Analyzing Krel: Episode 2
Part two of Krel analysis is moving on to the second episode. Although this episode doesnāt have a lot that contributes to Krel other than what moved the plot along, I did notice a few things so Iāll focus on that.
To uh, set the scene I guess, they just crash-landed, got their tranductions for the first time and Eli is just standing there waiting at their doorstep and immediately walking right in the door without permission. Rude but alright Eli. So starting out, eventually Varvatos Vex kicks Eli out and they start to explore their new home when Mother mentions that the energy expenditure is too high to alter Vexās human form and energy is so low because they donāt have a daxial array anymore.
First off, after a few seconds of discussing stuff, Aja mentions they should go explore the planet---mind you, this is before they so much as looked outside---Krel immediately says, āWe canāt go out there. This dump heap planet is primitive beyond description.āĀ
-Thatās kind of weird because Krel hasnāt even really seen anything. All he really got to explore was vintage music which he really liked. Of course later itād be alright to see why he says that, after he discovers that Earth actually is primitive in comparison but this is right out of the gate. He finds that because what he has seen so far is different, itās automatically primitive. And while that likely does put emphasis on the fact that heās a royal, this behavior still doesnāt occur in Aja. This is simply to add to traits of the siblingās characters. For one, Krel is not only less exposed but as explored in the last episode, has likely been the one made to fit into more of a mold of how things should be as he is the only one who complies with his parentās wants. Being royals and always following royalty, I guess it would be pretty likely heād suspect something else. Aja, on the other hand, runs away and itās later stated that she literally gambles. So I guess she wouldnāt judge too quickly. Iām definitely going to reference this later.
Nevertheless, they go explore the town, Krel steals a record and they must go to school. When discussing things with Uhl about their placement there is the point where we also have this little gem. Although itās probably simple, I did want to talk about Krel raising up his chair to be just as tall as his sister. In the scene heās already sitting down and as soon as he sees that his sister is taller than him, he raises the chair to be not taller, but exactly the same height. Almost like he simply just wanted to be on equal level and given that this is only episode two and they only crashed earlier that day, him raising his chair brings light to the way that on Akiridion-5, he isnāt on equal level in the face of his parents, or authority. He wants to be just as good as her yet still doesnāt want to take over completely as if to put all the pressure on himself. When Uhl is there, itās a chance for authority to see how good he is, and that he is great, just like his sister. I would say itās also pretty significant that Aja was, in fact, the one who took over in the creation of Cantaloupia being extroverted and more of a people person. Krel simply but also helpfully filled in some of the smaller details. -So in a sense, he was in Ajaās shadow which is something I find happens a lot within 3below, so I guess what I should say is keep that in mind.
So skipping to about the last 5 or 6 minutes of episode 2 of 3below, Aja is upset and Krel goes to comfort her. And he takes out the very object hat was used to make him King-In-Waiting, and when she asks about it, he replies:
āYou saved their cores, I saved this.ā
I find this interesting because weāve already discussed that Krel is told that he isnāt good enough which had made him seem under-confident. But, Krel saving this coronation tool, is like heās only saving a representation of a part of his parents. That part is not the part that makes them his parents, he didnāt save Mama and Papa. Krel saved King Fialkov and Queen Coranda. He saved the professional part, he didnāt save the parent that told him he wasnāt good enough, he saved the King who was going to spar with him as an honor to the tradition. By saving the King and Queen, it was like he was trying to forget that to his Mama and Papa he was a liability. He was attempting to bring light to the King-In-Waiting, not Krel Tarron.
Another thing is right before Aja has her mini coronation, he says, āHey, before the ceremony, Papa told me that we are all each other has. Thatās why Iām not afraid. Because I have you.ā
While on one hand this is a very wholesome interaction which shows Aja and Krelās glorious relationship, on the other hand, one can assume that given the context, this is Krelās way of saying that he needs her, so that he can be good enough especially with the inclusion of what his father said. As if he cannot be good on his own, as if like I said above he is a liability. This is once again, a show of the way his parents affected him and his view with his sister. I would also like to point out that when he says this, Aja isnāt Queen-In-Waiting yet and he is also coming from a comforting brotherly approach which once again means when he talks about not being good enough he is talking about Krel Tarron. Just as he had referenced his Papa without necessarily talking about the royal part of his father.
Altogether I found that ā of these things were Krel comparing himself to Aja, itās the first time we really get to see some small things that are Aja and Krel, not Krel and his parents. If you pay attention, you can put together the pieces to see how he views himself towards her, and we know that is probably once again a result of their parents. And I think itās just as significant that Aja was the one to get their parentsā cores because just as I said Krel kept a part of them--the royal part---Aja kept them as a whole because she has no reason not to. Then of course we have him saying Earth is primitive which does happen a lot and will soon become a major part of his character.
Uh, thank you if you read this! I know it wasnāt as good as part 1, and I meant to get this done sooner but I hope you found some interesting stuff! Ep. 2 has less significant stuff than ep.1, and for a few episodes there will probably be less action than more but I promise itāll have some interesting stuff if I do the episode. (I hope.)
