#also she first becomes madam director during sc + madam director is not so much a role then but a part of lucretias character | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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something something lucretia literally rewriting her families stories, taking her role as the journal keeper to the next level and in the process of writing her own story taking complete ownership over everyone elses, robbing them of their autonomy. i dont think lucretia was ever the villian of balance but she was definitely the anti-hero in tht her mindset - cut everything and everyone off, go about this alone - stands in direct opposition to one of balances core themes: to embrace the bonds with the people you have around you. to let people in.

i mean balance isnt just about the seven birds right? the seven birds are only one part of the story just like the stolen century is - definitely crucial, but not where balance as a story starts. its with taako magnus and merle taking a job to find the gauntlet (and inadvertently barry too). balance literally starts when lucretias mindset of “solve this on my own” starts to shift, and even though she is still serving as “madam director” + she is still “the lonely journal keeper” in some way (not innoculating thb fully, painting the red robes as the villians, etc) she makes the choice to not go about this alone anymore. balance starts with lucretia realizing she doesnt have to be alone

#obviously she started the bureau before enlisting the boys help but id say still at that point she was alone. she technically had help but #no one could get past the ‘madam director’ persona aside from probably davenport but well. davenport #also i realized writing this tht lucretia is the only character (i think?) to get her own distinct musical theme and motif #+ tht ‘madam director’ first plays in the last ep of crystal kingdom like. riiight before maureen reads the prophecy #(where her role as the lonely journal keeper is first given its name im going fuckingg. bananazzzzzzz AHHHHHHH)#also she first becomes madam director during sc + madam director is not so much a role then but a part of lucretias character #and as balance progresses more and more of ‘lucretia’ is revealed #omfg we find out lucretias name in crystal kingdom too im going to go nuts. fucking 10(11?) episodes of pure narrative devices right there #there is more to say abt this im gna keep writing in a word doc not tumblr tags or else i will forget abt all this entirely #also thk u op of tht previous post tht rlly got me thinkin omg #talking

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