PURPLE HYACINTH THEORIES PT. 1
All kind of non-sense PURPLE HYACINTH THEORIES while I wait for the webtoon to start again (I have a good feeling it will be soon)
Disclaimers: there might be spoilers, a lot of repetitions, and too much basic explanations that everyone that read Purple Hyacinth may know, but it helped me get through what was happening in my head. Oh, also, there may be misunderstandings. English is not my first language. Sorry! Enjoy.
ALSO, THIS IS A CRAZY BRICK OF 5.000 WORDS, I AM DEEPLY SORRY. (It is now 7.000, oh God.)
QUESTIONS:
WHO IS THE LEADER OF THE PHANTOM SCYTHE?
WHAT HAPPENED TO DYLAN? IS HE ALIVE?
WHAT HAPPENED TO KIERAN? (HIS BACKSTORY)
WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE PHANTOM SCYTHE?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN SEASON THREE PART TWO?
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:
Lauren Sinclair is a police officer (formerly a detective) who has the ability to detect lies (only if the speaker knows they are lying), and she is haunted by her inability to save the people she loved (Dylan, her childhood friend and the son of the Sinclair family's florist) from a horrible fate many years ago (Allendale Train Station Tragedy). Now she uses her power to uncover the truth and protect the defenseless, working with the most infamous assassin of the Phantom Scythe (a faction of rebels and murderers, an organization seeking to overthrow the royals and the wealthy in order to bring justice to the poor—people who were never cared for by the royal house until the rebellion), the PURPLE HYACINTH (a flower symbolizing royalty and aristocracy, but also pain and a desire for forgiveness → Note: the myth of the god Apollo, who, desperate over the death of Hyacinth, caused a beautiful flower to bloom to eternally remember his friend, giving birth to the hyacinth).
●CHARACTERS:
LAUREN SINCLAIR: member of the ARDHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, haunted by the death of her childhood best friend DYLAN ROSENTHAL, in the ALLENDALE STATION BOMBING (Nov 13, XX17).
PARENTS: RACHEL SINCLAIR & ALEXANDER SINCLAIR (he was a lawyer, along with MARCH, now a detective, working with Lauren), aristocrats, but witnessing the horrors endured by the people, they decided to found a PEACEFUL COOPERATIVE to negotiate with the ROYALS on behalf of the people. This group was called SNAPDRAGON (named after the well-known flower: on one hand, said to symbolize strength and grace, reflected in its tall and sturdy stems, dragon-head shaped blooms, and its resistance to colder weather; on the other, believed to represent deception and cunning). Given the group’s name, it is believed it may have been suggested by Dylan’s father, Mr. Rosenthal, the family’s florist, or a florist the family knew (maybe because of the SNAPDRAGON) from whom Dylan learned the meaning of flowers (ep 49).
POSSIBLE SNAPDRAGON MEMBERS (according to the photo Lauren found in the attic and later examined by her uncle, taken Oct 13 XX13, the start of everything?):
ALEXANDER SINCLAIR (possible APOSTLE I) – killed by their driver, SANDMAN, on Nov 26, XX17
RACHEL SINCLAIR (possible APOSTLE II) – also killed by Sandman
Mr. ROSENTHAL (possibly the one who named the group, involved in the Allendale tragedy, florist) – where is he now? Did he die during the Allendale tragedy? Why is he never mentioned? Being a gardener/florist and not part of the aristocracy, he had even more reason to create or join SNAPDRAGON. However, we need to understand whether he supported the Sinclair’s peaceful rebellion or, driven by the class divide and differing needs, his mindset clashed with theirs and leaned more toward Phantom Scythe ideals.
SO, was he the mastermind behind the bombing (the plants he planted at the station may have marked the blast radius, either to guide his men or to determine how to spare or target certain people—possibly to lure DYLAN AND LAUREN away from the scene)? Following my theory, Mr. HAWKES supported this idea, unlike Dakan and the Sinclairs.
OR he supported the Sinclair’s peaceful rebellion and the current Leader killed him first to implement their own plan against the royals, diverging from Snapdragon’s original goals. Then the Sinclairs were targeted—possibly because they knew who caused the explosion and Mr. Rosenthal's possible death? They were seen as traitors, as Snapdragon started fracturing based on ideals. An internal feud formed, and the Sinclairs were too dangerous to be left alive and would've interfered with the Leader’s plans.
WILLIAM’S FATHER (Mr. HAWKES – now HEAD OF THE ROYAL SPIES), doesn’t really get along with Lauren’s uncle and Dakan, though he masks it with a facade of politeness. Works for the ROYALS (but is he truly on their side?), as does DAKAN (Lauren’s godfather and uncle Tristan partner) – they don’t get along – Dakan is the king’s right hand.
