Iâm so fucked up about simon. His character arc in the main series was set up that ice king becoming a simon again was inevitable. It wasnât a matter of if, but when and how.
but now that itâs happened, itâs the worst thing that couldâve happened to him.
he had friends! a special secret club of wizards he had matching rings and would go on roadtrips with! he wasnât even really a problem anymore!
bettyâs character is so fantastic. she traveled through time for him. She went insane for him. She become a god for him. But him being Simon was easier for her. Did she ever truly consider if it was what he wanted? Sheâs not even there with him. Sheâs not there and now heâs Simon and heâs more isolated than ever.
He lives with humans! At this point, Finn has known him longer as Simon than he knew him as Ice King. Ice King is just an old memory now. But Simon is over a thousand years old. âSimon Petrikovâ is just an old memory too. Heâs human again, but not really.
Whatâs worse is how smart he is. Heâs an intelligent and emotionally competent man. So he really, truly, profoundly knows how deeply fucked up his life is. Heâs so aware of it.
wouldnât it be easier? If he was stupid and naive and magical? does he miss magic? maybe not ice, but magic itself? would he try to learn? Does he remember the password to Wizard City? Would they even still let him in? thereâs a school. He could learn magic again. but would he? Doesnât Simon Petrikov like learning about magic?
Everything Stays. Heâs still here. But heâs different now. Everything is different now except itâs not because the world stayed the same and heâs the one who changed. He canât go back. Except he did, in a way, and it wasnât even his choice.
