Spoilers for the end of ep 4 of Burrow’s End!!
Look at Thorn Vale’s face when he finally arrives at Last Bast. Look at how happy he is. He’s not just happy, he’s elated. I’ve been thinking a lot about what Jasper chose to say after hearing the story of these new stoats.
“They did it, Sweetie. They did it.”
Thorn’s whole life has been defined by a nightmare. Something incomprehensible that a select few friends understand — but only because they were there, too. The rest of his family understands that he went through something traumatic, but they all also kinda know that there’s no way they can get on the same page about it. All they can really say is “yeah, that sounds awful,” or “it’s okay, you’re safe now.” And those words don’t mean nothing, but they don’t do enough to truly describe the terror Thorn went through.
But these guys? They’ve seen the monsters, too. And they aren’t afraid of them.
For the first time in Thorn’s life, the monsters have names. And we know how big a deal names are for Thorn Vale — who wasn’t even given one when he was born. Names make you knowable. You’re not just this amorphous *thing* floating in space that no one knows how to talk about anymore. The name “Human” is something Thorn has over them now. He’s reclaimed a bit of power from the things that makes him feel the most powerless.
The humans aren’t just something to fear now, they can be defeated. It is finally possible to not only overcome the worst thing that’s ever happened to him, but to make sure his children never have to face it. Even think about it.
And the best part? He doesn’t have to lead anymore. He can rely on others — if someone dies or gets hurt, it’s not his fault. We saw how he broke in episode three, that pressure would’ve killed the poor guy if he had kept it on his shoulders. He can finally take some of the weight off. He doesn’t have to do this alone.
Look at that pure relief on his face.
This is light. This is hope. This is power. This is how it feels to be understood. And now he can share it with the people who matter the most to him.
“They did it, Sweetie. They did it.”
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One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
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SEASON 2 SEASON 2 SEASON 2 SEASON 2 SEASON
BB I'm so excited u couldnt even telllllllllllllll here's the announcement
My reaction to this is one of the thing that make my suspision of me having autism grow bigger lol like fr
Things i expect to be touch on:
The deal with Jay and Lil Destiny like they didnt just ditch their fam to go here especially Jay he got lil siblings
Marceline like omg Simon got 2 very important people to him they cant just ditch 1 completely
A bit more info bout Betty outside of their relationship
Simon make some friends or reconnect with old ones honestly he need someone just anyone
that's all i could think for now i would add more later:3
Edit : oh yeah and we better see that arm chop off its canon event (。•̀ᴗ-)✧
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