So, this song.
One line that I find very interesting is the line "A ribbon to wind thy soul and to bind love to thy breast".
Why?
Because it's the exact opposite of the Beast.
The Beast winds lost souls in edelwood, trapping them forever in sorrow and despair in his dark forest.
But in Pottsfield, the only thing that will wind any soul is a simple ribbon, made for festivity and joy round a maypole, and easily untied.
The Beast binds burdens to men that they should not have to bear. The Woodsman should never have had to wander the woods for so long, trying to save the daughter that wasn't lost, trying to recompense for a failure that was never his.
But in Pottsfield, the only thing that is bound to you is love, and that is a thing that binds itself willingly, not because it has no other choice. The Pottsfielders stay because it's nice here. No burden is laid on them to stay, but stay they do.
These aren't the only differences, either!
The way that the tasks given by the Beast are arduous, ugly, and never-ending, and accomplished always in shadow. The way that the tasks given by Enoch - as punishment for crimes, no less! - are simple farm chores to bring in a happy harvest, done in daylight and finished in a few hours.
The way that the dead in the Beast's forest become blank faces in twisted trees, all identity stripped from their features. The way that the dead in Pottsfield are greeted by name, and given new faces, both carved and painted with great detail.
Even when they overlap directly, they are not the same. When the Beast sings a particular tune, it is a siren song, calling forth the unwary and luring people into the darkness. But when it is played in Pottsfield, it is only a little fanfare, as if announcing that the wayward souls are about to be restored.
Do you think maybe the song was theirs before it was ever twisted by the Beast?
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Over the past couple weeks me and dad have been painting wooden cutouts of residents from pottsfield from over the garden wall
I absolutely love this show it’s tradition to watch it every October and this was such a fun project to get to do. Was definitely a lot of work and I’m glad we’re done but I’m so happy with it!!!!
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I made a quiz to find out which Pottsfielder you are from Over the Garden Wall! This is my first time making a quiz, so I hope it’s alright! Please share your results on here. I’d love to hear it!!
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How I long to see her face now
Her starry moonlit gaze now
I know she’s never late, still anxiously I wait
Patient is the night
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Hard time at the Huskin’ Bee my friends 🎃
I made 4 pairs, one is mine, but the others will be in my shop soon!
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Day in Fandom History: November 3…
Wirt and Greg meet a bluebird named Beatrice and befriend her as the duo enter a nearby town where the townsfolk celebrate a harvest, only with Wirt’s refusal to gain Beatrice’s help leads them to trouble. “Hard Times at the Huskin’ Bee” premiered on this day, 9 Years Ago.
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Lil doodle of Enoch and the Pottsfielders. I have a lot of thoughts about them, but I just wanted to make a nice little picture. There's so much to them, in a very deep way, but at the same time, they seem like they're generally just really happy.
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