its like 3 am right now and im just thinking about the next episode. matt didn't mention deanna and frida, and he basically confirmed they did in fact make it to jrusar which i have honestly missed more than i realized. the moment ashton says they're going home i got this overwhelming clarity that they didn't just mean the place he'd been living. jrusar IS bells hells home in my eyes. i think bells hells is the kind of group that a willful separation in the future feels... unlikely. and i like it.
we're still in the shit now but i just can't think about anything beyond the character reunions and introductions.
i didn't expect deni$e to stay obviously, but i was worried that prism would leave so im so glad that emily misunderstood what was happening because she has no idea what jrusar looks like. it's PERFECT for prism and it means that i get to experience a little more of whatever the hell she and ashton have going on.
im a very firm believer in the slow burn potential of ashrym but it didn't really feel hard to attach to the chemistry that ashton and prism have together. it might not turn out romantic but i saw the vibes the same way i saw the love letters vibes immediately.
I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE GUESTS TO MEET THE OTHER HELLIANS. i can't even imagine what ashton's reaction to fcg and frida would be 😭😭😭 or his reaction to whatever deanna, fearne and chet's situation is now. i think that prism and fcg, prism and fearne, and prism and chetney will be very fun interactions.
when laudna and imogen reunite you will NEVER hear me shut up and im so serious. laudna needs her and i need them back together.
this is all me assuming that all the players will be at the table but i have hope they'll be able to squeeze in three more seats they have room for at least two, no? dusk joined just fine and it's not as big as it could have been
deanna scrying on laudna, deanna telling imogen “she’s safe.” and imogen crying “she’s safe? she’s alive?” and then asking “did she look happy? did she look okay? did she look hurt?” (bonus: fearne asking “did you see anyone else with her?”)
The way that Matt split up Bells Hells is so wonderful and funny to me. First you have the splitting of the party members that had existing bonds with each other - Imogen and Laudna, Fearne and Orym, FCG and Ashton. It’s sad and beautiful how they looked for each other first. Fearne feels a little adrift without Orym there to ground her. Ashton is the only family that FCG had after the confusion of waking up to his whole party dead and Dancer gone. Imogen can’t stop thinking about Laudna and getting back to Laudna and seeing if Laudna is ok. It’s best friends separated. It’s about soulmates traversing continents to find their way back to each other.
And then there’s Chet. He didn’t have an existing bond within the party so Matt was just like, I guess you can go here bud! I’m gonna plop your bitch ass down in the dessert and somehow it’s your ex from 200 years ago that finds you AND SHE IS MAD. She’s coming for your whole entire ass and there’s nothing you can do about it!