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| Femme Fatale: Engage with caution |
"The female of the species is more dangerous of the male." That's a line from Rudyard Kipling's poem The Female of the Species (1911). That pretty much sums up Dominion's female character Arika. She's a political animal but also a creature who is into self preservation who will use anything at her disposal to further her ambition or save herself even if it means killing someone or using her sexuality.
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| Modesty does not become her |
So far I can see Arika will last a very long time in Vega. In episode 2, "Godspeed" she sat among the bodies of her entourage as they were bloody and twisted from a fatal poison (that they filed down from their fingernails) like a tigress proud of her kill. Her maidens believed that Arika would spark a war to kill David Whele for his effrontery but really Arika had other plans. Not sure what those plans are but I know they have little if nothing to do with Helena.
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| Casualties of Arika's ambition |
From what I gather from her character, I can say that Arika is ambitious, calculating, sensual, likes to be in control, decisive, and a survivor. She has little shame being that her hand maidens were very embarrassed to be walking around without their "hykas" (don't know if I'm saying or spelling that right) while Arika was perfectly comfortable going scantily clad in a two piece. I can only guess from what I know from femme fatales is that Arika may have grown up in a pretty oppressive household where the men were in control and perhaps she could have suffered some physical (if not sexual) abuse growing up. It would make sense for her to fully embrace a society that worshipped the Divine Feminine that allowed women to be in control. This environment allowed her to thrive and even become Queen Evelyn's consort (or wife whichever you want to label it). I doubt though that Arika really loves Evelyn or she wouldn't have been so inclined to sleep with David Whele.
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| Who knows what she's thinking |
Arika isn't one to show fear either. She seems the type to go through trials but see them as lessons instead of victimizing hard ships. David threatened Arika with death but with out even blinking an eye Arika said that Queen Evelyn "would mourn me. Then she would bomb Vega into oblivion." She was very confident in Evelyn's love for her. Also Arika made sure her assistant watched her tongue after she basically called her a "whore" (I guess that's what "mud woman" means): "I'm still Evelyn's consort; mind your place." I do believe with out a doubt however that Arika preferred to have a plan B to live to see another sunrise. That's more likely the reason she sacrificed her hand maidens and gave David Whele 2 options of either war or peace.
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| "Stop hatin' bitch." |
David Whele has clearly met his political adversary. I can only advise the lion to be watchful when dancing with a viper. Both characters are willing to do anything, even kill, to satisfy their hunger for power as well as survive whatever war that's coming. Arika is a wild animal that is beautiful but extremely deadly. She's the ancient feminine idea that often comes with goddesses: a loving, beautiful, sexually open woman but who is savage and deadly. Cross her at your own risk. I can't wait to see more of this character. I'm very interested in seeing Arika's real agenda.
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