i'm currently re-watching PHM (surprise surprise) and trying to take note of all the Earth scenes, ie all of Grace's memories that come back
unreliable narrator or not, we know for a fact that everything that's happened on Earth is shown to us through the lens of Grace's eyes. he's our only source of information, after all
so. like. that means. he sees Eva Stratt as the playful, neurodivergent, stoic, pragmatist who sniffs hackeysacks and says "weemp weemp" during her presentation.
he could have many other interpretations of this Eva Stratt character who kidnapped him from his school and made him analyse the Petrova samples and kidnapped him again to live in the Stratt Vat and kidnapped him one last time to be sent to space
Eva Stratt could very well be a strict asshole who never smiles and has horns and fangs and blood red skin. She could be an unsmiling, uncaring, unbothered twat and we'll never know it
because in the eyes of Ryland Grace, she is this strict German woman who, yes, kidnapped him for all the reasons stated above, but also
she smiles. she tilts her head whenever she's confused about something. she furrows her brows if she disagrees with something presented to her. she encourages her people to do their best, and recognises the effort they make. she makes people clap. she cannot live without her two coffees.
she says she's not good with jokes but it doesn't stop her from being playful. she denies being mysterious. she orders you to take a compliment. she says "weemp weemp" as she points to the fuel tanks in the hail mary ship.
she sings a song for her loved ones, telling them to remember everything's gonna be alright
the point is, We the Audience love Eva Stratt, as how Ryland Grace loved her. because the only Eva Stratt we know, is the Eva Stratt he loves.
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