Yep, definitely something fishy about the books. Probably planted.p by the FBI guy. Another mystery is upon hearing her play the violin in the train station, how/why did Hap, recognize it? What was it about that song revealed it was played by someone who experienced a NDE inciting him to frantically find its source? How did he know she existed? It was the same thing with the Cuban singer… At the risk of being redundant, I’m still stymied by and unable to let go of all the purple. Watching it a second time, it just seemed so prominent. I wondered if purple clad people were similar or somehow linked. And some people wore lots of purple, like the teacher, and some people wore no to very little purple like Abel. And maybe the more purple they wore, the stronger the quality or experience that linked them. Another obscure observation I made was that although meek, damaged, and vulnerable, Prairie had a strength that enabled her to quietly and almost imperceptibly take control, lead and prevail over others…. For example, by the end of her meeting disguised as Steves mother, so subtly, and without being aggressive or confrontational, she had the teacher almost hypnotized, eating out the palm of her hand; and most importantly, the teacher’s feelings if anger and plans for his expulsion were literally turned upside down. And even though the OA herself disliked being touched, did anyone noticed how she firmly grabbed that teacher’s hand, saying, “you’ve lost someone, haven’t you? A parent? A friend? A sibling??” It was at that moment of physical contact that the teacher melted. (Also, how did Prairie know that the teacher was grieving a loss? I don’t think it was a lucky guess….). Also, as I mention above, in addition to prevailing her will over the dog, remember how she requested that everyone close their eyes when hearing her story? French refused at first, and she said, “okay, but will you do it for me?” He relented. (Now that I think of it, isn’t it kind of odd that she insisted that heir eyes be shut? Hmmmm.) Also, even though she was held captive by Hap, clearly not prevailing in that instance, she did seem to have some kind of power over him, like when he, with little hesitation, granted her request to feel sunshine, clearly a privilege not previously granted to the others. Also, he trusted only her, releasing her regularly to do housework. I don’t know what my point is except that she definitely had a way about her, a charisma, to almost take control others…. to bend their will. At times, it verged on being manipulative… and I almost feel guilty saying that but maybe that’s because I myself fell under her spell… Not really, but she is a character I wanted to like and trust. Regardless, she is definitely a fascinating, complex and layered character and I hope we learn the real truth about her… This brings me to my last, rambling, probably point: Although I loved the show, the nebulous ending infuriated me. I hung in there because I was riveted and dying to know how it would all go down, but it was l could almost hear the OA herself telling me, “Oh, sorry Sally, now that I have you hooked, I am going to ensure you tune in for season 2 by leaving you now with more questions than answers. Buh-bye… Homer is that you?” It felt like a cheap shot. But will I tune in the second I learn that season 2 is available? You bet. Thoughts anyone?

It definitely did not… Oh well, I appreciate the effort.

Apparently it’s Japanese, here’s the original:
“[感動・必見]盲目の女性バイオリ二スト-NYC!!”

Here is the translation: “[Touching, must see] Blind (woman) violinist – NYC!!”
You ask, I deliver. But I don’t think it bought us much though.
taylor

Hey BC,
If you send me the image, I’ll put it in the post and ask if anyone knows. email it to taylor at taylorholmes dot com.

Thanks! Interesting question.

I can’t post an image here, but it is seen at about 29:30 into Episode 8…