origin of Adria's name

[kehwie]

I thought I'd attempt to spark a wee bit of discussion.  There may be other venues more likely to get a response (discussion forums and the like), but...I don't know of them.  So I thought I'd try here.  We'll see how it goes.

In the episode "Flesh and Blood,"

Comments

[ladymond]

I just wanted to offer a third option (and I believe there are strong arguments for both perspectives

[kehwie]

You know, I might just like this option best of all...really brings everything together quite nicely and ties up all those pesky loose ends. :)

[ladymond]

Thank you! I'm glad it makes sense to someone besides me :)

[aeryn_b]

Great points. I think we have a winner. It shows that Vala is probably growing a little by not exactly lying outright to either party, but possibly bending/exaggerating the truth (to Daniel like you said) in order to save face or protect herself. I like the idea of stepmom-Adria being a good person, but because she's a stepmother, there's always going to be conflicting feelings wrapped up with that for Vala. And if you're right and she helped to raise Vala even a little (like Jacek implies), then little Adria can't really read a lie. Stepmother-Adria was still a mother.

Yep, I really like this theory. Thank you for posting it for us. :)