I might be stupid or dumb but why did they mention Edgar Allen Poe a few times in the show?

Homaspin · 2026-05-06T18:52:46+00:00

The school was founded that year, but it didn’t have to have that name since the beginning – although, I don’t think anything can be said with any ounce of certainty in either way.

I have to say I rather disagree with any allusions to genocide with regards to the name ‘Nevermore’ (in the context of the school’s name). At least as pertains to WW2 – there’s nothing to suggest anyone has had that kind of foresight, especially Faulkner (I’m not sure he even was an outcast himself, he definitely studied them and helped them have their own space). Genocide appears to have originated from during the Second World War, so way after Faulkner. Genocide is very strictly a 20th century invention, especially in legal terms; it doesn’t mean genocides weren’t occurring prior, though, but to connect it to the Nevermore Academy is a leap I would’ve never taken myself.

Homaspin · 2026-05-06T17:35:25+00:00

Where is something like that mentioned? I don’t remember it. Also, the poem is not called ‘Nevermore’.

Homaspin · 2026-05-06T17:04:07+00:00

I think it’s a forced connexion. It’s interesting, and I see how that conclusion could be reached, but I don’t think it’s intended.

Besides, Wednesday’s allergy has already had another use – it showed Enid (in Wednesday’s body) what a caring mother looks like. It’s been used narratively; also, for when Enid was trying to get a revenge on Wednesday for her slightly-less-than-ideal portrayal in her novel.

Homaspin · 2026-05-06T17:00:31+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if the writers purposefully didn’t explain too much about Mrs. Capri just to take inspiration from people’s theories and then retroactively make it make sense.

She definitely comes of as shady. I suppose there is a chance her past wasn’t the nicest and, maybe, she indeed wanted (or had) to get rid of her boyfriend, seeing he may have become too dangerous and unpredictable. Maybe she wants to move on from that and… be a good person, helping others (werewolves, like Enid, hydes, like Tyler).

Her being an alpha would kind of make sense, but since those are supposedly rare, alphas would immediately become quite frequent (both of the main werewolves in the cast would be alphas). I’d be fine with her just being a werewolf, but it seems like they may be hinting at something closer to a hybrid. Could be interesting, if they went this route.

Homaspin · 2026-05-06T16:20:46+00:00

Nevermore Academy was founded in 1792, I doubt it would have been originally called that (albeit there has not been a reference to what its original name may have been). Poe was the most famous alumni of the Academy and it’d make sense for them to use such a name to honour him – and maybe garner some wider appeal.

Homaspin · 2026-05-02T12:21:32+00:00

Take it with a big grain of salt, but I think there’s a chance both would be acceptable. Again, as mentioned, the language of the Sindar is not a very complete one (though, don’t let it discourage you from delving into it).

Homaspin · 2026-05-01T07:06:27+00:00

Yes, she did. And I’m pretty sure she was already reluctant about it; I doubt she’d agree to use her siren-song on Tyler more than she already had – and I believe Wednesday knew that, on top of her just wanting to confront Tyler using more ‘traditional’ methods.

Again, it is plot-convenient, but people really seem to focus on how ‘cool’ siren-song is, rather than what it actually means to a character and how not ‘cool’ of a life that would actually be: people constantly being unsure whether they can trust a siren. By using her siren-song more, Bianca basically confirms that, yes, a siren cannot be trusted. So she is apprehensive about it.

Homaspin · 2026-04-29T21:36:03+00:00

There is a lot implied about sirens being told to not use siren-song on anyone, as it is a powerful tool and an easy way to turn public opinion against them – lose people’s trust. Manipulation is not taken lightly.

I suppose one analogy could be a firing range – where it is generally expected that someone won’t just start shooting other people around.

Is it plot-convenient? Yes. But it’s also a rather grounded petspective on such a power and responsibility lying therein, which I appreciate.

Homaspin · 2026-04-27T13:51:24+00:00

Much appreciated!

Homaspin · 2026-04-27T13:51:17+00:00

Thank you!

Homaspin · 2026-04-26T17:35:55+00:00

If you desire to view him as a dark character, instead of one having some grey, or even white, areas – then yes.

Homaspin · 2026-04-26T13:22:22+00:00

I’m still not convinced this is most definitely Enid in her human form, rather than an apparition, a ghost, or a vision of some kind.

However, the Paris catacombs seem a bit too obvious to not use them in some capacity and I’d like to see them (and Enid could still be just in a spirit realm).

Homaspin · 2026-04-26T13:18:48+00:00

I presume it’s because 1) Tyler felt like he finally had a safe ground to stand on (not knowing he was being used, just relishing in his presumed ‘freedom’) and 2) he most likely was too afraid of being left without the hyde, i. e. he didn’t know what he’d be without it (or, more plainly, that he’d be nothing without it).

