheep in general, have to do with her character, but it could mean that she was a bit passive while in the basement. She breathes the gas out of Homerâs tank, she didnât discover a movement, she watched as OA and Homer brought Scott back to life â a âmindless sheep,â which wouldnât really be fair to her.
Scott â From Scotland, a Scotsman: This is a very straightforward name, but as a surname it can also mean âa dartâ. A very far-fetched idea, but: he talks to the plants to make them grow. There are several species of plants that can be used to make arrow poison, such as aconite, golden poppy, manchineel tree, etc. One could gather from this information that poison from plants could also be used on darts.
Renata â Reborn: Renata is from Cuba, whose name means âwhere fertile land is abundantâ or âgreat place.â We obviously know that Cuba is Not a great place (at least, anymore), and that she was kidnapped after being lured to Homerâs room. Not exactly a great place or a good opportunity to reinvent herself. In the basement, she gains the fourth movement. The number 4, spiritually, is an âindication that your angels are offering you love, support, encouragement and inner-strength, enabling you to do what you need to do and achieve your goals with diligence and proficiency.â She seemed like a solitary woman back home, where she would have meaningless sex with people, and only look at her audience towards the end. To be able to be part of a group who are in the same situation as her could bring her motivation to do something with herself, which would be offering them the fourth movement. In this way, she is reborn.
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