Desirae Murray answers “How did you make sense of the ending? It's...”

Katherine asked this question about Circe:

How did you make sense of the ending? It's clear she's about to cast a spell by drinking from a cup - but do you think the spell is to turn human or to take her own life?

Desirae Murray Not at all, death is something that even the Olympian's dread more than immortality. All throughout Circe's eternal life she was treated with scorn, h…moreNot at all, death is something that even the Olympian's dread more than immortality. All throughout Circe's eternal life she was treated with scorn, her magic stuck fear to: Titians, Gods and mortals alike. Now, the tables have turned, she came to the realization that: "they are more dead than anything." Their "absolute power" is fueled by terror, whereas Circe magic revealed the reality of human nature. The spells she wove depends upon her true feelings, Glaucos became a god out of love; Scylla became a monster out of cruelty. That power lit rebellion to Zeus's rule; despite all these things, she refused to submit. We will never know what's in store for the Titianess of witchcraft; only that Circe is the only divinity with a happy ending. (less)

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