Okay Widojest shippers, letās talk about what happened in this episode.
When Yasha and Jester were talking there was so much to unpack! Laura played this beautifully and I am begging you all to go back and watch her facial expressions when Yasha talks about passion! Jester expected more when she and Fjord kissed, not ācomfortableā. She wanted that heat, that passion she read about, and Yasha reiterates that the more you love someone the more passion there is. Seriously rewatch this part like 10 times.
There were two moments that show just how different the dynamics between Fjord and Calebās relationship with Jester are. And these moments have been happening one after the other for the entirety of campaign two. I.e. āwill you be alright?ā Versus āshe could punch you through a wallā
On the lava river Fjord casts his fog cloud and pulls Jester in close, protecting her from the fire elementals.
When Caleb heads over to Lucien and the Tomb Takers Jester immediately goes with. Jester seats herself in front Lucien and starts a tarot card reading. Beau makes a move to step in, to say something, but Caleb stops her. Trusting Jester to handle herself.
I donāt think these moments have gone unnoticed by Jester. She sees Fjord as the typical male hero in a romance novel; sword in hand, strong, and ruggedly handsome. Heās the guy that catches her eye, the one who saves the damsel in distress.
As for Caleb; heās the guy who goes unnoticed, the guy thatās been there forever, been kind, sweet and always believed that Jester is her own hero. He recognizes Jesterās strength and trusts her to make her own decisions.
Think every love triangle ever where thereās a new handsome guy in town and the female protagonist immediately falls for him, but her guy best friend, who sheās known forever, has been in love with her all along. Weāve all seen these tropes and typically the friend whoās been there ends up with the main character in the end.
Jester is not a damsel in distress, in fact, she causes a fair amount of distress when she feels like it. She doesnāt need a hero in her life, sheās got the role handled. If she has any partner it should be one who respects her strength and all the things that make this ālittle blue tieflingā the badass that she is.
