#mfs 2x01

[scyllaraelle]

Raelle Collar in 2x01: Of The Blood

[smallfrost]

The Source of Spree Compulsion Work

HELLO! Oh my goddess. So much information in the first episode alone. And in the clips and trailers. Where even to begin!

I think the thing that stuck out the most for me during our RI rewatch was Tally’s lucid dream at the end and what it provides for a) the military history of this timeline and b) the source of the Spree’s compulsion magic. Disclaimer; I am certain these thoughts have been chatted about here on Tumblr, Twitter, and Discord. I apologize if I do not properly credit people but with so many convos going around, things have been swept up in the storm. But I wanted to highlight some thoughts to share with the world. So these are my interpretations but shoutout to those who have made these associations before me, I always encourage people to write their thoughts and share them with all of us. (And feel free to @ me or send any my way so I know of them please!).

Specifically, though not yet mentioned in the show, Eliot reveals in interviews that the flashback is from a “dirty colonial war” about 25 years prior to when the show takes place. So… this would then be during the Proxy wars (ongoing) but before the rise of the Spree. So are colonial wars “Proxy wars”? Is it a resistance to previously sovereign people to being conscripts if America colonizes, forced into service? Keep notepads out, ears and eyes ready.

Next, and perhaps the most important: The contained compulsion sound work of the Spree was/is Military canon.

In the flashback we see Alder, biddies, and Co. getting attacked by giant insects, controlled by the colonials. 

apologies for the horrible quality. iTunes gimme my HD when? (still won’t let me buy my season pass).  They’re helpless against them until a soldier smashes a bottle which releases work that causes the colonials to stop controlling the insects and start attacking themselves. It’s the exact same effect the Spree attacks had on civilians.

Now, military canon had to come from somewhere. It is entirely possible that the Spree learned this work from the same source the Military learned it from, or, a different source. BUT this flashback makes it seem as though Eliot is hinting that this work more likely came from a Military deserter as witches (in America at least) only learn military canon work AFTER they take the oath. Military canon is kept under lock and key otherwise.

I think of this scene and flashback as a: Alder is Dumbledore looking through his memories in the pensive for clues about horcruxes sort of deal. She’s searching her memories for the leak. The source of the Spree to try and route it out from the inside. 25 years ago… that may be too early to be Willa (though we don’t know her exact age). Is it someone else? Are they still in the military?

Petra as head of intelligence may just, well, have access to intelligence collected by spies, but it definitely seemed like a perfect coincidence that she found out about the Belgium attack by the Camarilla EXACTLY at the same time Willa reveals this to Scylla. 

Now... this was BEFORE Anacostia cast the Fetch to creep on Scylla and Willa... A favorite theory floating around since last season? Since Petra was Willa’s CO on her last drop... did she help Willa defect? Did Petra help Willa fake her death so she could become a Spree operative behind Alder’s back? Perhaps Petra was behind the leak of the Military canon magic to the Spree and Alder is searching through her memories to make the connection? What do you guys think?

Remember, the @mfs-research-institute Discord Server is always open! Please feel free to DM me or the official account for an invite.

[louloutche]

Oh so the wedding attack wasn’t the Spree’s doing, which confirms a lot of theories.

I’m really curious about the Camarilla and I’m excited to discover more about them, as awful as they are, and know what exactly they’re responsible for. I want to know how much Eliot Laurence developed them. Do they live among other humans or do they form some sort of secluded society/community/cult? Do they work on their own? Do they have roots in governments? Did they cease to exist and someone brought them back from ashes or have they always been there, just hidden and dormant? So many questions.

[louloutche]

Motherland Fort Salem is one of the few shows whose opening I always watch because it’s so well animated and the music is really good

[louloutche]

I believe Lyne Renée once said she had been trained as a lyric singer, so I wonder if she actually sang for that scene where Raelle discovers how the Mycellium was born

[louloutche]

Okay so now Tally is obsessed with Alder, that’s great

[louloutche]

I love how Abigail is always maintaining a perfect soldier stance even when she’s upset, while Raelle is trotting and strolling around with her arms completely free

[louloutche]

I still can’t figure out if Scylla is working with Anacostia and warned Willa just to ensure her cover, or if she actually didn’t realize why Anacostia freed her