thoughts no one asked for on the golden hour part 4 promo photos:
what stood out initially are the similarities between these pictures and the dining room from the answer mv - while the rooms are not one in the same things are similar enough you could almost equate it to being the answer manor but slightly to the left.
hongjoong and san's photos give us A LOT to look at right off the bat.
what grabbed my attention immediately was the razor blade very conspicuously placed on san's plate while there's none on hj's. razor blades can be a symbol of transformation and new beginnings which would tie in well with what we know of the teased impending collision of worlds. what's interesting is it being attributed to san - other interpretations of razor blade symbolism are a removal of distractions, self preservation, or a deepening of connection. it will be interesting to see if that will be relevant.
dominoes are another element present for san, their meaning is a lot more straightforward; connection, teamwork, or a web of relationships. it's not hard to see how that may play a role in the coming events.
(i swear i'll get to the circles, i'm saving them for last)
hj has what appear to be grapes? my eyesight is awful. anyway - grapes are another symbol of transformation as well as more commonly prosperity/decadence. there's a common theme to a lot of the symbolism peppered in here but i don't think we can totally rule out a lil nod to luxury. and circles.
hj (as well as a few others) also have the bell prominent in their display. what could the bell possibly mean? transformation perhaps? yuuuup! transformation, unity, consciousness, and TIME. can't fathom what/who that could be referring to (/s)
crystal balls also make an appearance across multiple table sets, again i'll talk circles in a minute, but just the crystal ball aspect could be in an effort to communicate wisdom, unity, spiritual communication, and unseen realms. so once again we see there's a real running theme with not just transformation but unity.
ateez utilize a lot of shape language in their mvs - maybe intentionally, maybe it's baader–meinhof phenomenon, maybe it's maybelline idk, but i like to believe it's intentional.
anyway - circles often represent truth (squares lies, triangle rebellion, etc. etc.)
symbolically they can also represent unity, reflection of self, eternity, and the cycle of life.
i don't point out shape language a lot bc imo it's very hard to prove intent with something as simple and prevalent as a geometric shape but it drew my eye so consistently it felt worth mentioning.
i'm not going to tell you what i think this all means for the lore as a narrative, i don't like to speculate too much bc kq always likes to surprise us (and i have a deep fear of looking foolish) but i've shown you some of the tools they've given us in the sandbox for this comeback.
just remember - i'm just a creature on the internet with no qualifications to tell you what any of this means, i don't know shit about dick, but i like spinning media around in my head like a bethesda loading screen.
as @haunted-by-sweaters would say:
