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More connections to the 7 sins. Justin's guilt, Zatanna's desire. Possibly Guardian's wrath and for Bulleteer vanity/pride based on her origins. Of course, this just speculation.
Certina Brothers Grimm associatin appears in this story dealing in part with Gloriana the step-mother, Neh-Buh-Loh the huntsman, and Misty the princess. I’m nto exactly sure about the step-mother piece but seeing as she got rid of Misty because she didn’t want a princess… who knows, doesn’t feel like any real motherly love.
Lets go to CBR Forums shall we: I think the revelations about Misty's origins are very significant in regard to this idea. Misty's step-mother, Gloriana Tenebrae intends to live forever and arranges to have her natural successor, the Princess, Misty, killed. If the natural function of the Sheeda is as described above, it could be that it's Gloriana's unnatural desire to live forever that is at the root of their villainous behavior (attacking and destroying civilizations before their time is due). Gloriana has attempted to interrupt the natural cycle of her own kingdom in the opposite sense: by extending her own reign past its allotted span. If Misty had succeeded her step-mother as she was supposed to have done, perhaps the Sheeda would not have become the villains they are in this story.
Ali-Ka-Zoom's line, "We're here to attend the end of empires and childhood dreams" might reflect on some of these concepts. "The end of emnpires" could reflect the natural collapse or premature destruction of civilisations that the Sheeda are involved with, depending on whether or not they are fulfilling or exceeding their natural function.
"The end of childhood dreams" might reflect on Misty's situation. Although her step-mother did not succeed in killing her, she did succeed in preventing Misty from taking her place. In other words, Misty's natural development, which presumably should have led to her becoming Queen of the Sheeda, has been interrupted. Her loss of memory is both a part and representative of the loss of her true identity (Princess and later, Queen). This "arrested development" has left her in a state of perpetual childhood, the natural cycle of birth, development and death has been interrupted, and this is reflected in Misty's physical appearance as a young girl. From this POV, "the end of childhood dreams" may not be a negative thing, but rather a necessary step forward, an indication that Misty is about to resume her natural process of maturation.
The name of the Sheeda kingdom, "Summer's End" is another thing that might reflerct on this idea of natural cycles and so on. The Sheeda are associated witht he end of summer, which is of course not a deplorable evil but simply another stage in the natural cycle of the seasons. But Morgane la Faye has interrupted the cycle by attempting literal immortality.
If there's anything to all this, I guess we should expect the series to conclude with the death of Morgana la Faye (who it seems should have died a natural death long, long ago; remember how cold she felt in Shining Knight #3?) and the ascension of the Princess, Misty in her place.
There was talk that Misty might have been a part of Zatanna's soul taken shape, that talk has now cease, but Misty may still represent Zatanna on a symbolic level. Zatanna's view towards herself. See the scene in the car in issue 3 before they run into Ali Ka-Zoom.
Back track to issue #3 for a moment.
Gloriana Tenebrae, the Queen of Terror, to Neb-Buh-Loh
"I intend to live forever. No need for a princess then. Take here into eternity’s woods and cut out her brain, Huntsman."
Not exactly what we thought it meant. Here being a place, presumably the Gold Place in Slaughter Swamp.
Sheeda: faeries? Works with the elements of magic seen thus far in the series.
This issue takes place before Shining Knight #4. |
