so i rewatched Once Upon A Swap the other day (for the boscha content) and i gotta say,, i think iām starting to see more into boschaās character upon watching it a second time. so letās talk ab power dynamics. we see in this episode that boscha cares a lot ab being in power.
and this seems to effect her esteem to a very high degree, bc the second she loses her sway over her friends, she suddenly cares solely ab regaining her status. clearly we see how frustrated she gets.
and i wanna focus on one line in particular. when she confronts kingluz (whatever) she says āi donāt know why they canāt remember what a weirdo loser you areā and maybe iām reading way too far into this but let me keep going just bc
her calling luz a āweirdo loserā may be way more telling than it seems on the surface. how? well if you think ab it, one of the main pull factors the idea of power can have is the feeding it does to oneās ego; it makes ppl feel like theyāre above others in some way or another.
so when boshca sees the others all drop to luzās feet, somebody they viewed as (to once again quote boscha) āa weirdo loserā, that hurts her ego. bc suddenly, not only has she lost the very power that fed said ego in the first place, but sheās now put on the same level as luz, ~
~ and arguably, an even lower level at that. and not only does it change her status now, but it possibly changes how she had viewed her status as it was from the start. bc now, her power doesnāt seem as much a big deal as it once did, bc king-luz was able to steal it so easily.
and without her power, she possibly feels like a nobody. in fact, i think deep down, her calling luz a weirdo loser was bully projection, bc in truth, thatās probably how she feels ab herself without anybody listening to her.
but i ask, well is there not SOME quality of hers that she can find solace in if power isnāt an option? well, perhaps, but what if maybe thereās something even more complex at play here?
and this is where i bring.. gasp.. amity into play ahahaha yeah get your gayass over here you aināt free of charge
so we all have gone through amityās superiority/inferiority complex a thousand times, but ignoring that, and looking at how she looks on the surfaceāor, presumably, from boschaās perspectiveāshes still that hbic rocking the top student badge.
not only that, but sheās a Blight. and we all know our pals the Blights are veryyyy powerful. and yet boscha hangs out with amity. so iām here thinking, what if she feels as though sheās constantly in amityās shadow?
recall this scene from Hootyās Moving Hassle. at first it just seems like āoh yeah theyāre bullying them cool nothing muchā but look at how it almost seems as though boschaās trying to get amity to agree with her? perhaps i would go as far as to say sheās trying to impress her?
and just look at how when amity calls it off, boscha and the rest of them listen, like shes their leader. and if amityās the one with the power, then maybe boscha just wants to be approved by someone whom she views as above her. (whether sheād admit to thinking that way or not)
and itās similar when boscha IS the one with the power; maybe itās just that all she really wants is the approval of others, bc she canāt seem to find it in herself.
especially if amity is always above everyone regardless, that possibly weakens her confidence in herself to lead in anything, bc amity holds the throne (donāt even start singing it ik youāre thinking ab it too)
sheās just a case of wanting to feel like SOMEBODY bc without some type of following she just feels like NOBODY. and thatās probably also why sheās always taking selfies and posting on pennstagram; bc sheās just trying to be āin with the crowdā so she doesnāt fall out of it.
the last thing i wanted to point out was when i was thinking to myself āwell what does she have that amity DOESNāT?ā and at first i thought ab how sheās in a different coven, but that didnāt cut it. so then i considered how she plays grudgebee(i hope thatās how you spell it)
and from the promo, she definitely seems to come off as being cocky on the field, but if all goes as youād expect, weāre likely going to see boscha lose to luz (no pun intended i swear-) and if thatās the case, itās only going to hurt her esteem more.
regardless, iām looking forward to seeing how it plays out, bc i think boschaās arc would have a lot of potential if itās done right. anyways stan the baddest bitch at hexside

K SO AMITY ALSO PLAYS GRUDGBY IF IM LOOKING AT THE PROMO RIGHT SO OUCH
