7 Callbacks and returning figures in Victor’s mother’s paintings

Warning: Spoilers ahead for From Season 3, Episode 2.of Season 3 features several callbacks to memorable locations, figures and objects thanks to Miranda’s (Sarah Booth) paintings. Viewers first learned about Miranda, Victor’s (Scott McCord) mother, just before the of Season 2 finale. The resident who has been imprisoned the longest in the city, Victor grew up in the city and the surrounding forest. Victor tells Tabitha (Catalina Sandino Moreno) that he and his mother arrived in town well before ofThe monster-repellant talismans were discovered every night in the world’s most terrifying game of hide-and-seek. However, the traumatized Victor repressed A lot.

While delving into Victor’s mysterious backstory, of‘s second outing reveals that the township’s lunchbox-toting denizen hid a bunch of his drawings in the back of his mother’s old car. When Tabitha asks Victor to show her ofs lighthouse gate, he first takes you to the car graveyard on the outskirts of town. The artwork locked inside reveals that Victor has a twin sister, Eloise. It was Victor’s mother who told her children to draw pictures of the things they saw in the cityAnd how of Season 3, Episode 2 reveals, Miranda did the same before arriving in town.

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The symbol

The glyph that haunted Jade also appears in Miranda’s paintings

It’s no surprise that ofThe mysterious symbol appeared in Miranda’s prophetic paintings of the township, although its continued appearance did not reveal its true meaning. in of Season 3, Episode 1 Tabitha wakes up in a hospital in Camden, Maine. After some aimless wandering, she realizes that Camden is Victor’s hometown. Using the return address typed in Victor’s lunchbox as a guide, Tabitha shows up at Victor’s childhood home. There, she met Victor’s father, Henry, who escaped ofS Town – Unlike the rest of his family. Confused by Victor’s lunchbox, Henry is skeptical about Tabitha’s true intentions.

Eventually, Tavia mentioned that she was, apparently, involved in rescuing the children in the tower. In fact, she’d gone to the lighthouse intending to do just that, which is when ofThe boy in white pushed her out the window and into Camden. Henry explains that his wife said the same thing not long before she and the kids disappeared. Convinced by Tabitha’s story, Henry leads her into his basement, which is full of Miranda’s artwork. Much like Victor, Miranda painted everything she saw. However, she created the art well before arriving in the township.

There are tons of easter eggs and callbacks hidden in Miranda’s dozens upon dozens of paintings, but ofThe symbol is sure to grab the attention of the viewers. At the end of season 2, Jade (David Alpay) takes Christopher’s notebook and heads into the tunnels. Instead of finding the sleeping monsters, Jade discovers cruel children weighing on stone slabs. Overhead, a bundle of tree roots form the symbol. Like Christopher before him, Jade has been haunted by this symbol ever since he arrived in town. After appearing on the walls of the tunnels and in nature, the symbol now crops up in Miranda’s art.

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The children

The pair of children who haunt Tabitha and the stone slabs both appear in the paintings

During season 2, Tabitha was haunted by the ghoulish childrenwhich appear to be in various states of decay. Most often, they would appear in her line of sight, but the strange kids in of Also shout “angkei” and touch Tabitha when she walks in the woods. Unlike the boy in white, the children don’t offer much in the way of help. Instead, they seem to be the ones who need saving. Tabitha believes they are the children locked in the tower, although she finds no evidence of that in the lighthouse.

Most of Miranda’s paintings feature ghoulish children, with very dark eyes, wide stares and dirty white clothes. Two of them often appear to Tabitha in truth The Shining Fashion, clutching hands and just staring. Based on her paintings, Miranda witnessed the same behavior. Eagle-eyed viewers can also see artwork depicting the children on stone slabs – The same one that Jade meets in the season 2 finale. There are also terrifying images of a malevolent creature, seemingly gobbling up the children, which also appears on the walls of the tunnels that ofs monsters call home.

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The servant

The central location of the city appears in Miranda’s paintings

There are not too many notable locations in ofS Town, but the diner is definitely a popular hangout spot for the townspeople. Before her tragic death, Tian-Chen (Elizabeth Moi) ran the diner, cooking three meals a day for the people living in the houses in the city. When people first enter the purgatory-like space, The diner offers some semblance of normalcy. The Matthews family is able to acclimate a little better thanks to Tian-chen’s hospitality, while Boyd (Harold Perrineau) and his family plot a new course of action in a diner booth when they arrive in Town.

