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lordsalemander

5 months ago

Is anyone else still caught up on the parallels between Imogen and Opal?? Because I am.

I was revisiting my c3e92 and c3e93 live thoughts and came across two big points:

Firstly the parallel of Ted disappearing in order to protect Opal with Liliana disappearing to protect Imogen. And the contrast of Ted, who did so by becoming an inseparable part of Opal while Liliana tore herself away desperately trying to separate herself from Imogen. Both done out of a will to protect the other. (Fyi This was written during e92 before the Aevilux reveal)

Secondly, after the Aevilux reveal, this connection hit me: The locket Imogen got from Relvin (potentially carried by Liliana) carried her baby fingerprint and the words “The better halves make/become a better whole.” A sentiment that Imogen tries to use at the Malleus Key and on Ruidus to get through to her mom. And who is a near perfect literal manifestation of this? THE AEVILUX. The people who split their souls in two (or were born separate in Opal/Ted’s case) and live independently before reuniting again and becoming more powerful for it.

Now imagine Imogen and Opal were to meet (obviously possible as both are being pushed to fight Predathos/those trying to free it) and Imogen repeats the locket phrase and something about it sounds so familiar to Opal, but she just can’t remember it. The group realize that there are gaps in Opal’s memory. Eventually Imogen is able to restore Opal’s memories, living through them alongside Opal in the process (kind of like how she projected herself into Laudna’s head in e103). Then Opal helping Imogen get through to her mom in turn. Or even just them fighting side by side to prove how much stronger you can be if you stop running from your better half. That coming together is a way better way to protect someone than running away and fighting those battles alone.

TLDR: I need Imogen and Opal to meet and talk this instant. Please Mattholomew Mercer I would do anything.

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I also need to add that the parallels between Opal/Laudna and Ted/Imogen are just as intoxicating to me especially because Laudna referred to herself as Imogen’s better half after she relays the locket phrase I also need Laudna to teach Opal to embrace her new spooky look btw please let the spooky queens meet and of course the southern casters also caught up in the irony of Lolth taking on a champion who’s race (Aevilux) are a group of Luxon followers aka the group of people Lolth is bent on destroying and in a way she is destroying Opal by severing her connections with her friends and destroying her memories of her past and family all while still using Opal for her own betterment opal will never leave my mind and it is entirely Aimee Carrero and Aabria Iyengar’s fault critical role campaign 3 critical role opal critical role exu opal Imogen Temult liliana temult c3e92 c3e93 also Opal would def give Laudna tips on how to annoy Delilah even more like spritzing her with perfume

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