Katla Season 1 was very deceptive. It was written in a way to suggest that there was
a happy ending, but as Ramsay Bolton once said, if you think this has a happy ending,
then you haven t been paying attention. In truth the ending was brutal.
We are going to go over a few things today, such as which Grima died? Did Kjartan kill
the original Asa? Why does the picture of Jesus look like Grima and Asa s father, Thor?
And who are the 8 new changelings? Let s start by calling out the unreliable
narrators. Darri came to the conclusion that the Mikael
Changeling was a manifestation of his thoughts. He and his wife then used that logic to justify
the drowning of their own child. They treated the kid as if he were not a real human. As
if he was just there to help them fix their marriage. But that s not what happened. They
just killed their kid. A psychotic kid, no doubt, but the Mikael Changeling was a living
human. And they killed him. Grima had similar thoughts. She allowed her
sister to drown herself because she assumed that the Asa Changeling was sent to her with
a purpose. She thought the Asa Changeling s purpose was to help her get over the loss
of her sister. In other words, Grima thought that it was all about her. But it wasn't.
When Grima met her own Changeling, one of the first things that she asked the Grima
Changeling was: what is your purpose? And the Changeling responded: what is your purpose?
Touche. In contrast to Grima, the Grima Changeling
was warm and gentle. She was happy. She wasn t still mourning the losses of her mother
and sister. She wasn t angry at her father and she still loved Kjartan.
And the Grima Changeling felt entitled to life. So right away, she put on Grima s clothes,
repainted Grima's walls and rearranged Grima s furniture. She even slept with Kjartan.
Why? Because she thinks of him as her husband. After all, she is a version of Grima.
But eventually, the original Grima had enough of it. So she got the gun and one bullet to
play Russian Roulette. Grima is in the yellow tanktop, and the Changeling
is in the blue tanktop. Grima took the first shot, the Changeling took the second, Grima
took the third, and the Changeling took the fourth. Then Grima raised the gun for the
fifth shot. But she must have decided not to pull the trigger. Because the fifth shot
was taken by the Grima in blue. The Changeling. That meant, the final shot should have been
taken by the original Grima. But that doesn't mean that she actually did
it. There are two options. The original Grima may have played fare and shot herself. Or
the Changeling may have decided to take one for the team. But if the Grima Changeling
was willing to sacrifice herself, then why would she have waited until the last bullet?
So personally, I believe that the original Grima died.
But even if that is true, that does not mean that we have seen the last of Grima. Or the
last of Asa. Or the last of the two Magneas. And we may not have even seen the last of
crazy little Mikael. Because the final scene showed at least 8 changelings. And the show
has hinted at Season 2 being about vengeance. Let's take a step back.
Katla is the volcano. Darri went down below the glacier line and discovered that the Katla
volcano was formed by a meteorite a long, long time ago. Darri also discovered that
the meteorite does not share characteristics of any known rock formation, which implies
that the meteorite came from outside the solar system. The meteorite is still down there,
so whenever Katla erupts, as it has been for the last year, she spreads small fragments
of the meteorite around the glacier. And the meteorite s substance has supernatural powers.
People and animals in the area are replicated as Changelings.
One of the folklore stories that Bergrun told was about a farm maid back in 1625. The farm
maid had a child out of wedlock so she sacrificed that child, and then her finances improved.
But she never forgave herself for doing that. Then, year after year, the locals would find
the dead body of a baby in the highlands. So eventually, the farm maid went up there
in the autumn and found the child before it died. Turns out, the child was hers. So she
raised it. But when the child turned 13, he killed his mother while she was sleeping and
then vanished. Who knows if that story is true. But do not
be surprised if Mikael shows back up in Season 2 for vengeance. Because the Season 1 Mikael
Changeling hated his father. But if he returns in Season 2, he will likely hate his mother
as well. Then we've got Magnea. Gisli abused both Magnea
and the Changeling Magnea. So they drove off and seemingly died in the latest eruption.
But Magnea s son Einar loved her. So he will miss her, which means, he may unknowingly
summon a new version of her. And if the new Magnea Changeling remembers what Gisli did,
or if the son tells Magnea that Gisli tried to kill the original Magnea, then the new
Changeling Magnea may try to kill Gisli in Season 2.
And the character who we should be most excited to see return is Asa.
As a child, Asa saw her father Thor cheating on her mother with Gunhild. She told her mother,
and later, her mother took her own life. This may explain why the original Asa was an alcoholic.
