I Know I Talked About This Before When The Series Ended, But I Love The Juxtaposition Of These Two Shots

I know I talked about this before when the series ended, but I love the juxtaposition of these two shots ignoring that they accidentally reversed her image in the mirror in the first one.

First of all, it's very clear how much more budget they had by the end of the series. Look at how much more detailed her mirror is, not to mention the shadows behind it, and even though I'm sure it's actually because of budget, you can see the far wall/mural reflected in the glass in PEEV as opposed to the blank mirror in TBEA.

However, budget or not, I think that really works for symbolism. In TBEA, Rapunzel wasn't sure what the future would hold, and she wasn't sure who she was. She wasn't ready for her life outside the tower to "end" already, or to be roped into a role that she was not yet prepared to fill. In TBEA, the mirror behind her isn't just blank, it reflects nothing at all, not even the far wall. Rapunzel is only able to see herself and her uncertainty.

However, by the end of PEEV, when Rapunzel looks in the mirror, she not only sees a strong, confident, beautiful young lady, she can also see all the adventures she's had in the past few years reflected back at her. She can see the life she's been able to lead and the good she's done. She can see the people and experiences that have mattered the most to her. She can see that she's not at all trapped here, but that this role, this duty, is a part of her life, and a part that she's now ready to take on.

Similarly to budget, but similarly symbolic, in TBEA, the only thing on the vanity was her crown, and it was central on the table: the one thing that seemed to matter to her father and the people of Corona. The thing that was putting so much pressure on her. But in PEEV, the crown's cushion is off to the side. It's no longer the central focus of her life. She's allowed to see herself first, and the crown second, with more personal and immediately useful items taking center stage on the vanity.

These two shots really show how far Rapunzel has come during the course of the series, as a whole.

(Also, this is how you do a callback.)

Am I writing this character biblically accurate or do I just kin them so hard that self projection is still in character? The world may never know...

interview is soooooo difficult as somebody recovering from a lifetime of codependent relationship after codependent relationship after codependent relationship. I understand these stupid vampires completely and I feel the damage done onto them because it is my own. but I also feel their love, as that is also my own. One could not exist without the other and I know this from personal experience. By giving your love you're handing them the remote to a shock collar around your heart. I can't in good conscious ship them bcs practically all of them are like this, but also, how can i NOT ship them??? I feel the devotion they have for each other. It's there, tangible, in my hands. but how can I wish for my favorite characters to endure the emotional warfaire I relate to? How can I not wish for it if that's the very reason they're my favorite characters. Many such cases...

AND HANNIBAL IS ONE OF THE MANY SUCH CASES I'D LIKE TO ADD

interview is soooooo difficult as somebody recovering from a lifetime of codependent relationship after codependent relationship after codependent relationship. I understand these stupid vampires completely and I feel the damage done onto them because it is my own. but I also feel their love, as that is also my own. One could not exist without the other and I know this from personal experience. By giving your love you're handing them the remote to a shock collar around your heart. I can't in good conscious ship them bcs practically all of them are like this, but also, how can i NOT ship them??? I feel the devotion they have for each other. It's there, tangible, in my hands. but how can I wish for my favorite characters to endure the emotional warfaire I relate to? How can I not wish for it if that's the very reason they're my favorite characters. Many such cases...

the state of lestat's hair in S3 is unacceptable after having dated louis. Did he really not teach you a THING about haircare? bbg get a bonnet or something jfc your grease, breakage & frizz are embarrassing

So we all joke that Sam Reid is lestat irl, and he's an actor that plays lestat but he does it so well that the joke came about in the first place. Okay now in season 3 we are gonna get rockstar lestat. Canonically the books exist (the way they do in our world) and they have a fandom (like this world) and from public perception this rockstar guy is just insanely committed to the cosplay larp. of this fictional book character. So if I said it would be a really cool and fun idea for lestat's "Human" name to be Sam, like when fans are like "we know you're lestat from this book and you're like a vampire and all but real talk what's your name" I imgaine at first he'd be like "Dude i stg it's lestat" (way fancier and french than that but yk what i mean) but fandoms are crazy relentless and would stop at nothing to dox this man, so what if they wore him down until he's like "I changed it legally to lestat" on and on and on etc etc etc until eventually he just goes onto babynames.com and picks the first top 100 boy names that he sees Sam reid the actor that plays lestat in our lil tv show based on the books. And lestat the actor that plays "sam" when pestered by fans what his "real" name is.

i jus think it would be a funny little inconsequential easter egg