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The landscape has changed since season one, when things were handled with swords, clubs, rocks, and fists. The fact that the Trivantians have upped the stakes isn’t hard to figure out, but the idea that Trivante itself could become victimized by one of its own people is amazing, not to mention horrifying. There are so many different moving parts in this story at this moment that one has to wonder if the endgame is going to be as shocking as the upset or if Baba Voss and others are going to wake up and realize how badly they’ve been tricked. Baba is, unfortunately, a creature of habit and will jump to conclusions far too often before reaching the heart of the matter, but this is kind of forgivable since, like it or not, Baba is a warrior, not a great thinker. He defends, he reacts, and he attacks when he must. While he’s not a foolish individual, he’s also not the mastermind that the Trivantian scientist is, and he’s definitely not a narcissist like his sister-in-law, Sibeth. In fact, he’s not even as practical as his wife Maghera.
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The number of moving parts in this story has only grown larger.
At one point it was enough to try and keep up with the narrative as Baba Voss’s clan was attempting to defend themselves from an overwhelming attack before they made their getaway to another location. But as of now, the nations of Payan and Trivante are ready and set to tear at each other if the peace treaty that is being fostered between them can’t last. With Baba Voss’ attack on the Trivantian ambassador and Maghra’s puppet husband, it’s fair to think that things might muck up a bit as Maghra has to betray her actual husband and lock him up to keep the peace. As if that weren’t bad enough already, the escape of Sibeth by the end of the second episode makes it clear that the deposed queen is still bound to cause as much trouble as she can, which is putting it lightly since she’s already done so much damage that it’s easy to think that nothing will ever go back to the way it was.
Tension is rising between the sighted and the un-sighted.
Haniwa has had to deal with a lot just as her brother Kofun has. Still, as they continue along their own courses in life, it’s easy to see that Kofun is the weaker of the two since his inability to stave off the narcissistic charms of his aunt Sibeth resulted in a child that he has little to no passion for, which is harsh, hard to deny. It’s so easy to dislike so many characters in this story that one can’t help but think that a lot of them would be better off warring with one another until the end. It feels safe to say that Baba Voss would have been better off leaving and staying gone, but that wasn’t in the cards apparently. For the death of his brother, Edo, Baba is being made to suffer along with anyone and everyone else, but sadly he appears to be catching hell on both ends since he did leave Maghra when she opted to supplant her sister.
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Sibeth is the villain that frustrates a lot of people since ending her life is problematic but would do a lot of good.
It’s still undecided if Maghra is really that great of a queen, but the fact remains that Sibeth is far from being the type of queen she thinks she is. As a cruel despot that wants her way at all times, she’s a perfect character since her narcissistic manner keeps her from being anything but a reviled character who is somehow still capable of inspiring loyalty in others. The physical act of ending her life would be exceedingly easy, as Baba Voss would have done had he managed to get his hands on her, but keeping her contained appears to be far more complex than many would want to admit. Where she’s gone isn’t really in question since she has no desire to be tortured by the Trivantians for the numerous crimes she’s committed, but it’s clear that her threat is far from over at this time.
The end of this show is going to be frustrating, it’s already clear from the way things are going.
There’s a lot of ground to cover yet when it comes to the various issues that have arisen in this story, but the hope is that by the time season three is over, there will be a resolution that will see people walking away from a compromise with nothing truly solved, but an understanding gained that allowing people to live in their own way is the better idea. If that does happen, however, it would be a surprise.
When the end comes, it feels as though all the wrong people will still be standing.