Also, in episode 86's flashback at the funeral, Mr. Hawkes says, “There was never a disagreement we couldn't resolve.” and is shown as a lie.
WILLIAM’S MOTHER (ill, I have the feeling the father did something to her because she saw something she wasn’t supposed to, OR she survived the ORION & SONS shooting, idk but the ill is unknown, and people tend to play a lot with all kinds of venoms in Purple Hyacinth);
DETECTIVE MARCH, part of the PHANTOM SCYTHE, not the leader, killed by the Phantom Scythe in chapter 158 – he would have faked his death otherwise, I’m sure. But the Phantom Scythe had other plans. (LAWYER WITH ALEXANDER). Quote: "Learn from your mistakes, become a better version of yourself to fight for your cause" = how SNAPDRAGON became the PHANTOM SCYTHE after the massacre at ORION & SONS.
When Lauren asks if he was part of Snapdragon, he replies vaguely: “Well, I’m here now, aren’t I?” Likely implying all original peaceful Snapdragon members are dead. He, instead, sided with the person who became the Leader (who later killed him, possibly because he knew too much. OR MAYBE the Leader knew Lauren suspected him, and had him killed before he could be interrogated and spill anything. MARCH KNEW WHO THE LEADER WAS)—the same person who gave the order to kill Lauren’s parents.
MARCH’S WIFE, possibly killed during the ORION & SONS shooting (in chapter 85, March says she ended up in the hands of Ardhalis criminals – and since he’s part of PS, we know he meant the royals, and the shooting was by the royals. Because of a leak? A betrayal? By whom? A member of the SNAPDRAGON betrayed them, giving informations to the ROYALS, but who? Dakan? -While looking at Lauren's parents painting in ch. 86, he said "I never thought they'd have to die so soon." Maybe he didn't imagine the royals to end the problem this way and this soon?)
(Lauren’s uncle Tristan and Dakan were closest to her parents. Lauren says it herself. Hmm…)
Chapter 86. Mr. Hawkes says, “Many things would’ve been different (about the Allendale train station tragedy) if the police and army had the right information.” – just like the outcome of chapter 158.
Dakan replies: “Yes, the outcome may have been very different if certain decisions had been more thought through.”
Mr. Hawkes: “With the uncertain loyalties of the time, every decision was a leap of faith, showing strength in face of the enemy was the priority.” (Could Mr. Hawkes have decided behind the other Snapdragon members’ backs to go through with the ALLENDALE TRAGEDY? Or maybe he just agreed with the action, but wasn’t the one who carried it out? Still, I don’t get it – he’s from a rich family, and Will mentioned his father didn’t like him being close to people like Dylan – because of class or ideology? Just like he didn't like the idea of his older son Rafael to marry Thalia, who wasn't an aristocrat. EITHER WAY, he’s NOT the Leader.)
THERE'S BEEF BETWEEN DAKAN & Mr. HAWKES.
Lauren’s uncle Tristan says nothing? Silent, just listening, acting as a mediator. SUS.
TRISTAN, suspicious of Lauren when he sees the photo of her parents’ car driven by SANDMAN in front of Allendale Station. Chief of police, lives with Lauren, has access to the royal board and classified info via Dakan, possible LEADER. Knows everything from all fronts, and the LEADER is protective of LAUREN and doesn’t want her or KIERAN (Purple Hyacinth) dead. Yet he didn’t hesitate to punish him physically when his mission to kill Lune failed. Why? Why does he change the subject every time she’s brought up?
Also, maybe he wants to use Kieran’s bond with Lauren to control him, since he’s been rebellious from the start… OR TO THREATEN LAUREN??? HAVING KIERAN UNDER CONTROL. Ep. 113, Tristan tells Lauren that her Phantom Scythe partner in Lune “seems to care a lot about you.” (Apostle VII later uses her in chapter 158, having her kidnapped by circus members to get leverage on Kieran).
Dakan keeps asking about Lune’s partner identity, persistent but subtle. Lauren stands firm in keeping it secret, but Tristan pushes: “You know the info would stay between us.” And “they need all the info they can get now.”
ALSO, in one of the final chapters of Season 3, when the Leader and apostles sit at the table, there’s a panel where light reflects off something on the Leader, like glasses— a white glint around his eyes, hidden by his hood. AND TRISTAN WEARS GLASSES. But it’s not enough to be proof. Also, the Leader is usually highlighted with glowing white eyes.
OH—and both Dakan and Tristan knew Lauren had learned about the Redcliff Ball and that the shipment would arrive Feb 14. When Lauren is captured, they had time to change their plan and make the apostles and March act.
