Post by stargazer1682 on May 28, 2020 23:56:29 GMT
Here's a thought, while re-watching Spin the Bottle; Cordy's reaction is a bit different from the others, who are more relaxed, if albeit tripping to varying degrees. But more than just her actions in smashing the urn, she shouts out, "What's happening? We can't just... We have to... No!"
Maybe this has always seemed obvious to everyone else, but I've always taken it as her having more of a freak-out and smashing it without really thinking about it - an accidental, spell gone wrong type of thing, with unintended consequences; not unlike the catalyst in Tabula Rasa.
It now occurs to me that this may not necessarily have been a random, discombobulated response to the spell, the way the others are behaving, but rather the emergence of Cordelia - the real Cordelia Chase, memories and all, who is consequently aware that Jasmine is along for the ride; and the risk a full memory restoration poses, which would allow Jasmine to take full control. So in an effort to stop that from happening, she quite intentionally smashes the urn to stop the spell short.
Maybe this has always seemed obvious to everyone else, but I've always taken it as her having more of a freak-out and smashing it without really thinking about it - an accidental, spell gone wrong type of thing, with unintended consequences; not unlike the catalyst in Tabula Rasa.
It now occurs to me that this may not necessarily have been a random, discombobulated response to the spell, the way the others are behaving, but rather the emergence of Cordelia - the real Cordelia Chase, memories and all, who is consequently aware that Jasmine is along for the ride; and the risk a full memory restoration poses, which would allow Jasmine to take full control. So in an effort to stop that from happening, she quite intentionally smashes the urn to stop the spell short.
