Legend of the Seeker – Three things we learned about Cara

So what did we learn about Cara this week (besides the fact that she’s preternaturally awesome)?

Revelation #1: She had a son with Darken Rahl. Surprise! I didn’t think Rahl would let any of his Mord-Sith get pregnant in the first place. How can they kick butt and torture innocent people while they’re with child? And those red leather outfits probably don’t come in maternity sizes. While Darken Rahl and Cara always had sizzling chemistry, this twist was too weird to last. And while I’m sorry for Cara that her dastardly baby daddy snuffed out Rahl Jr. at birth, I’m also relieved that we don’t have to follow this tangent any further.

Revelation #2: Cara has a girlfriend named Dahlia … and their scenes might just wear out the rewind button in the homes of fanboys everywhere (If you haven’t seen the episode yet, don’t get too excited by my hyperbole — it’s mostly just kissing). What’s interesting about this to me is that in Blood of the Fold (sequel to Stone of Tears), Richard has three Mord-Sith who serve as his bodyguards — Berdine, Cara, and Raina — and Berdine eventually reveals to Richard that she and Raina are lovers. So in Seeker, although we don’t have Berdine or Raina, that aspect of their characters seems to have been absorbed into Cara.

Revelation #3: Cara has been broken. Call me gullible … but I admit that when she busted Zedd out of Rahl’s lair, I almost believed that she had survived the enhanced Agiel treatment. But that would have been such a cop-out way to end the episode, wouldn’t it? I really like having bad Cara back. We sometimes forget about the brutality that shaped her. She made so much progress over the course of the season, to the point that last week she admitted her affection for Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd. Now that she’s rejoined the Mord-Sith, the contrast between her before and after is that much stronger.

In other news … Richard and Kahlan finally found the Stone of Tears! *GASP* Admit it — you thought they were lost and Richard was just pretending to know where he was going because he didn’t want to stop and ask for directions.

The Stone was being guarded by a bunch of creepy people in a land protected by a magical boundary. The Stone’s guardians were the only aspect of this episode that I did not enjoy. That Asa fellow had the most annoying smile, and his weird people would have fit perfectly in an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. I thought the simultaneous praying/chanting was cornier than Iowa. Come on, writers … let’s move past the cliche portrayal of religious people. That’s either being lazy, or dumbing it down for the audience — much like reducing the Sisters of the Dark to ninja banshees.

Despite that small gripe, I enjoyed this episode a lot. Richard and Kahlan talked a lot about having babies together, even as they acknowledged that they can’t be together because of Kahlan’s magic. But Richard tells Kahlan that he doesn’t think her magic will harm him because “I can’t possibly love you more than I already do.” That is, in fact, the answer to their problem. I’m sure they’ll figure it out soon. We only have two episodes left after all.

What did you think of “Eternity?” Leave a comment and share your thoughts.

Clacked by Ruby T.
on May 09, 2010 @ 10:00 EST5EDT