DAKAN SAYS: “AND THE ROYAL COURT STILL WILLFULLY CHOOSES TO IGNORE WHAT’S RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.”
Dakan will be at the ball to negotiate with PS leaders (when Neyra says “He’s dead” could she mean him? Or stick to the theory that Kieran fakes his death?) Neyra is a royal spy secretly working for Dakan and Tristan, but was saved by Kieran and Lauren faking her death since the PHANTOM SCYTHE wanted her dead.
Why did they want her dead? If Tristan or Dakan is the leader, and Neyra unknowingly works for him, why would he want her dead if she could help get intel about the Queen and King’s plans? (It was Apostle VII’s order—afterwards Belladonna gets mad at him—but I don’t remember who Kieran reports to—he’s messenger of Apostle IV, dictated by the Leader.) or maybe she was talking about Redcliff (who is one of the remained original Apostles) ? Belladonna killed him on the leader's orders, so now neither Neyra nor Lauren and Kieran are threatened by him anymore.
Also, Lauren tells Dakan that the royal court would never approve what he wants to do, yet we see the Queen kidnapping Apostle VII, Redcliff, to force him to work for them against PS during the Feb 17 ball—because the king trusts Dakan and his vision.
Could Dakan be manipulating the royals for his own ends? Yes, he already is, but is he the LEADER? Not sure.
Because in that episode, Dakan and Tristan speak of the Leader as if they’re multiple people—could they mean the apostles? Since they knew about SNAPDRAGON and the Sinclairs’ roles… or… ?
Why does Tristan bring the painting? Kieran was a street painter—we see this in the tragedy flashback, when Dylan and Lauren are at the fair. Is he trying to give Lauren a clue about Kieran’s identity? I’m sure I'm overthinking. Maybe it was a sweet moment to remember the past. BUT I DON’T TRUST ANYONE. And I’m in full webtoon withdrawal.
Note: There are truths Lauren and Kieran have uncovered over three seasons, but I think the biggest truths are indirect—when Lauren avoids them out of fear, they tend to be real. So we should focus on those moments.
EX:
1) During the party convo between Will’s father, Dakan, and Tristan about the Allendale tragedy, Lauren suspects they know about Snapdragon and her parents being apostles—she would’ve learned more if she didn't walk away (were they ALL in Snapdragon? Or the conversation was just because Will's father was the chief of ADP and the general of the royal army at the time?).
2) Suspecting March then brushing it off—March ends up being exactly who she feared.
3) Also, Lauren fears asking Kieran more about the kidnapped boys and DYLAN (so maybe the theory is true: Dylan was one of the kidnapped kids, Kieran met him—or already knew him—he taught him the meaning of flowers—purple hyacinths—told him about Lauren, probably about her eyes—which is why Kieran hesitated to kill her in episode one—and taught him how to heal injuries, e.g., Lauren’s ankle in Season 1, stitches, etc. Like the flashback where Lauren saves Dylan from being hit by a car—likely her parents’ car, driven by Sandman—because Dylan wanted to be a doctor.)
SANDMAN (Lauren's parents killer… did he actually kill them?) + SAKE (who did the ATST at the time, deceased) + ROBERT DELANEY (unknown)
THE LEADER: plays with this black pen with gold detailing — INSCRIPTION on the Orion&Sons note in chapter 54: “They're all DEAD, this is the point of no return, but it's not the end” (Maybe it’s the Leader’s writing, OR maybe it’s the one who betrayed the group and went behind their backs to work with the ROYALS, which led to the shooting at Orion&Sons and explains why all SnapDragon members are now dead. But why “It’s the point of no return, but not the end”? It sounds like someone who’s taken the reins to become the head of a new organization: The Phantom Scythe).
He cares about Lauren and doesn’t want either her or Kieran to die. He wants to deal with her personally, never lets the Apostles do it. Why?
In episode 114, when the Apostles are threatening Apostle VII (Redcliff), saying “Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re irreplaceable. The places of those who thought the same thing are now vacant”, the Leader decides he’s had enough. Were they talking about the Sinclairs? Did that strike a nerve for the Leader? (Maybe because he believes they betrayed him, which led to their murder.)
APOSTLE VII (REDCLIFF) IS AN OLD FRIEND OF THE LEADER (how old is Redcliff, dude? Is he a vampire or what?). Also, he’s an aristocrat.
It seems like many members — both from SnapDragon and Phantom Scythe (which was born to protect and give a voice to the common folk) — actually come from the aristocracy. He is one of the richest, actually.
