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i saw a post with this scene the other day. ⬆️
a lot of people had commented this and that about their depictions of vi being jealous and shocked that jinx was up there with vander instead of herself.
and (as a troubled eldest daughter myself) that broke my heart a bit. although, i think it is realistic for vi to have shown a moment of vulnerability with the audience and then be ripped to pieces by individuals declaring it resentment and selfishness. no shade.
personally, i latched onto that tiny moment where her face falls. the animation of such a flicker of something akin to disappointment is astonishing.
i do think she’s seeing the mural for what it’s lacking. because it is lacking her. but, i think it has more to do with the fact that jinx and vander are there, but she’s not with them. not even necessarily including the political context. just the fact that even a random painting on a random wall lacked her presence just as much as real life.
she should have been right next to her little sister, but she wasn’t. she had both lost that choice, and then made the wrong one.
i can’t help but wonder if the years of being an imprisoned child so incredibly scared that she’d never get another chance for see her sister flashed before her eyes.
i think that mural shackled her to the fact that her world had continued on without her. and she wasn’t needed around to make it function anymore.
vander and their parents’ deaths had instilled in her that her sole purpose was to keep the earth spinning and to keep jinx safe. but, in the end, jinx had adapted. vi hadn’t.
lol
sorry for ranting! i could be entirely wrong, don’t take this to heart. it’s just what i took in and reflected on, and i wanted to share my thoughts. i find it so strangely comforting to see an oldest daughter go through so many punches and such heavy emotional strain and still keep her head up.
she’s so imperfect and i love her.