The Rook Episode 7 Thoughts
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iaria+ Myfanwy/Gestalt were A+. I love that they were in fact friends and they hung out and had dinner regularly. I love that she always knows which twin she's talking to. "You look fucking amazing tonight."
- The sex scene was excellent. I love that she ran away from two of them when she started feeling out of control only to then run into Robert, lol. The other three being reflected in the mirrors was an amazing shot. I loved it. I also loved the way who Myfanwy is having sex with shifted between all four bodies. It was really well done.
- I am so happy/relieved that Myfanwy wasn't manipulating/using Gestalt with sex like I was a little afraid she might have been. I liked how happy she was afterwards. Considering the timing and the fact she was planning to leave and thought her memory was going to be erased was that her goodbye to Gestalt, or perhaps her finally doing that thing she always wanted to but had been too afraid too?
- I definitely noticed that three of them went to dinner at her place. We know more bodies equals more control around Myfanwy so they must feel really out of control alone in her apartment at night if it needs three bodies there.
- "I like options." All I could think when she said that was 'choice in bodies too huh? Good thing you have Gestalt right there'.
- "Gestalt, it’s always been you" ♥ I loved that. But at the same I can't help but think about her accepting Linda/Bronwyn's plan and allowing her memory of Checquy to be erased. Checquy - and also everything about Gestalt, their long friendship and then sleeping together the night before. She was definitely put on the spot and didn't have much time to consider but I wish she'd a least started to leave a message for them.
- One thing that felt a little off was Myfanwy saying "you guys" to Gestalt. The whole thing about Myfanwy is that she treats, and sees, Gestalt like one person unlike most people so this felt like it didn't fit.
+ I was really hit by the timeline here for some reason. This is all taking place over the course of a week. It does make Gestalt's approach to Myfanwy in the first episode stick out. They just went immediately to 'it was a mistake'! I guess I could see how it could happen - if this was their first time (sex/relationship/feelings), if they'd tried to call her multiple times to radio silence, if they were afraid of ruining things but also testing her to see if she would say 'no I want to do this'. It makes me sad for them.
+ My opinion on Linda has changed again. It was very clear that she does genuinely love Myfanwy and wants what was best for her. She was deeply upset during both her goodbyes. I liked that during the first one she reassured Myfanwy that she was okay. I liked her final tearful "I am... I will miss you." Her wanting Nazim ended up feeling more like her taking the opportunity to set Myfanwy free than about wanting Nazim's powers.
+ Linda's story also made it clear that, like Conrad, she is a true believer in Checquy and what it does.
+ The mystery all came together in a believable way in the end so I'm glad about that. One niggling thought I'm left with is why Nazim didn't tell her that he saw her that night, that she had agreed to the erasure?
+ The prophecy turning out to be a classic prophecy where it doesn't necessarily mean what you think and that by trying to avoid it you'll just create the circumstances that bring it about was great. I liked that very much.
+ I liked Lorik's line "Honour to see a member of the Court." and it made me once again wish they had done more with the whole concept. Explored it a little more.
+ Conrad and Linda were both a lot more skeptical about Dora than you'd think they would be considering who they are and where they work. Why is telling the future (in a very specifc way) so out of bounds that they would immediately scoff at it? Didn't make sense to me.
- The sex scene was excellent. I love that she ran away from two of them when she started feeling out of control only to then run into Robert, lol. The other three being reflected in the mirrors was an amazing shot. I loved it. I also loved the way who Myfanwy is having sex with shifted between all four bodies. It was really well done.
- I am so happy/relieved that Myfanwy wasn't manipulating/using Gestalt with sex like I was a little afraid she might have been. I liked how happy she was afterwards. Considering the timing and the fact she was planning to leave and thought her memory was going to be erased was that her goodbye to Gestalt, or perhaps her finally doing that thing she always wanted to but had been too afraid too?
- I definitely noticed that three of them went to dinner at her place. We know more bodies equals more control around Myfanwy so they must feel really out of control alone in her apartment at night if it needs three bodies there.
- "I like options." All I could think when she said that was 'choice in bodies too huh? Good thing you have Gestalt right there'.
- "Gestalt, it’s always been you" ♥ I loved that. But at the same I can't help but think about her accepting Linda/Bronwyn's plan and allowing her memory of Checquy to be erased. Checquy - and also everything about Gestalt, their long friendship and then sleeping together the night before. She was definitely put on the spot and didn't have much time to consider but I wish she'd a least started to leave a message for them.
- One thing that felt a little off was Myfanwy saying "you guys" to Gestalt. The whole thing about Myfanwy is that she treats, and sees, Gestalt like one person unlike most people so this felt like it didn't fit.
+ I was really hit by the timeline here for some reason. This is all taking place over the course of a week. It does make Gestalt's approach to Myfanwy in the first episode stick out. They just went immediately to 'it was a mistake'! I guess I could see how it could happen - if this was their first time (sex/relationship/feelings), if they'd tried to call her multiple times to radio silence, if they were afraid of ruining things but also testing her to see if she would say 'no I want to do this'. It makes me sad for them.
+ My opinion on Linda has changed again. It was very clear that she does genuinely love Myfanwy and wants what was best for her. She was deeply upset during both her goodbyes. I liked that during the first one she reassured Myfanwy that she was okay. I liked her final tearful "I am... I will miss you." Her wanting Nazim ended up feeling more like her taking the opportunity to set Myfanwy free than about wanting Nazim's powers.
+ Linda's story also made it clear that, like Conrad, she is a true believer in Checquy and what it does.
+ The mystery all came together in a believable way in the end so I'm glad about that. One niggling thought I'm left with is why Nazim didn't tell her that he saw her that night, that she had agreed to the erasure?
+ The prophecy turning out to be a classic prophecy where it doesn't necessarily mean what you think and that by trying to avoid it you'll just create the circumstances that bring it about was great. I liked that very much.
+ I liked Lorik's line "Honour to see a member of the Court." and it made me once again wish they had done more with the whole concept. Explored it a little more.
+ Conrad and Linda were both a lot more skeptical about Dora than you'd think they would be considering who they are and where they work. Why is telling the future (in a very specifc way) so out of bounds that they would immediately scoff at it? Didn't make sense to me.
