4x04 non-reaction

I've tried to write up reactions to this episode several times, but I'm not making progress beyond a bunch of jumbled impressions and malformed logic. It's going to take me a while. This one hurt so much more than I expected or was prepared for.

An attempt at reaction: 4x04

( Kurt/Blaine-centric discussion of 4x04, so spoilers )

Symbols, Kurt, & an archetype in transition

Very quick meta because I was thinking about the ram statue in Kurt & Rachel's apartment. It adds to the changing symbols surrounding Kurt in NYC. He's not getting the wings and flying things so much; he's getting symbols of power and virility and aggression (shark [teeth], the wolf, and now the ram).

The ram is definitely a rebirth symbol associated with Spring and the Sun. The sun, of course, in Jungian terms is the actualization of Self. Which means, I think, Kurt is in transition from being an Animus archetype into his full self. Which makes sense given how much he is flourishing in NYC (the meltdown with Blaine aside).

So yay, Kurt!

We see the ram behind Finn though, so maybe we're meant to be associating its implicit virility with Finn's continuing quest To Be A Man. Or, it could be both.