Read all the comments, and no one pointed this out.
That was an ACTUAL love arrow, and not something else disguised as such! Either Eros had an unwavering trust in Perse pulling this move, or maybe it was a manipulated arrow that only worked to made the target love her, and in turn wouldn't have worked on her?
I doubt this will be discussed in the remaining chapters, but I was dumbfounded in the moment and wanted to share.
I'm still happily shooketh, gotta read today's chapter again.
Their anger in particular was SEETHING off the page. Heās going to need to be physically pieced back together at the end of it all.
I absolutely loved every bit of the art in this. Iāve never really minded or cared about how the art style has evolved or changed as this comic progressed, and I get people not liking how itās changed in some ways. This episode in particular was just BRILLIANT in how it was made because it captures the charactersā emotions spectacularly.
when i was reading through to catch up, i thought she knew what apollo did but she was not aware of the r***. iām sure all of it has come as a shock to her.
i think youāre right! she confronted persephone of the impression that persephone was being āhard to getā and that whatever spat went on between the two was minor. she had no idea it was as serious as it was
This may be an unpopular opinion, but the imagery actually gave me a sense of dread which I think was well done. I think it's important to invoke such a strong reaction for a chapter like this.
I saw some complaints about this not being "rage" but it is. She was very angry but it has simmered for so long that it has become a part of her and has learned to control it so she's not explosive.
I felt that, too! Rage is all about emotional release, and she freed herself from all of the negative emotions heās inflicted on her while also giving the entire world the honest view of him, to which they can choose to vent their negative emotions. This imagery was freakinā PERFECT.
THIS. The misunderstood emotion being controlled and used to focus that rage in a perfectly orchestrated revenge. Iāve missed Eris and this was perfect.
Yeah but her rage isnāt like thisā¦she was throwing a couch not too long ago, yeah for a different reason, but it was still rage and thatās the type she has.
No one has only one type of rage in them. Rage is a multifaceted emotion, the same way happiness and sadness is. And I've personally found that the more you suppress your anger at a situation, the way many of us have done around SA, the more brutal the quiet rage becomes. I would argue that quiet feminine rage is infinitly scarier than the more expressive, more immediate rage.Ā
There is no better start to Apolloās punishment than experiencing all the fear, suffering, anxiety and misery he gave Persephone for so long. And confessing to his crimes himself while the nymphs slowly advance towards him in pure disgust is the cherry on top.
Man this chapter is heavy but it's so much better then I had hoped. As a SA victim I had wished many things upon Apallo but this was a great turn out. Making HIM confess and seeing reactions such as Demter and Aries. I hope they don't see Persephone as the poor little victim but the absolute strong woman that she is.
The panel if the tea cup hitting the floor made a tear fall down my face. It was perfect, for me.
Thinking of and hugging anyone who found this chapter hard. You aren't alone.
I too am an SA victim and my situation was somewhat similar to Persephoneās in that it was coercion and intimidation. So many times I wish I could have given what I felt to my assailant knowing he didnāt want to understand what heād done. This was healing.
My story is very similar to yours, coercion and pushy and manipulation. I was sobbing by the end of the episode. I felt so validated and seen and heard. And I realized this was all I wanted for myself, as well. Itās not going to happen, but a part of me healed through Persephoneās perspective.
Right? I'd been thinking of all the satisfyingly ways she could eventually get back at him, but I could not have picked anything more satisfying than watching him feel every single one of her emotions. God.Ā
Exactly! The way this was all illustrated, too, was absolutely beautiful. It felt scary and unsettling to look at, which just captured Apollo finally FEELING his selfish world completely unravel at what heās really needed to feel all along: real empathy and care for anyone besides himself. Haters can say whatever they want; this was brilliant and beautiful.
Just to remind everyone, and this was pointed out by a commenter on the chapter; Ares has the ability to feel others rage. Remember when he saw Persephone again in the Underworld? He told her he could *feel her rage* from the Mortal Realm. This was after Apollo assaulted her. Now? He's feeling the rage of every God, Goddess, nymph, and immortal being within the three realms.
