My big pile of unsorted mechs
me [completely out of touch with my feelings, trying to describe an emotion]: I feel, um, glittery? buzzy. like peeling my skin off
FRIEDA LEPOLD Knight Wedding Dress
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This is exactly what it feels like to leave your room without realizing your mom has guests over
With the hiatus stretching on, I've been mulling over this line by Celia (ep. 30). It seems straightforward enough, except for the fact that "dua prima" isn't actually a thing.
You see, it was Paracelsus who introduced this idea of principles or primes when he came up with his Tria Prima. Before that, alchemists went by what's known as the Sulphur-Mercury theory of metals. But that theory views sulphur and mercury as actual substances born from the circulation of the four elements, rather than the more philosophical principles that Paracelsus talks about. I have never seen them referred to as the Dua Prima. So where is Celia getting it from?
The way I see it, this must be an intentional choice made by the writers. If it was simple flavour text, there would be no reason to swap the commonly known and googleable Tria Prima with this apparent shorthand for Sulphur and Mercury, especially since the average listener wouldn't know the difference either way. Which means that there must be a significance to it. But what does it mean?
Option A: It's a misdirection, and for some reason Celia's research into alchemy led her to gloss over the third prime (Salt). The invention of "dua prima" would then be a subtle way to convey that Celia is missing something important, which could explain why her attempts to restore the balance appear to be failing. I find his somewhat unlikely, since we're over half-way through the show and nobody's even mentioned the Tria Prima. If the twist was that the important part was actually the overlooked Salt, then the audience would have to be primed with some basic alchemy knowledge first. You can't subvert expectations if you don't first set them up.
Option B: The mention of the Dua Prima hints at the actual truth. Perhaps in the MAGP world Salt is not one of the primes, or its role is less significant. We could actually be dealing with two opposing metaphysical forces, ie. Sulphur and Mercury. In fact, I have written some posts claiming just that (here's an example, though I don't know how comprehensible it is). This is also supported by Colin's rant about sulphur and mercury, which doesn't mention salt. Since the seeds for this have been sown in season one, it's also easier to explain once we get there.
Option C: It's not that deep, bro. Just to cover all my bases.
In conclusion, this post was basically me trying to provide evidence for my outlandish Sulphur-Mercury theory, which I will henceforth refer to as the Dua Prima theory.
when I was like 14 I used to reblog these posts on here that were like "YOUR 20S ARE NOT AN IMAGINARY RACE YOURE DOING JUST FINE!!" just to be positive towards my older mutuals even though i didn't really get what they were about and I'd be in the tags like "#so true!! #everyone does things at their own pace!!" and now im 24 I'm thinking back to it and it's like Oh of course the imaginary race. Which im losing
I have reposted this before but I am always impressed by how well-thought out every spot is. There is no good place to sit. “Oh, Eomer’s cool, I’ll sit with him” but then you will have to listen to Gollum and Bilbo the entire flight. “I’ll sit with Sam!” Pippin and Merry will be turning around the entire flight to talk to him. Sure, you can sit with Elrond, but you’re going to deal with him staring down Aragorn and Arwen. You may love Legolas and Gimli, but will you love sitting BETWEEN them? Just when you see a spot that seems okay, somewhere behind or across the aisle is a terrible option. This is so good. No good seats on the LOTR plane