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Sweetpea - Thoughts, Opinions

Hey guys, first post on Tumblr sorry if I'm a bit awkward or doing this wrong idk...

Anyways I just wanted to rant a little bit about the series Sweetpea that I literally just finished watching an hour ago (obviously spoilers if you haven't watched).

I. Fuckin. Loved it. First of all, that.

Ella Purnell is a truly incredible actress with some surprising range! I went into the series worried that she wouldn't be able to portray the correct.. vibe (?) of a killer (I straight up forgot about Arcane I guess) but wow I was wrong. Nicôle Lecky was also a standout performance for me, at first I didn't like her acting style but it grew on me with every episode, as did her character.

Aesthetically I was enamored. The set was so fun to look at, and the costuming?? Hats off to whoever was in charge of getting Rhiannon and Julia fitted the fuck up.

I wonder if Rhiannon's character reminded anyone else of Joe from YOU? Especially considering how she gaslights herself into believing that her murders are justified simply because her victims were "bad people." But similar to YOU, Sweetpea asks us to second guess our own morals. Who exactly is a bully? Who is in the wrong here (clearly Rhiannon, but I suppose I mean more in regards to Julia's bullying and how it effected Rhiannon)? Do some people deserve to die, and who decides that? Many moral dilemmas that I find interesting to think about.

The introduction to the series is also super underrated! I really dig the song and the collage-esque graphics. It looks like criminal investigation board, but the colors make it seem almost childlike? Oh that's something else I wanted to talk about...

Rhiannon is clearly stuck on this thing that Julia did to her in grade school. And the lesson is that she should've just moved on, it's difficult but moving on is the best thing to do in this situation. However, Rhiannon clung to these events so intensely, I feel like she's still a teenager in many ways. She lives with her father and has childish posters of Robert Pattinson on her wall. But on the flip side, she has a job with aspirations of promotion, drinks, goes out. I don't know if anyone else felt this (and maybe I'm reaching a bit) but to me at least it felt like Rhiannon was in this weird limbo of adulthood and childhood? Having temper tantrums and getting stab-happy with an entitled landlord... It all feels so very childish. Yet she's also so in control? Rhiannon plays Craig like a fiddle, stealing the USB port and even boiling her knife in hot water after her first murder (how tf did she know to do that). I'm not sure if this tangent means anything revolutionary, but it was something I observed during my own viewing.

I think there was also an air of campiness to the whole story that I loved to see embraced. I was almost disappointed to see Julia actually come to her senses and realize she needed to get away from Rhiannon, because I was kind of digging the little friendship they were developing. Of course, it's realistic for Rhiannon's entire wellbeing to be hinged on Julia, and for that to scare the fuck out of her, but like come onnnn just go for a sleepover..

Also, SEASON TWO?! I'm not sure how to feel. Nowadays it seems like many narratives run themselves into the ground, with companies aiming for profit over well-done storytelling. I kind of like the open end of the final episode, leaving the rest up to the viewers imagination. In my mind, it's clear that Rhiannon gets sent to prison after her sister catches her, and Julia finds a new life elsewhere. However, it could fun for Rhiannon to rope Seren into her crimes somehow, similar to how she did with Julia. A little bit of guilt-tripping, "this only happened because you weren't here" type shit. But in order for the series to be more respected (85% on Rotten Tomatoes isn't bad but personally I'm a perfectionist), I look forward to season two tightening up some loose ends and expanding on Rhiannon's character, because she’s very much trapped in one mindset during most of season one.

Does anyone know if the books are any good? I know the series is based off of a book series, and I'd be interested to see what details were taken out, if we see any character development in unexpected places. Although I don't want another Killing Eve situation (those books were not as good as the show in my opinion).

If you've watched the show, let me know what you think! Any opinions, theories?

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Lone Survivor of the Jabberwock Attack (pt. 3)

“Oh… that.”

She doesn’t want to talk and that much is evident. Distraction time. Alice sits down to prepare for an agonizing recollection, playing with a piece of cake.

Ella sits down opposite, signaling that she’s ready for the tale, however long it spans. She doesn’t understand the sudden change in mood, but slightly agitated asks, “What?” Ella has waited a long time for this and she wasn’t going to back out now with her headstrong nature.  

