Carnivale and Christ

[jebbypal]

Okay, so Sophie is the Usher's kid. And it appears the the children of the prophets of each side swap sides each generation? So, when they say Sophie is the omega/end, I would think that would point to when she and Ben did it -- if she's conceived a child by him, then there isn't going to be an opposite for her child. Whichever side he ends up being on (most likely the usher's) will be the side that "wins" -- which would tie into Ben's vision of him and Sophie kissing with an atomic bomb going off in the background.

Iris totally needs to steal some of Justin's reading material so she can realize that she can no longer kill him by mortal means. Clearly, she's gotta hurry up and get in league with Ben if she's going to have any effect (and how sad am I to know all this won't be resolved in the season finale? Not to mention that I spoiled myself w/ sdwolfpup's finale reactions).

Ben - I've found it interesting how subtly that the producers/writers slipped in all the christ imagery throughout this season. It was there to an extent last season too, but there was too much confusion going on and uncertainty still about who was good and who was evil. Now though, Justin is laying it on thick with his religious speeches (though he's given up the pretext that his church is God's church -- in many of his speeches he=god) and doing his best to force himself into the religious role. While Ben just naturally goes through and encounters the symbolism -- there's been three times when you could read into it as Ben going into the desert. He's undergone two rebirth/baptisms. He healed lazarus from the dead. And on and on and on. It's very subtly done but easily recognizable.

the one big problem I have is with Sophie -- Since she arrived at New Canaan, it seems like she's lost all of her prophecy power (I won't speculate if it's because she's in the wrong house or if it's because she's pregnant or something). I would think that in the amount of times that Iris or Justin have touched her, that she'd have felt something. I'm guessing that the telepathy was all her mother as well since Sophie apparently can't pick up on anything that Norman is thinking at her ('Like get the hell out of here little girl and save yourself"). I'm interested to know if Justin or Ben can understand Norman or not. Beyond the eye movement.

Okay, that's it. Now that I can breathe again this morning, I'd better get ready for work since I'm supposed to meet w/ the boss at some point today. I should probably start taking a nightly decongestant since this is the third time in a week that I've awoken to the feeling of having cement in my throat and nose, but I know if I do that, my throat will be on fire from the post nasal drip. Not to mention, might as well hold off until dogwood season starts up next month. Siiiigh. Only one thing makes me question whether or not I really want a kid and that's the knowledge that for a year and a half-two years I'll have to not take my allegra and pseudophedrine. :(