REDCLIFF IS ALSO THE HEAD OF THE CIRCUS that he founded 15 years before (maybe he wasn’t born aristocratic? Did he become one?).
The circus members — like Belladonna, kids taken from the streets — work for Redcliff and are part of PS (like the “Gods” the fortune teller spoke about, two of them kidnap Lauren in chap. 158), including Will’s older brother, the son of HAWKES, who ran away with a note the day of the Allendale train tragedy, just before the explosion.
He now works with Redcliff, along with circus members identifiable by a tent tattoo.
(Rafael, when Will sees him again, says their father is a murderer. Rafael was supposed to marry Thalia, who worked at the Mirage Opera House with Morgan Greene — both possibly involved with SnapDragon. Maybe Rafael’s father, Mr. Hawkes, was originally part of SnapDragon but also led the Royal spies — or became one later? Did he kill Thalia? Was she the Royal spy? Or was he ordered to kill her?)
Now Rafael works with Redcliff, who’s turning into a rebel, to take revenge on his father from within (if it’s true the father is one of the original Apostles still alive).
BELLADONNA DAVENPORT, Kieran’s friend and known as THE GOLDEN VIPER, is a fire-player at the circus. She’s in love with Neyra, that works as a Royal spy, and with Tristan and Dakan (she plays both sides too), but Redcliff doesn’t let them be together.
Did he live through something similar in the past? Was he betrayed? Or is he just straight-up psychotic? (very likely).
THE LEADER HATES BETRAYALS (so he’s been betrayed before — probably by someone in SnapDragon who sided with the Royals, which led to the Orion&Sons shooting, the fall of SnapDragon, and the birth of Phantom Scythe).
In ch. 114, after this, VII says: “Sure, no one forgets what happened to APOSTLE I & II” — who were killed by Sandman on Phantom Scythe’s behalf. These might be Lauren’s parents. Maybe their peaceful ideals clashed with the current Leader’s vision, or they did something that got them killed — disguised as a car accident.
THE LEADER KNOWS LAUREN FROM HER WHOLE LIFE (or at least for 10 years). Does he want to win her over, knowing her sense of justice?
He clearly knows her, is attached to her, and doesn’t want to kill her — maybe he wants her on his side.
KIERAN & DYLAN — Did they know each other before the kidnapping?
In the flashback in ep. 54, young Kieran is drawing in a room full of plants — could that be Dylan’s father’s shop? Who is he talking to? Dylan?
The painting (ep. 54) might show a moment with Dylan and Lauren at the fair. It doesn’t look like a solo portrait, but a duo — Lauren, with darker hair and a bow on the left, next to Dylan.
Could Kieran have hesitated to kill Lauren because, seeing her eyes, he remembered the girl from the fair? That moment of humanity with Dylan and Lauren — maybe it stuck with him, and he drew her eyes. And then, when he saw those same eyes again, they reminded him of a past when he wasn’t a monster — when he still had his humanity — and he stopped.
In fact, in ep. 136, he looks at the freaking painting while remembering both the hesitation to kill Lauren he had when they met, and when she asked him about the kids that were taken the day of the ATST, if there were others, and then we have a close-up of her eyes, then he remembers what the man told him before he killed him and hung him up the chandelier at the graychapel "DON'T LET THEM TURN YOU INTO A MONSTER", then he runs towards the painting, wanting to smash it?!?!?! One of his last memories of humanity before they turned him into a monster???? And ofc it's connected with the OTHER that was with him, that is also connected with Lauren and why he hesitated when he first saw her and her pEnSiVe eyes. So I think we nailed all the theory about Kieran+Dylan+Lauren. At the end, they share the same goal to avenge him??? The panel ends with Kieran saying "people die around me", that makes us think that Dylan died, but maybe he was talking about the man that told him to stay human because I refuse to think that Dylan is gone for good.
And then again, in ep. 136 we see the flashback of when he was kidnapped by the apostle X. The symbol drawn on the walls, and on the paper in the present, is a bindrune of protection of the house, consisting of the Othila Rune and the Algiz Rune for the protection of the living space. Algiz represents support from heaven in difficulties. The amulet therefore, defends from the outside by facilitating listening to the inner Guide, giving confidence and vital strength. Othila promotes the recovery of ancestral talents and qualities, favors prosperity linked to the material goods of the family clan. It recalls the protection linked to our divine root. They were scratched on stone and engraved on wood and then vivified with blood that made them personal. Where did he learn it from? He was trying to protect the place where he and his friend was, kind of an amulet or a lucky charm. Where did he learn the sign? From who?
