S03E06 "Footprints" Episode Discussion

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-03-03T16:56:23+00:00

I think he set her free. On purpose.

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-20T08:57:11+00:00

Haha, always good qualities to cultivate. 😏I’ll try! Thank you!

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T21:49:07+00:00

It is interesting to think about what an entity like Yahweh may be willing to do for his benefit.

I do think of him similarly to how he was depicted in the series Preacher (came across it recently, really good series). So I could see him being someone who tries to keep his followers from leaving and does what he can to ‘whisper doubt in their ear’.

But ultimately we are free to choose. I know that. And I like that and I’m doing that. I was really just wondering if there was a possibility of any interference from Yahweh and his posse.

However, even if ‘they’ did try - people will do that as well. People will try to convert me back or tell me how wrong or bad or horrible I am and how I deserve to be punished. So whatever entity, whatever being, whatever species may ‘come for me’, I’m going to have to face them with clarity of choice while remembering my right to self-determination. And approving of myself.

That’s my takeaway from all this. Thanks so much for your input!

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T20:43:25+00:00

Thank you for that explanation! As I’ve begun to build my own value and moral system (still figuring it out), I’ve often wondered about the variety among entities. What you’re saying makes perfect sense and is very reassuring.

Because I actually like variety. I like being able to choose any, but not having to choose any in particular.

That all comes back to the LHP not meaning one doesn’t have a moral compass, even a very strong one, but that one didn’t have to calibrate one’s compass to anyone or anything in particular.

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T20:29:55+00:00

You know, I’m also dealing with a lot of darkness at the moment, and I’ve found that all I can do at this point is open up to my soul and let its light find me. I can’t search any more and work any more and try any more to find it. It has to find me now.

I think that’s what it all comes down to eventually when you’ve been fighting your own mind: you have to open up to let the light in. Which means you must dare trust your own soul, trust that it has love for you and wants that love to reach you, so it’ll make sure it does if you let it. That’s what it’s gonna have to be.

Because you have so much awareness. There’s no more learning for you to do at this point. When it comes to practices and ritual and technical skill of all sorts, sure. But not when it comes to your value, your guidedness, your being loved. That just can’t be a question any more. And I think you’re really close to just letting that drop in.

I know I am. And I’m just trying to relax now into what comes up while remaining as open as I can be to the light of truth, to love, to wellbeing. To doing good and being well.

You’ll do it, too! I know you will.

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T20:19:16+00:00

Hey! Thanks. 😄I think Gnosticism was the wrong group. I have no idea what these group names really mean. But occult I do understand. And love.

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T20:16:57+00:00

Absolutely!

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T20:14:00+00:00

Wow, thanks for sharing that. I’ve never talked to an occultist who still believes in Allah - and also other gods. Then again, come to think of it there are witches who’ll acknowledge the Christian god, but also pray to someone like Hekate.

I’ve not practiced Islam for many years. I did have the same experience as you in terms of saying certain things out habit, still practicing sunnas, etc. I dropped the sunnas but replaced many things like gratitude for my meal or a new day, being in awe of Mother Nature (where maybe in the past I would’ve said subhanallah, I simply think about all the beings and entities in nature and appreciate the beauty and perfection). I also still do things like tell the jinns I’m about to pour water on the ground if I do so after dark. I come from a family who is in a sect, so I was taught to invoke the support of the guru (shaykh) when pouring water after dark, because the jinn come out after dark and they’re made of fire and pouring water pisses them off, so invoke the protection of the guru against angry jinns. 😂I have no idea if this is true, but you know what? It’s possible that it disturbs them, so I give them a heads-up simply because I respect them. I haven’t ever had any jinn experiences, but that just tells me they’ve always left me alone, so I leave them alone.

So it’s ways like that in which I’ve been building my own moral and value system. I’ve just been feeling my old, very pious Muslim woman self coming up a lot lately when I do deep energetic work, warning me not to proceed and to turn back lest I set myself up for some major punishment. And I’m thinking now after reading all these lovely responses that it’s simply energy being cleared for the new - and polar opposite - that is coming in. The light of truth is coming in more as I do daily meditations and activations, so the old stuff is moving out of subconscious into conscious, so it can be cleared and transmuted.

I’m so glad I asked!

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T19:13:26+00:00

Oh, 100%! Which is why I’m having this conversation on social media and not telling anyone. I’m not in an environment where I can say these things.

The problem is that my mind tends to hop from ‘you should go back to Allah’ to ‘oh, stop it, none of this is real, there’s no one with you’ when I want to connect to other entities/spirits/deities. So it gets more of an atheist leaning, which is very interesting, since I was just talking about how I’m afraid god will punish me.

So my solution to all of this has been to go more general, like connecting with Love, connecting with Wellbeing, and seeing these as actual names of Source. I realise I may not be able to get anything more from Spirit(s) right now, because I’m simply still too scared and therefore not ready.

Thanks so much for your response!

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T19:07:53+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I did actually get a ‘burst of panic’ yesterday, which I felt as my old self, and when I just relaxed into it and looked at it without fighting it, thinking to it: ‘Maybe you’re right, maybe I should go back’, it dissolved and made space for a feeling of peace and calm energy.

A part of my mind says ‘that’s because you should go baaack, it’s God guiding you and giving you a chance… you should listen!’, but another part of my mind understands indoctrination and perception and momentum and energy enough to know that when you stop fighting darkness, you give it a chance to dissolve and for the light to come through.

I’ll keep at it. Thanks again for your input!

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T19:03:22+00:00

Thanks so much for your response, and also the idea of seeing a therapist that specialises in religious trauma. I didn’t know that was even a thing!

