#this is one of the mental literary analysises i did

[agnes-come-back-challenge]

i have loose thoughts i wanna relay about the faceless old woman's behavior back when she and hiram were trying to kill dana

in the voicemail she leaves cecil in ep 65, she says something along the lines of "say hi to carlos, i always liked him" and then, despite the fact that she's been actively threatening cecil, she says she wants him to get the dog park bc she wants him to be happy. now, i know that's probably meant to be interpreted as a lie (to disguise the fact that she wants him to get to the dog park so she can finally kill dana), but stick with me because it fits my concept so im using it as evidence anyways

both those statements are stereotypically maternal. passing judgement, positive or negative, on your kid's partners. telling them you just want what's best for them because you want them to be happy. et cetera. now add to this the fact that cecil's mother was a neglectful and threatening figure, and that the faceless old woman's words have been accompanied by trying to inspire fear (albeit a more direct kind than cecil's mother inspired). now add to that again the fact that the faceless old woman and cecil both explicitly live outside of time.

im not saying I think the faceless old woman is cecil's mother (although I think that would make for an interesting situation), but i do think she probably fills a similar role in his life as his mother did

#i was listening to night vale at work again lol #this is one of the mental literary analysises i did #wtnv #welcome to night vale #cecil palmer #cecil gershwin palmer #cecil's mother #the faceless old woman #the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your home #io does literary analysis