The Apostle who took Kieran (and maybe Dylan) was Apostle X, who was later killed by Kieran (and Dylan?). The one who saved them (IV) has blue eyes — possibly a Hawkes (father or older brother)? Mr. Hawkes could fit, being part of SnapDragon and still working for the Royals — a double agent? In all the seasons, Hawkes and Kieran have never met face to face.
Kieran’s only interacted via calls with Tristan and not directly with Dakan (unless he is the Leader lol), and even then, he receives orders through Apostle IV’s messenger.
Would Hawkes recognize Kieran as the Purple Hyacinth if they ever met, since he’s the one who took him after Kieran killed Apostle X? Will it happen during the Ball at the Redcliff mansion?
SINCLAIRS’ DRIVER SANDMAN (unknowingly) + SAKE and ROBERT DELANEY (no info) were the ones who took Kieran and Dylan:
Kieran was taken by mistake — but instead of whom? Maybe Dylan tried to save him and got taken too?
Or maybe Dylan was the son of a SnapDragon member and they used him to threaten Mr. Rosenthal?
Or is Mr. Rosenthal one of the members who knew about the attack?
Who did Tim Sake work for?
Apostle X, who collected children to groom them as future Phantom Scythe operatives but secretly turned them into his slaves, Why didn’t the other Apostles or the Leader know?
SECRET PASSAGE IN THE DRESSING ROOM of the dead woman who worked for Sandman at the Mirage Opera House (the darkroom with the photos).
Morgan Greene and Thalia (Rafael -William’s older brother- Hawkes’ fiancée) — were they in SnapDragon?
They definitely worked together, same theater company.
Sandman worked with Morgan before she was killed by a Phantom Scythe member for gathering evidence.
Sandman wasn’t involved with SnapDragon, but owed a favor to a friend (who? Maybe Mr. Rosenthal?), which led him to stage the Sinclairs’ car accident and kill them.
Thalia disappears in year XX16, during the attack on SnapDragon, when its members were eliminated and the organization dissolved.
From its ashes rose Phantom Scythe.
KIERAN doesn’t use guns because “IT’S TOO EASY TO KILL” — so probably his first kill was someone he cared about, and it was with a gun.
Did he have to kill Dylan?
Who was the man he hung in Grey Chapel who told him to keep his humanity? What if it was Robert Delaney? Maybe it wasn't his real identity, since Lauren didn't find anything on him, but he was one of the people in the Sinclair car, so he may have taken Kieran by mistake, that's why he refers to him as "You were that boy", and maybe he wasn't on the PS's side anymore, he turned out to be a "traitor" and they had him killed.
He was killed with a knife — so maybe Dylan was already dead, judging by the dead look in Kieran's face ?
Was the gun already used? Maybe to kill Apostle X? — and Kieran saw how easily a life could be taken. Because after Apostle IV took him under his wing, he lend him a knife.
In chapter 136, Kieran thinks "I lost my right to forgiveness years ago." But still asks for it by leaving Purple Hyacinths in his crime scenes.
Dylan was used to manipulate Kieran until he wasn’t useful anymore.
Was he really his weakness — the boy kidnapped with him, who helped him kill Apostle X, almost escaped with him, taught him about flowers, how to patch up wounds, and told him about Lauren?
If he died — how? Why? Did he sacrifice himself for Kieran?
I don’t know why, but I have a gut feeling that all this stuff recently — Lauren finally being forced to accept that Dylan is dead — will make her accept it, put it behind after her kidnapping, and focus on stopping the present…
Only to later receive clues that DYLAN IS STILL ALIVE.
Or maybe Soph and Eph are just serving us the truth on a silver platter, and like Lauren, we refuse to accept it.
By the way, I think there’ll be one or two major deaths, but the main characters (Kieran, Lauren, Will, and Kym) will survive.
They’ve all suffered too much, come too close to death too many times, to not get a bittersweet happy ending.
If Dylan really is alive, he won’t survive to the end of Purple Hyacinth.
The ending of the Webtoon will mark the end of his character — even as a memory — and Lauren will finally move on in peace, having found justice, while still fighting for it.
Maybe Purple Hyacinth will die — not literally — but the identity, and Kieran will finally just be Kieran.
I like to think maybe it’ll end how it started — but this time, instead of being dark, it’ll be seen in a new light.
It’ll be a bittersweet ending. Not one of “yay, everyone’s happy”, but one where we truly understand what it all cost them — and us — what they lost, and what they’ve become.
Will we get a full-circle ending? I don’t know.
Also, the butler and his lady are sus. Yes.
Anyway, the ending’s still a long way off. So let’s keep spiraling with future theories.
Oh! Also — remember when Will chased his brother at the station and then sat crying on a bench after he left?
