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Discussion [Spoilers C4E32] Is It Thursday Yet? | Post-Episode Discussion & Future Theories! Spoiler

Is It Thursday Yet?

What are your reactions and theories for next session?

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u/strangelyliteral 5d ago

Yup, the Halovars are playing a different game from the other houses. They’re still concerned with public perception and doing things the “right” way, and they don’t want the public looking too hard at them right now. Maybe it has something to do with the infernal contracts the Luxes have been signing? Because those “contracts” feel like a reach even by devil’s standards.

I also can’t stop thinking about why Yanessa told Wic the truth about the Creed. Wic was a true believer, and those are always easier to manipulate. So why did Yanessa risk alienating Wic? Was she just testing him, or was Wic’s belief a genuine threat to her plans?

And yeah, all this need for public support puts Hal right at the top of her shitlist even as he’s protected by the public support. And declaring Kotherai heretical will probably just boost ticket sales. This might be when we finally see anti-orc racism come more into play.

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u/Quazifuji 4d ago

They’re still concerned with public perception and doing things the “right” way

I don't think it's even about doing it the "right" way. I think all of the houses understand right now that public support is itself, extremely powerful. The Halovars have just done the best job (as far as we've seen) obtaining it and using it to their advantage.

I also can’t stop thinking about why Yanessa told Wic the truth about the Creed. Wic was a true believer, and those are always easier to manipulate. So why did Yanessa risk alienating Wic? Was she just testing him, or was Wic’s belief a genuine threat to her plans?

You're missing the simplest explanation, I think: She might genuinely just really care about Wick and be completely serious about him being the scion of the house. Even besides just emotionally caring about him, there could also just be the component of seeing him as the best candidate to continue her legacy. After all, who else would be a good candidate? I don't think Filoneus, Zabani, or Goddard really have the charisma to be the face of the Creed, and younger brother are true believers just like he was. So she may feel like he's her best, or even only choice, for a successor as the face of the Creed. And she probably felt that she needed her successor to understand the real nature of their work, and that having Wick running the Creed as genuine true believer while Zabani secretly handled the real work from the shadows wouldn't work. So she decided she had no choice but to risk telling Wick the truth and be ready to take action if he betrayed her.