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 On episode 3 at the Hague, Russia’s rep unleashes a new “seed” sound, belonging to a recently discovered band of nomadic witches and debates what should be done with them. Alder is affected by the sound and connected to it, asking for the witches to be left alone for the time being, which clashes with the other reps intentions of obtaining the seeds, resulting in more mistrust regarding Alder’s intentions.

At the museum Scylla talks about how people (civilians) always feared and hated them (witches). The camera focus on the expression of a man holding a scythe and Scylla specifically emphasises on it. Raelle says “the burning times are over” but Scylla questions “are they?” and the camera again focus on a particular artifact called “Camarilla Scythe” and they move along as she describes the place and ends on adding “there’s something like that ever go away?” Their conversation is interrupted when Raelle notices Porter, changing the tone and subject of their conversation.

With this interaction, the show drops a little more information about Scylla’s feelings about civilians and after episode 6, I believe it may connect with what happens. Until the wedding the Spree has been attacking/targeting civilians, including the Kiev’s attack. At the wedding Charvel’s cords were removed and such method depicts a hate attack. It’s just so violent and brutal, completely dehumanizing, vile and degrading. The Spree wants to free the witches from the system and such method seems too hateful against their own. Such method seems more in line with the long hate and fear humans depict against witches.

We see balloons at the wedding and the only evidence for them to show up is because Scylla failed her mission and did not deliver Raelle. They came for her and for Raelle. The agents who murdered Charvel had chest shields to cancel magic and used the traded mark method of the Spree to off themselves. The use of shields to counter magic raises questions about the murder being orchestrated by the Spree. Before the agents set themselves on fire they identify as the Spree, claiming the attack for the group but so far in the show there’s been no evidence that the Spree is taking action against witches. Seems plausible to assume the Spree is only involved in chasing Scylla and Raelle and the murder is being pinned on them. 

 On episode 6, Bellweather’s bastards have been murdered with the same method as Charvel and she was the only legitimate Bellweather pure witch. Seems odd for the Spree to waste resources on targeting all of Bellweather bloodline, including the bastards. 

A more interesting idea and possibility is that the Bellweather’s mass murder were ordered by the government, more specifically Russia’s with the intent to cause political disruption between the US government and the military by feeding mistrust against Alder and disband the witches army. 

 Returning to the Camarilla. I’ve done some research and found the name attributed to a group of courtiers who surrounded a ruler. In the 19th century, Russia's government was frequently described as a camarilla. There’s also a specific soundtrack entitled The Camarilla. It’s a track much different to the one used when the Spree is involved.

My guess is that the Camarilla is the third party element of the clashing forces in this show and I think they are part of Russia’s government, as the result of the Hague scene and the focus on them. Alder is being questioned on more than one front: by Petra, by the US governement and by the other countries’ reps. Now with Scylla captured and being the first Spree captured by the army, she’ll do everything in her power to fight back all accusations and assert her position. 

There’s no evidence that Alder knows about the Camarilla (but it’s possible) but the Spree appears to know. Scylla at the museum connects this. There’s always been this idea that the ultimate conflict will be a civil war between witches vs humans and the existence of a third party player in the political game makes sense. 

Russia is distabilizing the political scenario weakening the US government’s credibility, using the Camarilla to gradually distabilize the relationship between US government and Alder’s army, using the Spree as a scape goat and instigating more conflict between the army and the Spree and lastly, within the own army, since Alder is not doing enough about the Spree. The Spree’s primal target has never been the army but the system that created the army and we’re probably going find out that the real war will be the same that has been going on for centuries and centuries - humans vs witches.

[Shit, this show really needs to be renewed!! I can’t take it if they don’t.]

It’s safe to say there is some evidence that the Spree has been keeping tabs on Scylla. The Porter event is a plausible one. Never in the episode has been evidence that she had orders to kill him and the way she handled his presence and the threat he could have represented to her mission on luring and getting closer to Raelle, was her own doing/choice. He knew her and about her. He knew about her past and things that she hadn’t disclose to Raelle and by being around and engaging her could have resulted in conflict with Raelle. The only way for the Spree to know Scylla’s own doing resulted in Porter committing suicide and the plan in resurrecting him for answers afterward, revealing it was Scylla’s doing, thus resulting in drawing attention to her and possibly blowing up her cover and revealing her connection to the Spree, would only have been possible if another Spree has been at campus. Scylla made a choice and she wasn’t going to be able to cover up her tracks properly, so knowing what she did, the Spree took care of it. We know this when fake Raelle warns her about going out of plan both with Porter and by getting closer to Raelle instead of luring her to them.

 There’s another Spree infiltrated at Fort Salem either long before Scylla or around the time Raelle answered the call. The Spree’s interest while pretty straight forward in retrieving Raelle also connects with the military. Not just the USA since there’s been attacks in other countries but having an agent infiltrated in the campus engaging and gathering info about Alder’s plans and intel from the Intelligence task force, helps planning their next steps. Raelle’s interest though, is the only aspect that has been addressed and they’re not happy with Scylla. The tone has been pretty clear: either she follows their commands or her future is bleak.

Scylla choose Raelle in the end.

 LMAO

 I’m curious about the beach deal. There was so much talk about it during episode 5. Also, it kind of gave off the impression Scylla knows of a safe place. There was some hesitation for a second after Raelle said there was no safe place and something about Scylla’s expression gave it away that she wanted to say something. It ended up being the place chosen for her to deliver Raelle but I’m hoping there’s more to that.

 There seems to be a lot of emphasis on Scylla’s past and motivations for joining the Spree. She revealed her parents were Dodgers and killed by the military. This alone would be reason enough for some background story in paving the backstory of why she would join the Spree. Fight the oppressing system and fight it from within. Porter’s appearance established this, as well as her later conversation with Raelle. But episode 7 preview brings emphasis to more details about her past. I’m sure within time we’ll find out more her relationship with the Spree and how she operates with them.

  At the museum we see Raelle’s family tree. Seems quite short compared to the others from the series intro which is a bit weird. If she’s so gifted and so was her mom, wouldn’t her family have something more to be talked about? When she asks Scylla about hers, she says they’re not there and its history is complicated. Does this means they erase a whole family tree if they become Dodgers? Was her family some kind of a big deal? They were killed to be made an example after all. A whole family means a whole generation and that seems a bit suspicious, even if being a Dodger is illegal, to be completely removed from the records. I believe there’s more to Scylla and Scylla’s family history than the Dodger aspect. She repeated to Raelle that is complicated: both where she comes from and her family history. Complicated is the word Scylla always use. Also, Porter not only mentions Scylla’s parents but also her childhood and there has been nothing said about her childhood yet.

  I think it’s because everything regarding Scylla is kept inside and only every now and then does she open up, that probably feeds this grand interest in getting to know the whole of her. She’s a grey character and those are often the most interesting and the actress plays her so well. Her past, although unknown to us for the most part, sure had some emphasis put on and I can’t wait for it to be showed and revealed.