The shot of Ares behind Demeter isn't just a stylistic choice. It's to show where the greatest source of wrath is coming from. And there *is no wrath like a mother's*. Add that it's Demeter? Apollo is done for.
I had forgotten that! I knew that Ares cared for Persephone and would always be a god in her corner, I'd assumed that the panel was that. Him experiencing the rage of everyone explains why he is so massive and looming.
Demeter, Athena, and Hecate are already there, and that last panel shows more gods descending. Apollo is going to have more scares than the six traitors combined. I'd like to think I'm not a vengeful person, but oh, this is going to be good.
I think the rage is going to come from the people around Persephone. As a victim of SA myself, from my personal perspective, it's exhausting to be rage-angry. Eventually, at some point, when I made my peace with it, that ragey went away. Yes, it's infuriating that it happened at all. It's a scar that I'll always have.... Perhaps Persephone's situation will be similar to my own in that with this exposure and with further exposure of Apollo's crimes, her loved ones will express their rage and disgust on their. I recall having told my husband about my own assault and his anger and disgust was enough because I had made my peace with it because of the time that had passed and the work I put into healing. Persephone has been through so much and sometimes that explosive rage is damaging and Apollo has plenty of crimes to atone for so punishment is more than likely not over
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THIS IS HOW MAD ARES IS RIGHT NOW!!! APOLLO!!!!!
I love this chapter so much. Been waiting for this for years.
Iām also so so glad most of the hate comments have basically vanished in these last several updates. It can be hard to ignore them sometimes and they really ruin the experience.
While Iām glade Apollo is facing justice for his crimes, this felt like it was going too fast or was made for tv. Also we introduced uranos, and we arenāt doing anything with it? Is Zeus gunna wake up and start causing eclipses as punishment for the two?
Having him fess up himself was definitely a choice.
It's not realistic. I realise that a comic about goddesses and shit isn't realistic in itself, but when you're dealing with heavy topics like rape you have to be realistic to a point. People who do this kind of thing don't just suddenly have a change of heart.
Personally I'd have liked it better if the love arrow wasn't even a thing, and he'd have told on himself in a different way - like the news crew would have turned up and started filming, with Apollo and Persephone arguing about what happened, Persephone realises theyre being filmed and goads Apollo into admitting what he did to her and it being broadcast to everyone without him realising he was being filmed until it's too late. Or Hecate and the others that were supposed to join Persephone in the field showing up, and record him admitting it without him realising, and facing everyone's wrath after that.
Just want to point out I do really like the series, and I'm not bashing too hard, just think this thread could have been concluded in a more satisfying way.
You make some great points. My only point about Persephone goading Apollo into admitting what he did is thatā¦ he didnāt believe it was rape. He pushed until he got a yes, and so then, it was fine. Heād never admit he did anything wrong because, before the arrow, he really didnāt think he did anything wrong. He pushed until he got some form of consent and that was all that mattered.
I don't like that Apollo loving her make him regret his action and feel guilt. It implies that if you really love someone you can't hurt them willingly. But it's false. A lot of abusers love their victims and it doesn't stop them from hurting them and feeling no guilt about it.
Love isn't a magical thing that make violent people regret their actions, it's not enough. This idea is toxic and can be dangerous.
Considering the storyline is literally set in a place of magic, the result is fitting. In our world, realistically, I agree with your response. But within the realm of the story of Lore Olympus, I think Persephone flipping the script on Apollo with the arrow is absolutely fitting in that moment- if someone was about to stab me, I'd certainly hope I could be strong enough to turn the blade back on them or disarm them, lol. In any case, this is most likely not the end of punishments- as we all know, Apollo's list of crimes against Persephone and the others isn't short and there is more that must come to light. After all, Hades and Zeus have yet to make their appearance with their knowledge of the situation at hand and I think that will be incredibly interesting... Especially with Leto and Hera at play.
You can absolutely love someone and hurt them, and I agree that many abusers love the people they hurt. The thing they lack, tho, is understanding how their actions impact the people they ālove.ā Its love to them, but not the people they hurt. Not actual love, just their imitation of it.
