Episode Thirty-Seven: Pas De Deux

In which the world splits like an atom. Featuring: an old friend, a new realization, an interrupted ritual.

Episode description: Every king has a coronation. And what kind of coronation would it be if everything went perfectly to plan?

Episode Overview
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Trigger Warnings

 * Unreality, mentions of racism, screaming, distortion, loud noises, mentions of captivity, panic attacks, disassociation, mentions of ableism, mentions of abuse.

Episode Summary
After Anna and Mabel discuss the upcoming coronation and Anna confirms that she truly does want to take the throne, Luna arrives to fill the 'priest' role in the coronation. We hear breifly from Janet-- who gets her tape recorder stolen from her-- and Aconite-- who is panicking, repeating to herself over and over that it would "all be over soon."

Luna and Mabel argue and Mabel tells Anna that when the King threw the acorn in Temporal Snake, she was shown the entirety of his life; the girls go into the heart of the Hill and Anna pledges herself to the throne, Mabel pledging herself to Anna as her consort. Anna is upset because Mabel hadn't told her she would be doing this, but they both promise that they'll always choose each other.

Aconite rushes in just as Anna drops her blood into the Hill's heart to finish the ceremony; she says that she has come to lay her claim and that she has a right over Anna to the throne. The episode ends with the entire Hill in an uproar.

Continuity
''' Please note that this section contains spoilers for later episodes of Mabel. Continue at your own risk. '''


 * Mabel finally reveals what happened to her during the Boss Fight in Temporal Snake in this episode.
 * [HILL GOING MENTAL NOISES] is used here as a descriptor.

Trivia
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 * Mabel can be heard mimicking/mocking Luna's speech when Luna is explaining the ritual.
 * Luna calls Mabel little Ophidia-- basically calling her a snake.
 * The Morehampton Asylum that Janet claims to have visited does not appear to be a real place, but Morehampton is a town in Ireland.