Demon Riley goes crazy, honestly. In a good way. I know its a sad metaphor, but monster girls are always cool 🙂

Regarding those drinks… Pineapple juice + blended up strawberries + a bit or lime + sprite. My favourite pink sparkly mocktail 😉 btw, has Riley never had alcohol or am I misunderstanding what Blaire meant?

Would.

I love the ambiguity of the shot on Riley’s fingers around the glass. Clearly she isn’t having a great time, but why? Is it the lingering doubts about the Blaire-and-Faith situation? Or does she have complicated feelings about drinking and Blaire is pushing a completely different boundary?

We know that Riley grew up in a high control group, but she’s clearly been out for some time and has left a lot of their teachings thoroughly behind her — as the last scene shows 😂. I’m sure this isn’t the first time she has had an opportunity to drink something, so perhaps the fact that she hasn’t actually has a reason.

I wonder what experiences she has made with drinking / drunk people. It can be a pretty difficult subject for people, and if she does have real reservations about drinking and Blaire is choosing to ignore that, then that could be a really difficult moment for Riley, especially when she’s already so off-kilter from her realization.

It’s interesting because some of Blaires most sympathetic moments have been situation where she tried to give Riley an experience she missed out on during her childhood (like in the zoo) but at the same time some of her worst moments have stemmed from a similar impulse (making Riley try on dresses so she doesn’t miss out on all the ‘fun’ just because she was forced to wear them as a kid and didn’t like it). I don’t think we know anything about Riley’s stance on alcohol, but presumably Blaire knows more (since they have talked enough about the subject that she knows Riley hasn’t ever drunk alcohol), so it’s hard to know whether this is (at least feasibly meant as a) nice gesture on her part or her pushing a subject that really doesn’t need pushing, which she should know.

The third eye has opened and the claws are out, yeeeees!!! 🎉

riley still seems more like she’s in the doubt and confusion stage rather than anger yet, but seeing the claws reminds me of the lyrics in taylor swift’s Mad Woman

Every time you call me crazy
I get more crazy
What about that?
And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry
And there’s nothing like a mad woman
What a shame she went mad
No one likes a mad woman
You made her like that
And you’ll poke that bear ’til her claws come out
And you find something to wrap your noose around
And there’s nothing like a mad woman

if riley is feeling any anger towards blaire’s constant suggestions of inserting sexist ideology into their lives, i think she’s repressing it but she’s still feeling the effect of it. she’s not ready to be the “mad woman” that faces the “noose” yet, but she’s certainly being poked a lot.

Absolutely adore the double symbolism in this page!! The dots,, they are connecting

Other womyn have already pointed this out but Riley’s eyes only showing when shes being truthful to herself is CHEFS KISS but I also adore the double symbolism of the three eyes- both showing that Riley herself is potentially feeling like a monster (She potentially thinks shes stirring the pot/causing a ruckus by bringing up Blaire’s… less than savory actions (Thinking a gnc girl is actually an “egg” etc etc. I could and have rambled on length about Blaire and how much I both loath and adore her character) on top of the fact that she potentially thinks she’s committing a sin via drinking alcohol. The kind of mindset that the (im guessing religious) community Riley was raised in takes a lifetime to work through so I can only imagine the kinda hell shes in right now,,,) but also the metaphorical opening of the third eye- an insight into knowledge and clairvoyance for said person. The truth is an ugly but freeing thing and while I understand Riley is a very closed off person- always stepping around potentially dangerous conversations, always mindful of what shes saying how shes saying it etc etc- I do hope the alcohol loosens her tongue. Justtttt a teensy tiny bit!

ALSO. I SEE. MY GIRLLLLL. SARDONICAAAAAAA.

(Sweating absolute bullets bc i KNOW in my heart whatever happens (probably after the house party) will result in them breaking up but I am so anxious bc like other womyn have pointed out throughout the years Riley and Blaire have such a uneven power dynamic that its STRESSING me to know that Blaire has a family member above Riley that can fire Riley at the drop of a hat. Stressing. Worrying even.)