The Asa Changeling didn't like drinking, but she still suffered from depression and ended
up giving up on life. Unfortunately, her sister Grima let her go.
But the Changeling Asa had been rebuilding her relationship with Doctor Vigdis. So Vigdis
is going to miss Asa, and thus, Dcotgor Vigdis may unknowingly summon another version of
Asa in Season 2. And if Asa returns, she may also return with vengeance. Hear me out.
About a year ago, Asa was on a rescue mission. Her snowmobile malfunctioned, and she was
left behind. Later, her snowmobile was found in a crevasse, which led people to believe
that she died out there. But she didn't. Her body was found underneath a building. And
one of the first things that the Asa Changeling said was that she remembers being stuck by
a needle. Since her brother-in-law, Kjartan, hated her,
he has got to be the prime suspect. Kjartan may have used a needle to kill her
and then tried to hide her body under the shed. That would explain why he tried to prevent
Grima from going to identity the body. Because he was the killer.
But another option is Gisli. Gisli was not fond of his son dating Asa, since she was
such a party animal. And we know that Gisli is a disturbed man.
He once commented on how sometimes, he had to drive Asa home, half clothed. And when
discussing her reappearance with his son Einar, Gisli s hypothetical scenario was that someone
drugged her and raped her. That lines up perfectly with Asa s memory of a needle.
So if anyone killed Asa, it was probably, Gisli.
And we may see a second Gisli in season 2. Because Einar disowned his father. He explicitly
told him, you are dead to me. That is the same type of feeling that Kjartan had for
Grima. It may have been the reason the Grima Changeling was created. So who knows. Einar
may summon a Gisli Changeling. And we re not done yet. Get ready for this
one. Einar told the Asa Changeling that the painting
of Jesus looked a lot like her father. A man who just so happens to have the name of a
god: Thor. Hang on to that one for a second. In episode 6, Grima asked the Changeling Grima:
who made you? And the Changeling said, I think I was just born. And Grima responded, No.
You weren't born. I was born. And the Changeling like: what s the first thing you remember?
That back and forth was fishy. Is the quote unquote original Grima even the original Grima.
She sure thinks she is, but is she? Or was she also born a Changeling. Because who actually
remembers their birth? I don't. Do you? Grima believed that Asa served her purpose
by helping Grima to move past the loss of her sister. But Grima was not able to move
past the loss of her mother. And she wasn t able to embrace her husband Kjartan. So
maybe it s a good thing if the Grima that survived the Russian Roulette was the Grima
Changeling. The Magnea Changeling drove off with Magnea.
That may have been the Magnea Changeling s purpose.
And the Gunhild Changeling brought Thor and Gunhild back together. In the process, Gunhild
learned that Bjorn s disability was not her fault. And Bjorn has been reconnected with
his father. On top of that, the Gunhild Changeling also convinced Asa that the love she has for
Thor is real. So if Asa returns, she doesn t have to hate her, or the original version
of her. And since the Gunhild Changeling disappeared, and we saw the original Gunhild let down her
hair, there s a chance that the original Gunhild stays with Thor and her son. That d be nice.
But Darri and Rakel believed that the Mikael Changeling s purpose was to help them move
on from the loss of their crazy son. And they have. Their relationship is now healing. But
do Changelings actually have a purpose? Because if so, that change came at the cost of these
two people s lives. How is that a good thing? The glacier has caused supernatural events
for hundreds of years. Both dead and living humans are reborn as Changelings. Even animals
such as the crow, the horse, the sheep, and this cow here - with the ash all over it are
Changelings. Doctor Vignis may unknowingly summon back
Asa. Einar may summon back his mother Magnea. And Einar may even summon a better version
of his father Gisli. And there are other outstanding questions such as: Did Gisli drug, assault,
and kill Asa? And who are these 8 changelings?
But there may be much bigger questions about all of these people. Are they all Changelings?
And even if he doesn't realize it, is Thor a god? Or rather, considering the fact that,
off-screen, at the beginning of this season, Thor visited the glacier for the first time
in three years, which is exactly how long ago Mikael died. And considering the fact
that Thor loves taking care of things, such as the cats, and Thor loves fixing things,
such as the truck, the piano, and so much more. Considering the fact that the Crow flew
to Asa and Rakel crowned Mikael s castle with a not so random white feather, is Thor somehow
connected to all these changes? A lot of outstanding questions. One thing
s for certain though. If Mikael returns his parents better not neglect him. They better
show him love or else everyone should hide your birds and your fathers. Hide your mothers
and your kids. Because Mikael is a painter. A painter who only uses red.