I think the point of the true love arrow is that it makes whoever is shot with it to love truly. Not whatever warped version of love abusers have, but actual, true love. The kind of love where empathy is also present. No oneās perfect, but Apollo never demonstrated being capable of actual love. The arrow changed that.
Also keeps the spotlight on the abuser, which fits with the overarching recent theme of getting the abuser to acknowledge that what they did was bad. Portraying Apolloās punishment as emotional pain and heartbreak was a choice.. certainly not the kind of pain I care to witness. But his perspective has been rubbed in our faces much too long, as if it mattered.
I guess Iām the only one who felt like it was kindaā¦ underwhelming in a way but then again everyone deals with rage differently like me personally Apollo wouldāve died fuck owing up to it i donāt want him to see the light of day or even keep breathing
Honestly, for me it feels like a let down. That was rage?! There was so much potential for how this could have played out. Especially since it's practically been a main plot the whole webtoon. Maybe an unpopular opinion but just my take. But definitely the best panel this episode by far was Demeter and Ares... I would have liked to have had the consequences explored more but with just 3 episodes remaining I think this will wrap it up.
Agreed! The rest of the world now gets to HATE him for what he did, and he gets to now know the pain and fear he inflicted firsthand. Rage is ultimately a release of negative emotion, and our queen let her hurt go in the most rewarding way possible.
I don't disagree. Lore Olympus in general has been a pretty fast paced story and there have been aspects I wish were developed more. It's not a story ruiner for me. I'm interested to see if Rachel's next series (if she ends up making something after LO) is as fasted paced.
Lore Olympus is many things, but fast paced is not one of them. This story has been going on for +6 years at this point, with many primary, secondary and even tertiary plot lines taking years to resolve after their inception.
She made him feel all the feelings he made her feel, then had him destroy his reputation by finally speaking the truth. It's absolutely apt for the way she's channeled that rage she has.
I mean, yes, it's probably temporary, but she still made him feel it. His life is still ruined (possibly in danger considering Ares' look), and she didn't have to lay a finger on him. It's still apt.
Not really given what heās feeling isnāt genuine heāll be able to recover and that guilt will be a blip in his immortal life. Then Perse is really relying on people who more or less hate her (minus the Gods) to believe what happened. Then say the people are split on this that still gives Apollo a chance to spin things and do damage control.
To me Perse should have gotten Apollo to confess without the arrow so at least the confession would be genuine and he wouldnāt be able to claim that Perse is just trying to sabotage him via magic. Then her rage has always been the explosive type as just a couple of days earlier in their time she had recently thrown a couch in a fit of rage. It just bothers me how none of the women have been truly physical unless theyāre being made to be an antagonist.
i believe itās all genuine and would be pretty permanent. even if it wasnāt, she didnāt bring the arrow, he did so it would call into question of why he brought it. which is damning in and of itself.
the confession is genuine because he genuinely loves her now. so even though he didnāt want to, he did confess and told the truth to everyone because he loves persephone. theyāll start to look into his claims and ask around, to which theyāll find the truth. what he did to persephone did happen eros, hades, hera, hephaestus, artemis all know and can back persephone up.
Iām sorry but this wasnāt itā¦.yeah I know rage doesnāt have to be explosive or whatnot but thatās the kind of person Persephone is and the type of rage she has displayed even in recent chapters. Like she was throwing couches not too long ago when Hades was taken while enraged. Then whatever guilt Apollo is feeling isnāt genuine at all as it brought on by a magic infused arrow.
Then even for a quiet simmering rage this wasnāt satisfying eitherā¦if yāall want to see a good of example of revenge with that kind of rage I recommend The Glory itās a Kdrama.
She does thoughā¦.all of her rage/wrathful moments have been very explosive, physical and destructiveā¦
That one time she completely massacred a whole village.
The time she destroyed Apolloās harp.
Turning Minthe into a plant.
Threatening Tori a second time sometime after the timeskip which was uncalled for.
Thereās also Leuceās or well Thetisā apartment, Perse filled it with animals with the intent of wrecking the place.
Then when Hades was kidnapped Perse was throwing furniture.
Then thereās when she caused Apollo to rot from the inside.
I just find it weird how her rage was very one note without an inkling of it being the quiet simmering type until this ep.
Not really as Persephone still exhibited that type of rage a couple of eps ago when she made Apollo rot on the inside.
The best I can describe it is that her rage went from boiling water in a kettle to that kettle being turned off and that water being used for tea without it letting it simmer and cool down a little.
Also Iāve been rereading the series and Perse had never processed what had happened to her matter of fact we never get to see her heal either.
No. Her healing was her punishing Apollo. He had never answered for his crime. Suffered no punishment before now. This is the greatest punishment she could inflict.
Thatās not how healing starts or worksā¦..itās a process that takes time and work which she never got the chance to do. Seeing the perpetrator get punished is part of it but even then not everyone is lucky to get that part.
SA/rape is something on a different level. Healing from it is usually justice against their perpetrator. Persephone extracted her own justice on Apollo in a way she couldn't before. SA victims aren't always able to get that justice, and their offenders go free and move on. That's what this is meant to symbolize.
My point exactly, not everyone is lucky to see their attacker get punished making that only a small part of healing and not it as a whole.
Healing from this is a process that takes time which Persephone never got to actually do before.
Read all the comments, and no one pointed this out. That was an ACTUAL love arrow, and not something else disguised as such! Either Eros had an unwavering trust in Perse pulling this move, or maybe it was a manipulated arrow that only worked to made the target love her, and in turn wouldn't have worked on her? I doubt this will be discussed in the remaining chapters, but I was dumbfounded in the moment and wanted to share. I'm still happily shooketh, gotta read today's chapter again.
I thought this as well. Either Eros knew Perse could handle the situation, some kind of arrow manipulation, or Apollo really messed with Eros š„ŗ
Why not both?
The shot of Demeter and Ares was perfect! Someone is going to get hurt real bad.
Their anger in particular was SEETHING off the page. Heās going to need to be physically pieced back together at the end of it all. I absolutely loved every bit of the art in this. Iāve never really minded or cared about how the art style has evolved or changed as this comic progressed, and I get people not liking how itās changed in some ways. This episode in particular was just BRILLIANT in how it was made because it captures the charactersā emotions spectacularly.
Demeter deserves to deliver the first swift kick to the crotch
Kinda expected more of Demeter's expression, tho. But Ares at all * shivers *
I noticed that Leto is one of the ones watching Apollo's confessions.
I wonder if this is news to her and she never knew or if she is reacting this way due to her knowing and also realizing this is her sonās downfall.
when i was reading through to catch up, i thought she knew what apollo did but she was not aware of the r***. iām sure all of it has come as a shock to her.
Ifrc the first time Leto met Persephone, she was taken aback by her negativity. I think Apollo led her to assume that she actually loved him
i think youāre right! she confronted persephone of the impression that persephone was being āhard to getā and that whatever spat went on between the two was minor. she had no idea it was as serious as it was
This may be an unpopular opinion, but the imagery actually gave me a sense of dread which I think was well done. I think it's important to invoke such a strong reaction for a chapter like this. I saw some complaints about this not being "rage" but it is. She was very angry but it has simmered for so long that it has become a part of her and has learned to control it so she's not explosive.
I felt that, too! Rage is all about emotional release, and she freed herself from all of the negative emotions heās inflicted on her while also giving the entire world the honest view of him, to which they can choose to vent their negative emotions. This imagery was freakinā PERFECT.
THIS. The misunderstood emotion being controlled and used to focus that rage in a perfectly orchestrated revenge. Iāve missed Eris and this was perfect.
Yeah but her rage isnāt like thisā¦she was throwing a couch not too long ago, yeah for a different reason, but it was still rage and thatās the type she has.
No one has only one type of rage in them. Rage is a multifaceted emotion, the same way happiness and sadness is. And I've personally found that the more you suppress your anger at a situation, the way many of us have done around SA, the more brutal the quiet rage becomes. I would argue that quiet feminine rage is infinitly scarier than the more expressive, more immediate rage.Ā
There is no better start to Apolloās punishment than experiencing all the fear, suffering, anxiety and misery he gave Persephone for so long. And confessing to his crimes himself while the nymphs slowly advance towards him in pure disgust is the cherry on top.