And a man told him to leave?
The camera focused too much on his eyes — obviously a Phantom Scythe member — but what if he is a clue too?
I’m grasping at straws, I know.
I read this: “the way Lauren spins her pen is probably something she observed someone doing and picked up as a habit.” AND LET ME TELL YOU— ofc the Leader is someone close to Lauren, but he has to be a real betrayal for Lauren and for us, a great plottwist, so he has to be someone Lauren trusts and cares about —or the missing Mr. Rosenthal, father of her best friend. I think she would feel betrayed.
REMEMBER THAT KIERAN KNEW LAUREN, KNEW WHO SHE WAS, KNEW ABOUT HER ABILITY, AND SAW HER USE IT AT THE CAFÉ IN THE VERY FIRST EPISODE.
HOW??
FROM WHO??
Was he watching her because he wanted to work with her?
Did he already know they shared a common goal?
OR IS THERE MORE?
THE ALLENDALE STATION TRAGEDY
With all the missing bodies (presumably Phantom Scythe members and others, including Dylan), could some have escaped through the tunnels used by the Phantom Scythe?
Maybe the father protected himself that way if he was involved with Phantom Scythe and is still alive — while Dylan was taken in the car with Kieran.
We know the Phantom Scythe operates almost entirely underground (confirmed by Kieran to Lauren).
Kieran tells Lauren that a rebellion is necessary to change things — even if Phantom Scythe’s MO is wrong.
And now that we’re seeing the beginnings of the citizens taking a stand, I think we’ll get a “civil war” of sorts by the end — the Royals may be overthrown, Phantom Scythe will fall — but in a way, it will have achieved what it fought for all this time.
What if Lauren’s parents are still alive?
What if the letter Sandman is writing to Lauren says he faked their deaths, just like she and Kieran did with Lune in the Factory Arc — or it’s about the kidnapped kids, and Dylan?
I believe we’ll have to wait and see.
But I do think Sandman will die, and we’ll believe Lauren will never read the letter — only for her to discover it later and get a massive reveal (+flashback on what really happened).
How the last panel of Kieran in ch. 158 mirrors the first panel of the entire series is kinda terrifying 😁.
Oh, and all four main characters are connected in some way to the Allendale Station tragedy: Lauren with Dylan and the snapdragon, Kieran because he was probably kidnapped at that time, Will because his brother disappeared that day to join the Phantom Scythe, and Kym??? We know that her sister, a police officer, was shot the same day as the tragedy. Who shot her? Had she learned something or someone about the impending tragedy? Maybe if they looked at the Daena file in the archive they could find some clues? her story hasn't been well explained yet, so I expect some revelations about it. It's definitely not left to chance. Just as we should study the lyrics of the song that reminds Kym of her sister herself: 'The Lullaby'. The third verse of the song is really what gets me actually:
[Verse 3]
When the seedlings turn to trees
And bridges turn to dust
When the sun rays seem to freeze
And swords are covered by rust
When you wander in the wild
And your voice always seems to sigh, oh
It signals the time passing, but also. The seedling becoming the tree reminds me of the weeping willow at the Allendale train station that Lauren, Dylan and his father planted together and that stayed alive after the explosion;
The bridge reminds me of the one and only where Lune always meets, but it also signal union between two distinct parts (Lauren, representing Justice with the APD, and Kieran representing the Phantom Scythe), but the bridge turned to dust now. Just like the swords (only Kieran uses swords, while Belladonna uses poisoned knives) that are covered by rust, so they have not been used for a long time. It could indicate, as I said, the death of the Purple Hyacinth figure: Kieran no longer needs to use any weapons. He is a free man now. Or, faking his death in the second part of the season (which ties in with the time-skip where Neyra tells Lauren, in Kieran's cave, that HE is dead) to avoid being hunted by Phantom Scythe.
But the Chorus says that we will get that kind-of-happy ending. I'm sure of it.
All the KIERAN WAS ABROAD thing, I don't think he actually went out of Ardhalis, but that the figure of Kieran White was not there because Purple Hyacinth was doing his job. It wasn't a lie, because Lauren didn't perceive it, but we know Kieran loves to paraphrase, like when he told Lauren that the children "were dead". Clearly he was referring to their old version of themselves, including his, as we don't see Kieran reflected in the water.
BUT, if that were true, did his parents have anything to do with it? We don't know anything about Kieran's family. If he had one. Or the fact that he was a street artist. What if the person he worked for, as an artist, had somehow gotten mixed up with Snapdragon/Phantom Scythe and he accidentally got caught up in it?
