Real Life Barriss

I can sleep much better at night knowing that Agatha kissed Rio, not for Billy, but for herself. Because no, that’s not how Nicky died but in the moment she realized that Rio didn’t do anything wrong and she’s been harboring this hate and resentment for this women she loves so deeply (the only woman to see the good in her and love her so unconditionally) for so long and she was tried of denying her feelings any longer. And she could’ve so easily just walked with Rio to the end of her life but instead decided the last thing she wanted to do was kiss the woman she loved most. She missed her. She loves her. And I think that’s so clear by the way she gently caresses Rio’s face and wipes away her tear, keeping her hands on Rio’s face as long as possible because she goes.

To add on to my previous post about the “Another woman’s son” line of Rio’s:

It also is giving “So you wanna hang out this kid but you can’t even face OUR son and be with him.”

Like I can see how watching Agatha and Billy would be so painful for her and another reason she’d tell her “that boy isnt yours,” it’s like a harsh reminder of all the history between them and their son and how Agatha is just getting all motherly with this other boy that isn’t just not hers, but not Rio’s.

To Rio this could be seen as her moving on from Nicky which of course isnt true but thats not how she’d see it. He’s a part of her too so it’s like they are both forgotten to Agatha

Funny… “Why do you hate me still?” Could also apply to Rio. Like Agatha having anger at her for some time I can see. But not hatred. Not for centuries. Just not like this.

“This WALK with another woman’s SON on a road that doesn- “ exist….

God that line kills me. Just the jealousy and anger in it. The use of “another woman” because she feels so tossed aside for something she had no choice doing and did as gently and kindly as possible.

Rio is mourning so so so much. She is mourning Nicky, her heartbreak with Agatha, and she is having to watch the love of her life galavanting like this bonding with this new boy while she is left to grieve THEIR own son all alone. I’d be broken and angry too.

“She is my scar” makes absolute sense to me

Nicky is def their baby 🥺 he even looks just like Rio but has Agatha’s eyes. Perfect casting 😭

So I especially dont get why Agatha could hate Rio so much when their boy looks so much like her

the agathario kiss is giving me flashbacks to killing eve and how shitty that was treated. They were all alluring that Agatha and Rio had this great complicated love story yet we saw nothing of that in the flashbacks and Agatha died right after the kiss

the way Rio CHOSE not to show her skull face so that she didn’t scare Nicky and told him to kiss his mom and held his hand ??!!! i’m in tears

Maybe I'm just a sad hopeless romantic with too much hope but that finale was disappointing. Obviously I loved the kiss sosososos much, but I needed their backstory so bad

YES YES YESSSS WHERE WAS THE ROMANCE?! THE BACKSTORY?! WHAT HAPPENED?!

Rio offered Agatha mercy and took Nicky in the most peaceful and respectful way possible, I just don’t understand the level of hatred. Losing a child would undoubtedly be hard but…Rio can only do so much. I don’t know I felt awful for Rio, she truly loved Agatha so much only for it to be futile.

Well, they didn't stick the landing you guys.

They just undid all of the development Agatha went through by letting her continue as a ghost. Which isn't to say death was the only way, but in continuing as a ghost, and in all her conversations with Billy afterward she... hasn't changed at all.

She's still fine with killing other witches. She still never had to face Nicky. She kind of accepted Rio and death, but she never had to go with her, never had to actually die. It should have ended with a shot of Rio leading Agatha into the afterlife, hand in hand.

Big spoilers for Agatha ep 7

This episode FUCKED ME UP.

Like I always loved Lilia but I swear this episode was a personal attack because I felt to some extent just the disorientation that comes with memory issues.

Now of course I’m not going in and out of time but I have trouble remembering things and have to keep multiple lists to keep up.

And sometimes I blurt out things either random or stuff I know I need to do. It can put ppl off because it can seem like I’m rushing them or being odd. But really it’s because of something I previously forgot that came back to me and it’s like I’m brought back for a second and I’m terrified I will forget again and something important will not get done.

Much like Lilia blurts things out and takes action quickly before she loses time again. So the way this part of her and the way she hated that about herself until now when she realized it’s a part of her that is good. Maybe that’s why she was dressed up as the only good witch, as Glinda, whereas the rest of her coven were bad witches.

It is to highlight that her witchiness, her divination is a natural part of her and not an inconvenience even though it has caused her so much pain in her life. The way she took out the entire Salem Seven because of how she embraced herself was so badass and empowering and I just felt like crying.

It just touched that part of me I never get to see shown in a positive way because I’m usually inconveniencing myself and others so I’m just all up in my feels now and needed to write this whole ass essay about Lilia and what a wonderful character she was to watch.

Agatha's Costume Designer understood the assignment 🙏🔥

Agatha All Along in general but especially Agatha and Rio are so fucking special to me and I cannot be normal about this...

We are finally not being queer-baited. Whether they seal it with a kiss or a flashback scene or a happy ending it doesn't matter. We have confirmation that those two women were and still are deeply in love.

It's two mature women. No weird age gap, no mentor-pupil dynamic, no disproportionate power play. I find coming out and setting into your queerness stories incredibly important but it is so refreshing to see a story where the discovery and accepting that your queer isn't the focal point. They just are who they are and neither them nor the people around them had a big dramatic reaction to it like it's something strange or unexpected. They just ARE and my god is that beautiful to witness ❤️

Their softness, connection and care for eachother is so heartbreaking. Agatha smiling and leaning into Rio when talking about her scar cause Rio already knows, Agatha melting just by having her hair played with, Rio refusing the kiss cause that would be taking advantage of Agatha's weak moment, making sure she knows that Teen isn't her son, Rio regretting what she had to do for centuries. I am losing my mind over here

The whole cast is mature women (well, + Joe haha) which again, refreshing as hell to see. And I love how the focus isn't just completely on Agatha. We get constant glimpses into everyone. Jen saved the day twice already. Alice had her beautiful moment in e4, Teen is basically their spirit guide with his spell book. Adore that lil funky boy Agatha technically kidnapped but whom she very obviously cares for more then she would like to. Lilia is my favourite of this new found coven family. Her and Agatha are the oldest and have seen the most and suffered through so much. I think that's why she softened up to Agatha and vice versa. Beside Teen, Agatha seems to be the softest towards Lilia like when she had her hallucinations and she didn't mock her but reassured her it's ok and Lilia's constant blurting out of prophecies like "Protect Agatha" 😭😭. I could go on for ages about all of their dynamics.

And everything about the production and the actors themselves being SOOO invested into the story and clearly loving what they do.

I don't give a shit about Marvel in general but damn, they got me with this one. Canonically gay witches, Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza, musical numbers and then they throw in miss icon legend mother Patti Lupone on top of it all. I am in every possible way the target audience

The talk about how witches, monsters and in general creatures feared by the wider population are so very deeply queer coded is for another day but AAAAAAAAAAA I love everything about this show so much I might just explode

THIS FUCKING THIS. You put the words to my thought-feelings-slosh mess in my head thank you!!!!

It’s the way Agatha and Rio feel so grounded and real and mature yet still passionate and messy but not predatory. Beautiful and sexy but not oversexualized but also not sanitized for the homophobic audience they’re just raw and perfect

agatha being so quick to say rio has no scars just say you two have explored each other's bodies in such ungodly ways the church is about to put a hunt for your heads

Agatha Harkness and Rio Vidal AGATHA ALL ALONG (2024) 01x04 | "If I Can't Reach You / Let My Song Teach You"