I felt the * hiss * of the nymphs in my gut.
Man this chapter is heavy but it's so much better then I had hoped. As a SA victim I had wished many things upon Apallo but this was a great turn out. Making HIM confess and seeing reactions such as Demter and Aries. I hope they don't see Persephone as the poor little victim but the absolute strong woman that she is. The panel if the tea cup hitting the floor made a tear fall down my face. It was perfect, for me. Thinking of and hugging anyone who found this chapter hard. You aren't alone.
I too am an SA victim and my situation was somewhat similar to Persephoneās in that it was coercion and intimidation. So many times I wish I could have given what I felt to my assailant knowing he didnāt want to understand what heād done. This was healing.
My story is very similar to yours, coercion and pushy and manipulation. I was sobbing by the end of the episode. I felt so validated and seen and heard. And I realized this was all I wanted for myself, as well. Itās not going to happen, but a part of me healed through Persephoneās perspective.
Right? I'd been thinking of all the satisfyingly ways she could eventually get back at him, but I could not have picked anything more satisfying than watching him feel every single one of her emotions. God.Ā
Exactly! The way this was all illustrated, too, was absolutely beautiful. It felt scary and unsettling to look at, which just captured Apollo finally FEELING his selfish world completely unravel at what heās really needed to feel all along: real empathy and care for anyone besides himself. Haters can say whatever they want; this was brilliant and beautiful.
Just to remind everyone, and this was pointed out by a commenter on the chapter; Ares has the ability to feel others rage. Remember when he saw Persephone again in the Underworld? He told her he could *feel her rage* from the Mortal Realm. This was after Apollo assaulted her. Now? He's feeling the rage of every God, Goddess, nymph, and immortal being within the three realms. The shot of Ares behind Demeter isn't just a stylistic choice. It's to show where the greatest source of wrath is coming from. And there *is no wrath like a mother's*. Add that it's Demeter? Apollo is done for.
I had forgotten that! I knew that Ares cared for Persephone and would always be a god in her corner, I'd assumed that the panel was that. Him experiencing the rage of everyone explains why he is so massive and looming. Demeter, Athena, and Hecate are already there, and that last panel shows more gods descending. Apollo is going to have more scares than the six traitors combined. I'd like to think I'm not a vengeful person, but oh, this is going to be good.
I think the rage is going to come from the people around Persephone. As a victim of SA myself, from my personal perspective, it's exhausting to be rage-angry. Eventually, at some point, when I made my peace with it, that ragey went away. Yes, it's infuriating that it happened at all. It's a scar that I'll always have.... Perhaps Persephone's situation will be similar to my own in that with this exposure and with further exposure of Apollo's crimes, her loved ones will express their rage and disgust on their. I recall having told my husband about my own assault and his anger and disgust was enough because I had made my peace with it because of the time that had passed and the work I put into healing. Persephone has been through so much and sometimes that explosive rage is damaging and Apollo has plenty of crimes to atone for so punishment is more than likely not over
Oh I love this episode, making Apollo feel the pain he inflicted on Persephone for all those years is such great and delicious revenge.
I've never seen a better revenge laid out of SA. God, it was just so satisfying to watch. Big props to the author on this one!Ā
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And some say LO is deadā¦ Finally, the chapter weāve all been waiting for!!
I love this chapter so much. Been waiting for this for years. Iām also so so glad most of the hate comments have basically vanished in these last several updates. It can be hard to ignore them sometimes and they really ruin the experience.
Agreed. I love seeing the way itās all come together. Worth the slow burn.
This chapter is perfect and was worth the wait
While Iām glade Apollo is facing justice for his crimes, this felt like it was going too fast or was made for tv. Also we introduced uranos, and we arenāt doing anything with it? Is Zeus gunna wake up and start causing eclipses as punishment for the two?