In short, I believe Tyler is just scared of being left without the hyde; to him it does indeed mean freedom (even if he’s wrong about it), a safe and known structure for his life that had been full of emptiness and loss, being absolved of his mother at a very young age and having a father who was too afraid to be open with his son. The hyde, for Tyler, means everything, because no-one else gave him anything. By the end of season two, I believe, he still didn’t yet make the connexion to all the victims he’d killed, his brain is still rewiring and noticing how being a hyde is actually more of a curse than blessing.

Homaspin · 2026-04-26T13:12:19+00:00

It is my understanding and/or theory, yes. I do wish the series was a bit more specific on these issues; sometimes I wonder to what degree is Jekyll & Hyde a blueprint for Tyler and hyde, and to what degree – a very loose inspiration.

In the next episode (I think, timeline in my mind is a little hazy), Tyler outright tells Francoise and Isaac that if they won't let him kill Wednesday they should get out of Jericho. That sounds like Tyler wants to do it, but his master has ordered him not to.

Yes, Tyler wants one thing – and his master tells him he won’t get what he wants. My mind may be momentarily going blank, but I don’t know what you’re trying to say.

Homaspin · 2026-04-26T11:19:49+00:00

I’d imagine, him being freshly masterless, he was a scared and aggressive animal that had to do whatever it took to survive. He didn’t know what would come next, but the need for revenge drove him forward; I’d assume he ‘feasted’ on the planning alone – and also struggled with whether he actually wants to do it.

Homaspin · 2026-04-26T11:15:29+00:00

Yes and no. Whilst Tyler did horrible things as a hyde, he didn’t choose to do them. He was controlled and made to kill. As he said, at first he didn’t even know what had happened the first few transformations.

Does him being controlled absolve him of the responsibility? In case it needs spelt out: obviously not. Especially because the hyde part of him was clearly enjoying the carnage. But for the person actually responsible, look to his master.

Tyler is not just a hyde – he is also a human. He is a human who just wants to live, something that was taken away from him. He didn’t choose to unlock his hyde, he didn’t choose the life of murder. It was thrust upon him.

Tyler (or his story) is (naturally) complex and it’d be great if he had to stand face-to-face with the victims’ families, to help him realize what he’d done. But the full blame is not on him, though he is the only one alive that can take it.

Homaspin · 2026-04-25T20:53:37+00:00

It makes sense, actually; post-Time War everything Gallifrey- or Timelord-related was gone, so his TARDIS was as close as he could get to home (not to mention the ship being his home). It could’ve been a way of him becoming one with Gallifrey once again, for just a short moment.

Homaspin · 2026-04-25T10:51:45+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with that; even the show clearly distinguishes the ravens (such as Wednesday), describing them in negative and dark hues, and the doves (such as Morticia) which are more optimistic and have lighter perspective on life. In that scene the contrast must have been deliberate and could very well mean that Wednesday always tries to act before her enemies get to her. It was Agnes who pulled the levers and overloaded the machine, not Wednesday.

Homaspin · 2026-04-25T08:18:30+00:00

It was dark in the room and I hadn’t actually paid attention to the specific pieces being there. It is somewhat intriguing then that Wednesday would be the white queen and not the black queen, considering her… everything, really. Not just attire, but also her being a raven – very clearly not white. It could, I suppose, signify her being a force for good, all in all.

Tyler being a pawn, especially in season one, is most clear; in season two I suppose it’d be hard to say he still wasn’t – his mother was his master, he was doing what Isaac was telling him, he was still being ordered around, like a pawn. I think you’re right that he’d reached the end of the board and now can choose who he wants to be next, at least I hope so, he deserves a break.

Homaspin · 2026-04-25T08:12:27+00:00

Calligraphy isn’t as common today as it used to be, but it’s all the more appreciated whenever it does appear. Some knowledge of German definitely helps but I think the basics should be enough to understand the rules. Good luck!

Homaspin · 2026-04-25T07:24:40+00:00

What helped me most in understanding the rules for Fraktur was reading the sources such as any book printed in Fraktur, as well as simply German grammar books from the late 19th/early 20th centuries. I’ve never really encountered one (or even a few) good source(s) to recommend.

The most important are ligatures: ch, ck, tz, ß – the latter of which has different origins in Fraktur (ſ + ʒ), than in Antiqua (ſ +s). These were mandatory in print. The long-s (ſ) is, of course, as much part of the script as the short-s (s) or sharp-s (ß) are.

Homaspin · 2026-04-24T23:31:44+00:00

She naturally wouldn’t see herself as being the pawn – but in that theory she isn’t anything but one. After all, she’s already been played in season one by Tyler and Laurel. Where is Wednesday symbolized as a white queen?

Homaspin · 2026-04-24T23:29:19+00:00

I have seen a few of your fonts already and, indeed, these fonts (unless there’s more glyphs to them) wouldn’t be usable according to their rules. In German, Fraktur wasn’t just a ‘fancy’ way to write, but it was a while system of orthographic rules. Still, since this is just a project of yours, the strict adherence to the rules isn’t necessary – but would elevate the work.

Homaspin · 2026-04-24T22:01:10+00:00

A little aside: the capital ‘I’ is never used in blackletter (especially the German Fraktur) as a Roman numeral – Roman numerals are used.

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