Mm-hmm.

And, and when he finds the mushrooms, it's literally for that.

He doesn't expect there to be any kind of, like, personal revelation or that he's gonna be, you know, he's gonna find the answers that he finds.

When little Jade says to him, "Now you're gonna see things you didn't wanna see," he means it.

Like, he sees the lives that he lived there, and he finally realizes that the monsters that have been haunting him, the ghosts that have been haunting him in his visions, are really him from the past reaching out and saying, "Listen," you know, "Pay attention.

This is really important.

We're here to try to save you, not to terrify you."

Knowledge comes at a cost

So what do you think, uh, with Jade uncovering different things this season about himself and his past selves, will this ultimately be more traumatic, chaotic, and destabilizing, or more productive and cathartic for him?

Both things can be true at the same time.

I, I...

Jade has been progressively, from the moment we met him, falling apart, and he doesn't get off easy this episode, that's for sure.

Um, a lot of old memories come to the surface.

Like, uh, like young Jade says, "Now you're gonna see things you didn't necessarily want to see." And I, I don't think that's just directed at Jade, I think that's directed at a lot of characters this episode and this season.

Um, people are gonna...

Where is Jade's head at when it comes to a future for him and Tabitha in this lifetime? Is it the last thing on his mind, or do you think that could change once she fully accepts her past?