My Raylla Theories for Motherland: Fort Salem Season 2 - Queen Goddess Mycelium
This season so far has been so absolutely incredible it has made me want to dust off my theorist hat after episode 4 and make a long winded post about all the correlations there seem to be between Raylla/the mycellium and my theories around it. Now keep in mind these are all just personal theories and nothing more, it could all be wrong and honestly, probably will, but I thought it'd be fun either way.
The thing that really made me (and everyone else in the fandom) start theorizing that Scylla might also be connected to the mushroom was probably the scene in episode 3, when Raelle tries to "reason" with the mycelium and ends up remembering that moment with Scylla in the forest.
Of Course, we find out she has that specific vision because the Mycelium for some reason wants that seed, which instantly got me thinking. Earlier in the episode, Raelle comments how Izadora has been making her sing every seed they can find to see if the mushroom will react to it, and then later, after the mushroom colonized her throat (which is so creepy btw), she has this conversation with the unit:
Now, that got me really thinking. Of course the sounds were changed by the mycelium once it entered Raelle's vocal cords but still, when Scylla sang that seed in S1 we were led to believe that it was probably a pretty simple necromancy seed that was taught at Fort Salem, and it could totally still be, but I'd think Izadora (the "Anacostia" of Necros) would've had Raelle try that seed along with other necro seeds when they were "trying every seed" to see if it got a reaction. Or that, idk, someone, might have sang tha particular seed close to the mycelium before since it's literally right there in the middle of the necro building.
Besides, I think it's pretty telling that the mycelium wanted that seed in particular, like maybe it means something to her. And then we got some visuals in the promos that really solidified the "Scylla has something to do with the mushroom" theory.
I mean???? Glowy eyed mushroom girlfriends if I've ever seen any.
Then this. In the first picture we see the spores or whatever smoky substance came out of the Mycelium in episode 3, and then, what seems like the same exact thing going into Scylla's mouth from one of the promos (I'm guessing from episode 5 based on the outfit).
I thought it could also be something spree related before but I think it'd be something totally new since there's been nothing like that in the show besides the mycelium, as far as I know.
Now, the real question is, how would Scylla be related to the Mycelium when she grew up with the Dodgers and was never supposed to be in Fort Salem in the first place? And I've got my own theory on that.
Some people have been saying maybe she was related to Nicte Batan, but I personally don't think Nicte has anything to do with Miss Mycelium. Whatever magic she developed is obviously related to the spree and they probably don't know how to mess with the mushroom since there'd be a more obvious link.
I think maybe it has something to do with the Dodgers, or even with just Scylla's family in particular. Think about it, we've seen how the Tarim chose to stay away from the military to protect this ancient kind of magic they thought would be dangerous in Alder's (or really anyone's) hands, which means they were Dodgers in their own way.
So it's possible that Scylla's family also dodged the military for similar reasons and they might have known things about the mycelium Izadora and the rest of the military doesn't know. Eliot said in interviews that the mycelium covers miles and miles of roots underground, so Scylla's parents could even have been studying it or interacting with it while also being Dodgers.
Maybe they taught her the death cap seed and that is why Izadora didn't seem to know it. Also, madam mushroom is like a goddess to necros according to Eliot so I think it makes sense they'd be protective over it.
I don't know if any of this is actually true but I think it's telling that Raelle now has a power that is so intrinsically connected to necromancy when she's a fixer. I think in a show like this there's probably a reason for that and it'd just be really interesting and a good way to rewrite their connection imo.
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