🥀 let's mosey

hiii!

i'm still very emotional after finishing rebirth i have a lot of thoughts but in general i really did love the ending. it was unexpected but i think they executed it well. i was one of those people who wanted to see the same stuff that happened in the original (like cloud laying aerith to rest in the lake) but i think we'll either see that in part 3 or we won't if aerith somehow comes back. i was kinda expecting to see the party mourn a bit more but iirc in OTWTAS it's mentioned they didn't even have time to mourn until after everything was over so it made sense. i love how you can just see how much the party loves and cherishes aerith and the moment after you're finished all the boss phases and everyone (except cloud lol) is sittng around defeated and in shock...it really hit home and was super effective.

i really loved how aerith had such a strong focus, as well as her relationship with cloud. whether you ship them or not there's no denying they're important to each other and the story overall so as someone who loves clerith i was so happy squenix went above and beyond with them.

i am a bit confused though i know a lot of people are making their theories and connecting the dots but i'm always kind of left feeling a bit behind when it comes to squenix stories lmao. i do think there's a lot of hints and symbolism that suggests aerith is either alive in another timeline or will be reuinted with the party but i also wouldn't be surprised if squenix was baiting us the entire time and they won't give us that at all. it's meant to lead up to advent children so i originally thought that aerith is gone for sure in our timelinebut then after the ending cgi cutscene i'm like????

i think i'm gonna expect the unexpected when it comes to part 3. i think we'll see aerith somehow and in some way. i always wanted her to live and if we at least get to see her in another timeline, and the party reunites with her even if just for a moment i'll be happy even though it's bittersweet. the whole "worlds reborn and worlds merging" thing makes me think that maybe, MAYBE, squenix were being purposely misleading with the whole "it leads up to advent children".