I want to share something regarding my feelings about the Collector that I shared on one of the Discord servers I'm apart of. It's about his ending:
So I was spoiled beforehand about the Collector leaving and I was so so mad about it at first.
I wanted him to stay so badly. To have a family and not be alone again.
But... learning the context of why he's leaving, I'm really proud of him.
I was so worried about him being alone again but I realised something as I watched the ending: This is different from all the other times he's been left alone and abandoned.
This time, He's got people to go back to now. People who really care about him now who love him. Real friends and a real family.
He is not being exiled. He is leaving on his own accord. To learn and grow and to paraphrase his own words "got some growing up/maturing to do". He's no longer restricted and trapped in a mirror with his only company being that manipulative bastard Belos. He's free! And best part:
He's got people in his corner now. Luz, Eda, King. He's got people to go back to. People who really care about them, people who love him and understand him. They're his family now.
He's going out there to learn and understand, and that's so freaking admirable. And I'm so proud of him for it <33.
He won't stay away forever. He's gonna come back and visit once in a while, said so himself. And King (and this is a big thing that had me squealing) wants him to come back eventually and THAT is a guarantee Collector will make sure to visit.
What's happening right now is exactly the opposite of what happened before. He's free to explore and learn about the worlds, he's got people who genuinely care about him.
He's never going back to his siblings, I can't imagine him WILLINGLY going back. It makes no sense for him to go back after he literally expressed his hatred for what they did to his Titan friends. I think he's just going to travel and see what the universe has to offer. See what else there is to learn. And I bet he's going to have a blast.
This may not have been the ending we Collector fans have imagined for him. But I do believe this is a good one. He's free and despite the fact he is indeed heading out into the galaxy on his own, can we really say he's alone? When he's got people like Luz, Eda and King he'll go back for?
In the end, Collector got exactly what he and what we wished for him. Freedom and a real family. Its just not in a form we expected. And I, for one, am extremely happy for him.
Thank you Dana and the rest of the TOH crew for this awesome finale and a spectacular show in general.
And Collector, enjoy your journey lil' bean <3
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