a lot of this is probably obvious but it's my first time noticing it so đ enjoy a deep dive
âOur Loveâ, the song that plays over the scene where Vi turns herself in, is, in a vacuum, a classic 50âs-styled love song - in an authentic enough sense that itâs easy to be mistaken for a real, licensed song. But it was made specifically for the show, for this very moment. And when taken with its intended context, the visual language of the scene positions it as something deeper: a narrative expression of Viâs thought process as she prepares to give herself up to the authorities. And her reasons for doing so: her love for Powder.
The design of the record of Our Love itself even seems to symbolize this.
Two girls, potentially sisters, orbiting each other - either floating in mid-air, or about to fall into the hole at the middle of the disc.
The beginning of the scene first illustrates a morose Powder taking refuge at the bar, intermixed with Vi breaking into the tip-off spot, and the feet of marching enforcers.
(The captions say âman gruntsâ but, thatâs definitely the pantleg of young Viâs design, and thatâs clearly Hailee Steinfeldâs voice grunting đ.)
Powderâs mind is on her sister, in the form of the rabbit she gifted her before she left (which will go on to symbolize Vi, and Jinxâs relationship to her, in a more major way Acts 4 and beyond.) Viâs words clearly worried her, and the effect of that reveals Powderâs own love for Vi.
As the song ramps up from its slower, moodier beginnings, the realization of the impact of this action falls over Vander, the audience, and Vi.
Cinematically, it turns into a long, slow zoom in on Vi - her demeanor growing from resigned and downtrodden, her head bowed and her hands clasped, to ready and determined - standing up by the scenes end.
The bridge between those two states being a cut back to Powder feels intentional. As do the lyrics;
And the apprehension in her eyes, even as she does rise to accept her fate, really captures the ultimate irony of them.
For all the lyrics both support and re-enforce Viâs reasons for doing this, by describing Powder as someone who bolsters her strength,
(A subversion of the idea that Powder solely relies on Vi for strength.)
As well as proclaiming that through their love, theyâve been able to whether hardships like this in the past, and will continue to do so,
It also subverts them. Sheâs doing this out of love for her sister, but she wonât be there to love her sister, or vice versa, by the time this is over (at least, so she believes). And thatâs a sacrifice for both of them. A lot of these lyrics can apply to both of them, in fact.
But I still believe the song is specifically from the perspective of Vi. Because sheâs the one who has always forced herself to âmove onâ, to âstay strongâ - and this song is an illustration of where that strength comes from. Love, and a desire to protect, specifically her sister.
Because, partially out of necessity, theyâve found in each other the one positive thing they could rely on in a society dedicated to their destruction and misery - and here, is threatened to be destroyed by that very society. By series end, it arguably has. But thereâs still that love there. And we, like Vi, can only hope thatâs enough.
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