#fan speculation

Given how UTTERLY patriotic Door is, what if he ends up actually being able to tap into True Faith based in his belief in the United States of America?

Like, there is literally nothing to substantiate this theory, but between all the jokes centered around Door’s patriotism and the general absurdity of the series, I could see this happening, weirdly enough. Factor in the that in at least the Chronicles of Darkness there exists an absurdly powerful (and insane) spirit that embodies America (Irinam the Colossus, iirc), and Door just might get a patron spirit to make all of his fortifications impregnable.

My prediction for the next FR breed. Can’t wait to see how far off I am.

But I always see it referred to as Crowley's Fall, and tbh I think that singles him out too much.

We're told in S1 that the armies of Heaven and Hell are equal-- 10 million angels vs 10 million demons. Which means 10 million angels were deemed rebels and were cast out.

With those kind of numbers, I think it's likely that more angels than not were thrown out for arbitrary reasons, for "just asking questions" or something similar. I don't think we're meant to see Crowley's Fall as uniquely unjust and that he didn't deserve it while all the other rebels did. I think the point is that it was unjust and cruel to do to all of them.

As Crowley says in Eden, "bit of an overreaction if you ask me. I mean, first offense and everything." We also see God describe Herself as a poker player who plays for infinite stakes, who won't tell you the rules. The rebel angels were never told the rules, but they were given a permanent punishment for breaking them anyway, dividing the angels into Good and Bad, forever. When Crowley says he's "unforgivable," that's what he means. It's not about self esteem, it's that he's been given the label of Evil and he can never change it.

I'm procrastinating on my work and drawing Alastor having fun (based on a theory by @/paperrabbit13.bsky.social on BlueSky where she was speculating on Al eventually taking on his demonology namesake's function and becoming the devil's executioner)

Edit to add some context and some doodles I made yesterday exploring it:

Here’s the link to the theory:

Finished Cult of the Lamb (right in time for the next update)

And now I got all these thoughts.

Like the bishops?

People are already doing so much interesting stuff with Narinder, so I got nothing new there. But the others?

Leshy is interestingly enough the most elaborate and thoughtful of them, the snippet about his crown was almost poetic.

Kallarmar however, he really surprised me. Based on his previous behavior, and what the others said (including ???) I had expected a frightened sniveling crybaby, not this calm sassy thing. Not only does he seems to be the most accepting of their new life, he is super calm and friendly with the lamb.

Then I realized.... Oh. Kallarmar has already gone through his worst nightmare. He has already died, multiple times. And since the lamb has done no new harm to him, he has no real reason to fear as long as he is a good little follower. (helps that he got the absolute cutest voice) Oh yeah, and the fact that not only does he claim he was pressured into helping with binding Narinder, but also that his relic summons a skeleton - one that seems very clearly to be based on Narinder?? I have thoughts.

And Heket? Heket seems angry, but reluctingly accepting of her new life. And I realized, after what happened with Shamura, Heket was the one keeping the bishops together. For a thousand years, she was the only real thing holding up the old faith. Shamura too wounded to handle it. Leshy too young and well, chaotic. Kallarmar just wanting to hide away in his temple. She must have been under so much pressure. And she is the next youngest in the group!

Shamura is just such a tragic character. I had expected them to be more damaged without their crown, but seeing how disoriented and stuck in memories and half addled thought they are? Damn.

When I gave them the spider silk their reaction was a gut punch. I had this clear mental image of them running the silk though their fingers, mumbling to themselves, barely aware of the lamb.

DO YOU FEEL ME? LIKE REALLY HEAR ME OUT.

I never understood why people see Lucy (from Stoker's original Dracula) as "Satan's bride" or "the devil's slut." She was just a genuinely sweet and impressionable girl who loved her fiancé. After death, she didn't even become a vampire in the classic sense, more like some kind of zombie with superpowers. Not to mention how devastating it was for everyone who cared about her.

Now about Young Dracula. Turning Erin into a vampire was such a selfish move from Vlad. I get it, he was young, acting on impulse, and had never turned anyone before. But still. Come on.

I will never get tired of talking about how many parallels she has with Lucy. Erin is literally in that space right between how Lucy was in the original book and how she's portrayed in modern media. And on top of that, Lucy was blonde, not a redhead. That drives me insane

And if Robin's turning ever happened, I can only see it as a complete loss of identity. No more interest in Vlad. No more interest in anyone he once cared about. Just pure, aimless cruelty (and violence too). Especially with all the pressure he had growing up from every direction. And if you add the folklore about the undead, that they first go after their own family, it gets even more tragic.