Also the leader said that "they had to work with thieves and murderers to achieve their goals" so in my opinion it points to the whole "actually the main apostles and the leader are all aristocrats in there" thing.
Do you remember the episode where we see a letter from the PS stuck in a drawer in Dakan's office? What if it hadn't reached him, but he had written it himself to have it received by someone?
Someone gave the wrong information to the police about a possible terrorist attack on November 15th at the royal castle, instead of the 13th at Allendale station. Was March already part of the APD or was he still a lawyer? If so, then the few who could have given the wrong information were Dakan (although he could also have been the royal spy who brought down Snapdragon, and now mostly stays at the castle because he asked for protection from the royals), Sr. Hawkes (who we have seen shows ideals that contrast with Dakan's, bringing us back to the internal feuds of SnapDragon that led to its dissolution), Tristan? All possible members of the SnapDragon, all possible Leaders.
Kieran's claim that he was abroad for a while could be a reference to when he was training with BellaDonna? We don't know much about their past together either, (ep. 72-73-74 and ep. 115), only that he was shot during an undercover mission, presumably the time he was supposed to kill under Apostle IV's orders to protect his friend (Dylan?) — were they there to kill a double agent? And the only person Kieran killed without orders was Apostle X, along with the other kid. So maybe BellaDonna saw Dylan? She knew that was Kieran's weakness. BellaDonna also asks Kieran why he continued to work for the PS, he didn't end it when they killed the person he cared about (Dylan?), the new reason to keep going was clearly to avenge him and all that happened to Kieran, but maybe it was also the friend Dylan told him about? It would be poetic if it had always been Lauren, involuntarily, who found that humanity that Kieran had seen with his own eyes and heard about in Dylan's stories. Kieran also knows the story between Belladonna and Neyra. maybe Lauki and Bellarcy are more of a mirror of each other than they can imagine. Also, I have a vague feeling that past events are repeating themselves with the main characters, but this time the ending will change, hopefully. Or, Kieran was abroad because of his 'work', he would have had someone with him, if he wasn't a 'Graychapel' orphan, and if we remember correctly, a lot of PS workers go overseas for work, so the theory of him being roped in through the person he worked with, or others, may come back.
another theory is: If the phantom Scythe and the monarchy, at the beginning, had worked together, reached a pact to be able to make sure that the king died and his son Philip, along with his wife, became the royals in their place. Maybe they had promised the PS that things would change. It didn't happen like that. I say PS, because even though the SnapDragon still existed, those who plotted behind their backs despite being part of the same group but sharing different ideals, were precisely the future members of the PS (including, most importantly, the leader). Maybe, however, there were more spies than they thought inside? On one side the members who would later become part of the Phantom Scythe, on the other a traitor, who worked against all of them with the royals and who led to the murder at Orion & Sons.
when we see Tristan looking at the photo and Dakan coming to him, he says he doesn't think of Alexander and his wife as members of SnapDragon (I don't trust him but if Dakan and Tristan were part of the PS, they wouldn't lie to each other… so I don't know. Lauren wasn't with them so we can't know if one of them was lying and why would they do that), and reinforces the theory that Lauren's father and Mr. Hawkes split due to conflicting mindsets, so Hawkes remains a strong possibility, but then Tristan says "Not many of us remain" obviously referring to the members of the photo, but is there more? The original members of SnapDragon? who were then surely joined by others, including Redcliff. He also got his role as Viscount thanks to the circus, so he wasn't the rich and important person he is now, one more reason to embrace the motivations of Snapdragon and, later, the PS, since he is still alive. The original fourteen apostles could then be, including those named by Tristan in chapter 118: 1) Alexander 2) Rachel 3) Annabelle (March's wife) 4) Mr. Hawkes 5) Josephine (Mr. Hawkes' wife) 6) Mr. Rosenthal 7) Redcliff 8) ? 9) March (but now he is not shown as an apostle? so I don't know) 10) Apostle X, killed by Kieran. Who was he? 11) Tristan? 12) Dakan? 13) Thalia? But if just the original four are still there, then some of the list have to go (Like March, probably wasn't an apostle but still), because one of them has to be the leader. So, Tristan, Dakan, Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Hawkes, Redcliff? One of them (excluding Redcliff) might be the leader? Also, maybe the eight was the owner of Orion&Sons?
Oh, and does that mean Mr. Hawkes knows the leader (I suggest kidnapping and interrogating him), so could there be clues in Will's house? Also, I see a pattern between Mr. Hawkes, who is almost never home, and Tristan, who is also almost never home, could it be their jobs, sure, one works for the royals, the other as the chief of police. Could it be something else, though? Tristan goes home to pick up Lauren when news breaks that her parents have died in a car accident. He tells Ren to "be strong." It would be a big betrayal if it came out that she "has to be strong" because he just had her parents killed. At the same time, though, if Dakan and Tristan were part of Snapdragon, or at least aware of it, then they would know about the surviving members. If they weren't guilty themselves, they would have done something, anything, about it.