Having him fess up himself was definitely a choice. It's not realistic. I realise that a comic about goddesses and shit isn't realistic in itself, but when you're dealing with heavy topics like rape you have to be realistic to a point. People who do this kind of thing don't just suddenly have a change of heart. Personally I'd have liked it better if the love arrow wasn't even a thing, and he'd have told on himself in a different way - like the news crew would have turned up and started filming, with Apollo and Persephone arguing about what happened, Persephone realises theyre being filmed and goads Apollo into admitting what he did to her and it being broadcast to everyone without him realising he was being filmed until it's too late. Or Hecate and the others that were supposed to join Persephone in the field showing up, and record him admitting it without him realising, and facing everyone's wrath after that. Just want to point out I do really like the series, and I'm not bashing too hard, just think this thread could have been concluded in a more satisfying way.
You make some great points. My only point about Persephone goading Apollo into admitting what he did is thatā¦ he didnāt believe it was rape. He pushed until he got a yes, and so then, it was fine. Heād never admit he did anything wrong because, before the arrow, he really didnāt think he did anything wrong. He pushed until he got some form of consent and that was all that mattered.
Ok but this is Greek mythology and crazy developments with magic artifacts are basically a must. And if they must include one, this was it IMO
The line for Apolloās assbeatings is gonna be longer than the Pretty Patties line
I don't like that Apollo loving her make him regret his action and feel guilt. It implies that if you really love someone you can't hurt them willingly. But it's false. A lot of abusers love their victims and it doesn't stop them from hurting them and feeling no guilt about it. Love isn't a magical thing that make violent people regret their actions, it's not enough. This idea is toxic and can be dangerous.
Considering the storyline is literally set in a place of magic, the result is fitting. In our world, realistically, I agree with your response. But within the realm of the story of Lore Olympus, I think Persephone flipping the script on Apollo with the arrow is absolutely fitting in that moment- if someone was about to stab me, I'd certainly hope I could be strong enough to turn the blade back on them or disarm them, lol. In any case, this is most likely not the end of punishments- as we all know, Apollo's list of crimes against Persephone and the others isn't short and there is more that must come to light. After all, Hades and Zeus have yet to make their appearance with their knowledge of the situation at hand and I think that will be incredibly interesting... Especially with Leto and Hera at play.
You can absolutely love someone and hurt them, and I agree that many abusers love the people they hurt. The thing they lack, tho, is understanding how their actions impact the people they ālove.ā Its love to them, but not the people they hurt. Not actual love, just their imitation of it. I think the point of the true love arrow is that it makes whoever is shot with it to love truly. Not whatever warped version of love abusers have, but actual, true love. The kind of love where empathy is also present. No oneās perfect, but Apollo never demonstrated being capable of actual love. The arrow changed that.
Also keeps the spotlight on the abuser, which fits with the overarching recent theme of getting the abuser to acknowledge that what they did was bad. Portraying Apolloās punishment as emotional pain and heartbreak was a choice.. certainly not the kind of pain I care to witness. But his perspective has been rubbed in our faces much too long, as if it mattered.
I guess Iām the only one who felt like it was kindaā¦ underwhelming in a way but then again everyone deals with rage differently like me personally Apollo wouldāve died fuck owing up to it i donāt want him to see the light of day or even keep breathing
Honestly, for me it feels like a let down. That was rage?! There was so much potential for how this could have played out. Especially since it's practically been a main plot the whole webtoon. Maybe an unpopular opinion but just my take. But definitely the best panel this episode by far was Demeter and Ares... I would have liked to have had the consequences explored more but with just 3 episodes remaining I think this will wrap it up.
Rage can be simmering and quiet. It doesn't have to be explosive.
I'm a slow simmer/quiet rage kind of person. I especially loved watching feminine rage portrayed this way.Ā
Me too, I thought it was perfect.
Agreed! The rest of the world now gets to HATE him for what he did, and he gets to now know the pain and fear he inflicted firsthand. Rage is ultimately a release of negative emotion, and our queen let her hurt go in the most rewarding way possible.
I don't disagree. Lore Olympus in general has been a pretty fast paced story and there have been aspects I wish were developed more. It's not a story ruiner for me. I'm interested to see if Rachel's next series (if she ends up making something after LO) is as fasted paced.
