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NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED

no, one mourns the wicked

SPY X FAMILY SEASON 2 (EP. 5)

More stuff on the garden because it very much deserves to be talked about and appreciated!

While there's a lot going on visually, our attention was directed to two plants in particular: the Erica flowers and the winged spindle tree.

Erica flowers, also known as heath or heather, are blooms of many colors that are commonly associated with good luck and protection. They're also symbols of love and even of familial affection, with pink and purple flowers being associated with feelings of passion and romance and of admiration and beauty, respectively.

While I can't find much in terms of symbolism on the winged spindle tree, a quick search showed me that it's also called "burning bush" due to the red hue of its leaves and it reminded me of this story about the prophet Moses and how God appeared to him in a burning bush. During this interaction, God tasked Moses with the mission of leading his people away from a life of persecution and slavery into a life of freedom and prosperity.

But in the context of SPYxFAMILY, what could they mean?

I think the winged spindle tree represented Yor's mission during the Cruise Arc: she was chosen by Shopkeeper to protect Olka and her son as they attempted to escape the clutches of the Ostanian underworld to live a life of peace in a neutral country. On the other hand, the Erica flowers represented Yor's ever-growing feelings for her family. To me, her noticing these flowers first reflected how, during the mission, a lot of her focus was on thoughts of her family being on the Princess Lorelei. Shopkeeper pointing out the winged spindle tree corresponded to his and McMahon's efforts to get Yor to focus on and to prioritize her mission. Which, to Yor's credit, she does try very hard to do. But this parting shot of the Erica flowers hinted at how, despite her efforts, the Forgers would always be on the back of her mind.

A less focused but still very prominent element of the Garden scene are the leaves. Like, okay, obviously they're everywhere since it's a literal garden. But I do think these leaves—in particular, the falling leaves and the ones being pruned off by Shopkeeper—say something about Garden and its approach to the world.

Where there is life, there is also death, and a garden is not exempt from this. To me, the leaves are symbolic of people and their removal from their tree/shrub/bush is symbolic of death. Where the falling leaves are the people who are lost due to accidents and natural causes (i.e., forces of the world that cannot be controlled), the pruned leaves are the deliberate deaths. In the world of SXF, these are the targets or "customers" Shopkeeper and his assistants tend to so that they can maintain the beauty of this world.

What I find interesting is that despite Yor being a rose in our eyes, Shopkeeper might very well see her as just another leaf. A loyal and reliable leaf, but still a leaf. And as long as the shears are in his hands, she's a leaf that could just as easily be pruned if he decides it's necessary.

Create Bungou Stray Dogs memes of the DailyQuests variety.

- I will be your eyes

- Then I will be your ears

Help, I can't take it anymore 😭

This could be a good jumpscare is a horror movie y'know.

I always thought Seiko saying sorz is fucking wild and they better keep that in the dub when the anime gets to this part

Someone explain to me how Melody kept her shit tlogether.

I just realised that the Crooked Kingdom is called the Crooked Kingdom because at the start and end of the book, one crow is missing; Inej because she got kidnapped and Matthias because he died. The 6 of then are like pillars supporting the Kingdom, but when one is missing it's crooked.

Matthias: The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was changing their name to Kaz.

Behind every gay person is always a more evil and gayer person