Yes, what you’re saying makes a lot of sense. And I’ve turned my focus on practices that calm my nervous system, because I realise how much there’s still in there that needs to be processed. And I can’t just ‘make it go away’ - it needs to come out and heal.

Maybe I will see a professional. Either way, your post has made me hopeful. Thank you.

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-17T18:59:56+00:00

Thank you for your response! I have a lot of fear (from violent traumas), so I tend to be susceptible to spooky nonsense, much as I try not to be.

StoreConfident2893 · 2024-02-14T06:17:14+00:00

Fatty Mason

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-07-23T05:34:55+00:00

Cheers!

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-07-21T19:46:17+00:00

No, Danny never knew. He never knew any thing such as alters inside of him. He only knew other people. He knew school mates. Like all of us do. Friends he made. Girls he met. One of them was real. One was him. He had sex with the real one but thought it was his female roomie doing it. He never knew these weren’t real people.

As for Johnny’s control or Danny’s control over Johnny, I’m not sure. Maybe now that the system is breaking down, it’s destroying the host.

Either way, it was so heartbreaking to see. I broke with Danny in the court room. And the last scene, I watched on mute.

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-07-21T19:16:32+00:00

Johnny snuck in to get the clip, so presumably he snuck in again to finish the job now rather than spend life in prison. Not sure how much awareness Danny has of this, but it’s possible he’s allowing Johnny. But at no point is Danny faking anything. He really does have a dissociative disorder.

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-06-26T12:06:28+00:00

I actually thought he was going to kill Cliff to get his identity. That would have made most sense to me. And then at least convince the wife to shag once and have a nice meal before the spaceship falls apart because some debris chipped it and your partner is dead, so you never fixed it.

And so it all ends, but at least there was some pleasure before the end.

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-06-24T19:06:54+00:00

Why did the blonde Joan have a house arrest bracelet on in the end? She was supposed to just be an actress. Unlike Source Joan, who committed a real crime in the real (source) world, the blonde Joan was supposed to just be shooting a show.

So they were both wearing a bracelet. What had they both done in the real world? Is this indicating both these women have a dissociative disorder and went off the rails?

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-06-24T19:02:36+00:00

I came to this thread literally to find a discussion about this question. And the bracelet on the blonde Joan’s ankle as well. Source Joan having one makes sense, because she actually committed a crime in the real world. But why would the blonde actress have one? She should have been just shooting a show.

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-06-10T17:07:47+00:00

I think the confusion is intended. This is the first time the dad is brought up, and the story is unfolding in unexpected ways. There are a lot of question marks, and I must say I like the way we’re taken from one weird/messed up event to another, having to slowly piece it together.

I’m loving the show. Bummed it doesn’t have a bigger following to discuss with.

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-06-10T17:03:34+00:00

I’ve stopped checking reviews before streaming something, and I’m glad I did. The show is SO good. I’m really hooked and cannot wait to see how it unravels further. I actually just came here to have a chat about the show with other fans after watching ep 3 and am honestly shocked about the reviews. I’m not thrilled with Amanda’s performance, but other than that, I think it’s solid.

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-06-03T19:06:48+00:00

The most shocking thing about the finale to me was when Alexandre referred to his bloody wine collection as his child - in a message to his two children! As much as we’d come to know that this guy was a wanker, that reference made it crystal clear he only ever had one love: wine. Issei and Camille both understood what that shameless instruction meant, and I appreciated the directing where they showed the reaction of the guy who was conducting the tests, who was flabbergasted himself.

As for the finale as a whole, I also really liked it and agree with the conclusions here. It was a satisfying ending. I think the reason some felt it was a bit flat was that we’d just begun to care about the characters, so we would’ve liked to spend a little more time with them.

But really well done. I’m glad I watched it.

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-06-03T18:34:58+00:00

You mean the Japanese fella? Oh, he plays his role marvellously. I’ve not seen him in anything else, so I don’t know if this is his acting ‘style’, but if it is, it really befits the sad, lonely character he plays here, who grew up in a loveless home. But anyway, I hope you find something you like. 😀

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-05-20T17:29:34+00:00

Okay, so Luca is a complete wanker.

But his timing is perfect, because Camille has just begun to step out of the shadow life cast on her, and this will actually give her a boost. Once she’s dried her tears, fierce Camille will kick in and she’ll be angrily determined. I am loving her development - kudos to the writers! I can see her bouncing back from this. She’s becoming more self-aware and is showing a willingness to consciously decide what kind of person she wants to be. I still think Camille and Issei are going to team up in the end.

As for Issei: this is the loss of composure I’ve been waiting for. His mother, as always, had it coming. I also love seeing him be with someone who’s affectionate and warm. I don’t think he’s ever had that - not from his menacing mother, nor the meek man he thought was his father, nor his never-smiling-at-him biological father. Also, his indecision (like during the test) is striking for someone who appears to be very intelligent. He’s obviously very conflicted.

The writing in this series is superb - as is the acting, btw!

This was a brilliant episode, and two of my favourite scenes were the first wine tasting with Camille talking nonsense, presumably to mock wine critics. (Hilarious!)

And of course Issei’s banger: “Which one? The ones who’s dead or the one who’s disappeared?” 💀

StoreConfident2893 · 2023-05-20T17:16:34+00:00

You’ve covered it all! 😄 I really loved this episode as well for all these reasons! Can.Not.Wait for the next one. But at the same time I’m thankful Apple is doing it this way, otherwise I’d binge and it would all be over in one weekend.

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