Lore Olympus is many things, but fast paced is not one of them. This story has been going on for +6 years at this point, with many primary, secondary and even tertiary plot lines taking years to resolve after their inception.
She made him feel all the feelings he made her feel, then had him destroy his reputation by finally speaking the truth. It's absolutely apt for the way she's channeled that rage she has.
But I wonder if those feelings are temporary since they were brought on by an arrow and not actually from Apollo.
I mean, yes, it's probably temporary, but she still made him feel it. His life is still ruined (possibly in danger considering Ares' look), and she didn't have to lay a finger on him. It's still apt.
Not really given what heās feeling isnāt genuine heāll be able to recover and that guilt will be a blip in his immortal life. Then Perse is really relying on people who more or less hate her (minus the Gods) to believe what happened. Then say the people are split on this that still gives Apollo a chance to spin things and do damage control. To me Perse should have gotten Apollo to confess without the arrow so at least the confession would be genuine and he wouldnāt be able to claim that Perse is just trying to sabotage him via magic. Then her rage has always been the explosive type as just a couple of days earlier in their time she had recently thrown a couch in a fit of rage. It just bothers me how none of the women have been truly physical unless theyāre being made to be an antagonist.
i believe itās all genuine and would be pretty permanent. even if it wasnāt, she didnāt bring the arrow, he did so it would call into question of why he brought it. which is damning in and of itself. the confession is genuine because he genuinely loves her now. so even though he didnāt want to, he did confess and told the truth to everyone because he loves persephone. theyāll start to look into his claims and ask around, to which theyāll find the truth. what he did to persephone did happen eros, hades, hera, hephaestus, artemis all know and can back persephone up.
Iām sorry but this wasnāt itā¦.yeah I know rage doesnāt have to be explosive or whatnot but thatās the kind of person Persephone is and the type of rage she has displayed even in recent chapters. Like she was throwing couches not too long ago when Hades was taken while enraged. Then whatever guilt Apollo is feeling isnāt genuine at all as it brought on by a magic infused arrow. Then even for a quiet simmering rage this wasnāt satisfying eitherā¦if yāall want to see a good of example of revenge with that kind of rage I recommend The Glory itās a Kdrama.
No one person has one kind of rage. Certainly not Persephone.
She does thoughā¦.all of her rage/wrathful moments have been very explosive, physical and destructiveā¦ That one time she completely massacred a whole village. The time she destroyed Apolloās harp. Turning Minthe into a plant. Threatening Tori a second time sometime after the timeskip which was uncalled for. Thereās also Leuceās or well Thetisā apartment, Perse filled it with animals with the intent of wrecking the place. Then when Hades was kidnapped Perse was throwing furniture. Then thereās when she caused Apollo to rot from the inside. I just find it weird how her rage was very one note without an inkling of it being the quiet simmering type until this ep.
Because it's been simmering for over a decade. Any explosive/immediate rage was gone. When it comes to sexual assault, the rage is different.
Not really as Persephone still exhibited that type of rage a couple of eps ago when she made Apollo rot on the inside. The best I can describe it is that her rage went from boiling water in a kettle to that kettle being turned off and that water being used for tea without it letting it simmer and cool down a little. Also Iāve been rereading the series and Perse had never processed what had happened to her matter of fact we never get to see her heal either.
No. Her healing was her punishing Apollo. He had never answered for his crime. Suffered no punishment before now. This is the greatest punishment she could inflict.
Thatās not how healing starts or worksā¦..itās a process that takes time and work which she never got the chance to do. Seeing the perpetrator get punished is part of it but even then not everyone is lucky to get that part.
SA/rape is something on a different level. Healing from it is usually justice against their perpetrator. Persephone extracted her own justice on Apollo in a way she couldn't before. SA victims aren't always able to get that justice, and their offenders go free and move on. That's what this is meant to symbolize.
My point exactly, not everyone is lucky to see their attacker get punished making that only a small part of healing and not it as a whole. Healing from this is a process that takes time which Persephone never got to actually do before.