06-11-2014, 07:24 PM
(06-09-2014, 09:06 PM)pale boy Wrote:(06-09-2014, 07:46 PM)wfmyers1207 Wrote: The thing that disturbed me about this episode was the cremation of the wesen mummy at the end and everyone acting as if this were a reverent thing to do. To the ancient Egyptians, the destruction of the body meant condemning that person to eternal oblivion. That is why they took such great pains to preserve the body of the deceased.
The worst punishment that they could inflict was to execute a criminal and then dismember their corpse and throw it to the crocodiles in the Nile River. Only the most vile criminals were subjected to that. The Wesen Council couldn't find a crypt to place this persons remains in?
Maybe wesen have an over-arching belief system that trumps local or ancient religions? That's the best possible explanation I can think of ... Otherwise it's just modern disregard and disrespect for ancient cultures. The fact that they burned something with that amount of historical significances is a bit sucky.
Well, that doesn't work for me because in several episodes we have seen wesen participating in the overall cultural beliefs. In the first season Monroe says to Nick: "Of course I go to church, dont you?" And then in season 3 episode 5, with the corrupt preacher and his wesen congregation. So. it would seem that there are many wesen with different beliefs. Wesen Hindus, Christians, Jews, etc.. The only thing that might link them together would be a strong reverence for ancestors (re: the beati paoli), but this too would preclude the destruction of the mummified anubis. Reverence for ancestors almost always includes the preservation of their remains.