Am i a psychopath for loving marina the most like wow she is the best and doesn't get enough
Hi! Mod Cath here and let me have a long talk about my growing love of Marina.
As long as you recognize her flaw its okay I think. All the character have their problems and it is by acknowledging them that we can only love them more. From what we saw from S01 S02 of 40!Marina, she wasn’t as bitchy as she let it, she was just having a large wall between her and the world, most likely because of the reason she got expelled or from the trauma of having two and a half year of her life removed from her memory.
We see she have compassion when she goes to Julia when she called her after Reynard and we can see who Marina truly was; there for a friend. Marina always liked Julia because she sees herself in her and she tries to push her further. Even when she cast away Julia, she goes to her calling her out on trying to give up magic because she knows its a waste. And, despite trying so hard to push her away, she is there for Julia and even removes Julia’s memory despite knowing what it does to you.
And despite trying to be a heartless badass, 23!Marina did ally with Josh to find a solution while claiming she doesn't work well with people. And she softens when Julia heals her just after she roofied her and admitted she was bait for Beast!Quentin. She even snapped to Alice admiting she was mad at her for her action had killed her friends (that she claimed earlier not having)
Marina barks and bites, but also will defend you if needed. She is complicated and have more trauma and emotional wall than we could think. I am excited to see her even more this upcoming season!
(For more thoughts on it, in my podcast called Fillorians United, listen to episode 4 where I, my husband and @goddessjuliawicker are taking a deep dive into Marina and what lead her to her actions against Quentin, Brakebills and Julia :3 )