Like other horror TV shows inspired by Twin PeaksThe servant in of is a touchstone. The diner also encapsulates the familiar strangeness of the townLooks like something out of Middle America. The throwback vibe to the ’50s and ’60s also aligns well with the clothes some of the creatures choose to wear. With its glowing neon sign, the diner is an unmistakable landmark for people coming into the city centre. It is not surprising that Miranda would have visions of this place long before arriving in the township. Meanwhile, the true purpose of the servant remains a mystery.

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The distant trees

Victor and his mother know the mysterious gate trees well

In some of ofIn the earliest episodes, the Faraway Trees play a large role. While on a walk in the woods with Ethan (Simon Webster), Victor tries to show his newfound friend some of the town’s peculiarities. Except for the terrible monsters that lurk around at night, The most notable supernatural feature might just be the Faraway trees. Until now, it is still not clear why Victor calls them that. It is possible he read Enid Blyton’s The distant tree novels series as a child and adapted the name to fit the strange gate-trees that appear in various locations in ofs forest.

One of the faraway trees that recurs throughout the sci-fi horror series is the Flash Tree. When Boyd ventures into the woods with Sara (Avery Conrad) to look for answers, the duo stumble upon the Flash Tree. Glass bottles hang from the tree, spinning like windmills. There is a note in each bottle. While Boyd and Sara don’t spend too much time at the Bottle Tree, Victor brings Tabitha there, saying that the Bottle Tree’s gate leads to the lighthouse. Some of Miranda’s paintings feature Faraway treesWhich have become one of the most compelling mysteries of the show.

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The lighthouse

The all important Tower from Miranda’s collection of paintings

The lighthouse, also referred to as the tower, became one of these ofs biggest symbols and mysteries. The intrigue only deepens when Tabitha passes through the lighthouse’s gate and lands in Camden, Maine. Clearly, the lighthouse – and the boy in white – wanted Tabitha to end up in Victor’s hometown and meet his father, Henry. This becomes clear when Henry shows Tabitha his late wife’s artwork. Like Victor, Miranda painted or drew everything she saw in her prophetic visions. Even so, the lighthouse stands out from other images.

Once Tabitha reveals that she was trying to save the children in the tower, Henry shares that Miranda has the same duty. On the night she died, Miranda left Victor (and Eloise) in the town’s root cellar, hoping to keep them safe while she ventured to the tower. Henry believes that if Tabitha has the same visions as his late wife, she must be tasked with the same destiny. While the big reveal doesn’t necessarily solve any of the show’s mysteries, Miranda’s artwork might just hold some crucial information about what Tabitha needs to do next.

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The Civil War soldiers

Jade’s attacker makes a cameo in the Season 3 paintings

For a while, it seemed like the Civil War soldier was going to be ofs version of the polar bear of Lost – That is, a strange detail that is completely forgotten. The fact that this figure appears in Miranda’s paintings inspires a little more faith in ofs bigger plan, however. In the first season of the show, Jade asks Jim (Eion Bailey) to help him with a very important job in the forest. Jade believes they can build a functioning radio tower, so the duo try to raise a makeshift antenna over the treeline.

While Jim is climbing the tree, Jade starts experiencing strange visions. The tree bark under his hand begins to bleed, and as he turns, a soldier dressed in a Civil War-era uniform pops out of the lawn. The Civil War soldier points his gun at Jade and fires before chasing the confused tech mogul through the woods. Finally, Jim finds a freaked-out Jade all alone in the woods. The true purpose of the Civil War soldiers is yet to be revealedBut can point to the city’s history. Unfortunately, Miranda’s paintings do not reveal much more.

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The boy in white

From the most mysterious character appears several times in Miranda’s artwork

one of of‘s most intriguing characters is the mysterious boy in white, who appears at least twice in Miranda’s collection of paintings. Initially, the boy in white appears to Ethan, waving at him from the edge of the forest in a friendly manner. Of course, given the supernatural nature of the city, It is hard to trust that the boy in white is not a malicious force. Later, Ethan tells Victor that he saw the boy in white, and Victor is surprised by the revelation. As a child, Victor also befriended the white-clad entity.

in of Season 2’s finale, Tabitha also sees the boy in white. Although she goes to the lighthouse expecting to free the ghoulish children, the young boy is the one waiting for her. The Boy in White apologizes to Tabitha for what needs to be done, insisting that the “Only wayTo help is to push Tabitha through the lighthouse window. This, of course, lands Tabitha in Camden. It seems that the boy in white is a benevolent spiritHis true nature is a mystery. Unfortunately, Miranda’s paintings do little to uncover the mystery within of Season 3.