Another theory, as I said before, is that Dakan was the one that betrayed the SnapDragon for the royals, but Tristan doesn't know anything about it? Sounds strange to me.
NOW, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN SEASON THREE PART TWO? WE ALREADY KNOW THAT, BASED ON WHAT EPH AND SOPH SHARED, THERE WILL BE ANGST. LIKE, A LOT. BUT WE'RE NOT STRANGERS TO IT. My guesses are:
So. Purple Hyacinth left us with:
1)March turned out to be a traitor, and was killed by Phantom Scythe, now he is at the bottom of the sea.
2) The cargo was moved and arrived at its destination hours before the mission was to be carried out, because Phantom Scythe was notified in advance.
3) Apostle VII (Redcliff) has two circus members kidnap Lauren, who is in hiding because she is being hunted, along with Kieran. They decide to keep a low profile, but she ends up getting beat in the head and taken away.
4) The leader has plans for both Lauren and Kieran, as we see in the final panel, Kieran is wearing his assassin robes and holding a purple hyacinth. He was sent on a mission? To kill who? Could it be Sandman?
5) We left Sandman writing a letter to Lauren, as mentioned above, there will probably be a major revelation that will open many more clues about the Snapdragon, what happened the day of the Allendale tragedy, Lauren's parents and perhaps Dylan's fate?
HOW CAN ALL THIS CONTINUE?
There are three days left until the important Redcliff ball, where there will be both the royals, the members of Phantom Scythe and Dakan. An explosive cocktail. Yep.
My guesses are that Redcliff will use the hold he will have on Kieran thanks to Lauren's kidnapping. He will probably ask for help from Kym and Will, who will discover that he is Purple Hyacinth, but —even if a little reluctantly— will accept him. There are bigger fish to catch. Now, isn't it that the leader wants to use (given the large map of a mansion in the background of the underground office where he usually talks to the apostles) explosives to set a trap for the royals, killing Redcliff himself —considered too rebellious— in the middle, during the ball itself? Probably, if Lauren has not been freed, Kieran, Kym and Will will act together and will be present at the ball. In the meantime, Lauren will probably discover something else important. In the second part Will's mother could die, but it will still probably lead to some discoveries about the presence of Will's father and her in the original Snapdragon. Maybe there will be a reunion between Rafael and Will, even if not too peaceful. Lauren will learn the information in the Sandman letter, and someone will make a misstep and turn out to be suspicious, someone we never doubted. Kym's sister's past will come into play more deeply, and so the Allendale tragedy case will be somewhat officially reopened, and just when Lauren tries not to think about the past, the past itself will come crashing down on her. Will we be able to have a romantic rapprochement after the kidnapping? 😁, you know, in the midst of all that angst.
Belladonna could discover that Neyra is still alive, that the Purple Hyacinth is protecting her, and thus finally be able to free herself from Redcliff's clutches, perhaps help Kieran free Lauren herself, and officially become Lune's ally, albeit still morally gray.
Also, what if in the last panel of chapter 158, the Purple Hyacinth flower is for the Purple Hyacinth “death” itself?
Now, how should they explain Lauren's missing to the APD? Because if all the APD knows, then they will look after her. But if only Kim, Will, Tristan (mmmmh) and Kieran know about it, then they will have to build an excuse, and Hermann will be suspicious about it. A great plottwist would be Hermann actually joining them to help. Lol. ALSO, that keeps me think that Tristan is scarily suspicious. Just them knew where Lauren was hidden, and even if those two circus members followed them (even when Kieran took Lauren to celebrate her promotion, they were there), idk, I still count it as suspicious.
Ok, listen up. Both Redcliff and the leader have plans for Lauren and Kieran. They know where Lauren is, and the leader specifically says that the Purple Hyacinth will "come out of his hole". What if??? we know that Lauren was kidnapped by members of Redcliff's circus, and what if there was a first direct meeting between Lauren and the leader????? That would be a nice twist.
I think that's it for now. I know it's long, too long, there are too many repetitions and an English of an eight yo kid, also, a lot of this just doesn't make sense and I'm just paranoid, and I also miss PH, but I hope you'll be entertained by it, and hopefully you'll share your thoughts! I WILL BE EDITING THIS POST WHEN NEW IDEAS COME UP. thanks for coming this far and listening to my TEDTALK. I can't wait to read your theories