Alice looks up, realizes Ella is still there, and sighs. Neither of them drops their gaze. She was probably hoping that Ella would ignore this just like earlier.

Getting serious, Alice puts down her fork as she explains, “Look, it was just another tea party. And then, the Jabberwock attacked us.” A tea party that started out like any other, but one that clearly went wrong that day, something that wasn’t meant to happen and it was an all out attack against a legendary dragon like creature.

Alice says with great sentimentality to Ella, “Your mother fought valiantly.” Ella listens intently, her whole body pulled forward in willingness, until she hears this and slowly backs away, leaning back in the chair in shock.

She might have been angry earlier, but this wasn’t something she intended to hear. The blank expression on her face says it all. The image of her mother that she had built in her mind had been kind, but carefree and selfish enough to leave everything behind for fun.

However, this description of her mother being brave and heroic shakes Ella to her core. Maybe the woman wasn’t as bad as she thought.

Alice continues with the hard facts. “In the end, I slayed it. But…” Alice takes a dry swallow, almost as if biting back the words she was going to say next, saving herself from the weight of it all. However, Ella needs to know and Alice has probably never shared what happened that day to anyone until Ella came.

The rest of the words come out with a squeak and faltering, but Alice finishes, “I was the only one that survived.” She looks off into the distance and pauses for a moment, not quite there anymore in the present.

Alice doesn’t divert the topic after this, but she doesn’t continue anymore, maybe in self preservation so that she doesn’t cry or make Ella feel uncomfortable. The brunette doesn’t say a word until Alice looks back at her, reeling herself back to re-engage with Ella and answer any further questions since she’s the only one that can do it.

Ella is definitely sympathetic and sad towards Alice, but asks the big question, “My mother... is dead?” She had spent so long holding a grudge and never expected her mother to be gone. For Ella who had already lost nearly everything she cared about, this came as a shock.

Alice confirms this and gives her condolences with a sincere, “I’m so sorry.” While this can be seen as a comforting phrase people typically say to those who have lost a loved one or experienced a hardship, some part of Alice feels guilt for not being able to slay the Jabberwock sooner or at least saving Cecelia if she couldn’t save everyone.

Alice doesn’t make herself sound like the hero, but rather the person who put the last straw on the camel’s back after everyone had given their all, along with their lives, to weaken the Jabberwock so she could finish it off. She might have fought just as valiantly, pushing through every moment and not letting her friends’ efforts go in vain, before slicing through the Jabberwock with the Vorpal Sword.

However, she doesn’t relish in the victory and lives on with survivor’s guilt, probably coming back to the tea party more often than she likes to tell them, as if they were alive and listening, about her adventures and pretend how they might feel if they experienced it instead of her. It’d be more of a pity party than anything.

Ella is able to read past this and says, “You don’t have to be sorry.”

Considering Ella took something from Regina’s speech to her in “The Garden of Forking Paths”, I think she’d prefer to relieve some of Alice’s stress from survivor’s guilt as she spent a lot of time herself also dealing with the guilt over Anastasia’s untimely death-like sleep similarly to how Alice felt over her mother and the aftermath of the Jabberwock attack. Alice nods during this, but it’s doubtful that she truly believes it herself.

Ella continues, tearing up and dry swallowing out of frustration, bitterness etched in every word, “That woman left her family for a tea party. She doesn’t deserve any tears.” Her voice breaks off and she looks away. Although she feels a deep sadness at her mother’s tragic death, Ella probably feels a gaping void in her heart that isn’t filled or content with this.

She’s not okay and tries not to tear up. It didn’t change the fact that her mother had chosen to leave her and the rest of her family behind. Her late passing didn’t justify her hurtful actions and Ella was done. There was nothing more she wanted to know and if anything, it supported her remarks from before.

Alice is slightly offended and confused by this, but mainly concerned at Ella’s perspective and feelings on her mother. Alice had got someone who understood and sympathized with the curse's grave consequences through Ella’s mother. So she asks softly, “You think that’s why she came into the Infinite Maze?” Her tone is gentle, but there’s an edge to her question.

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