Lonelygirl15

[Languorous Lass]

[laurenesque]

It's probably been said 380989440985 times before, but I think Gemma is still part of the religion. I think she just had some bad associations with the "community" so she wanted to be on her own. Doesn't mean she's any less committed to the religion though. I do see where she seems perturbed that she wasn't chosen for the ceremony, and it's almost like, "Look, you were chosen, so don't screw it up."

The consistency bothers me though because in the past two videos, she's been worried for Bree and it sounds like she thought Bree was doing the right thing by trying to talk with Daniel and such. If she watches the videos, then she would know Daniel is pretty much anti-ceremony, so I feel like she should either be mad Bree isn't doing the ceremony AND discourage the relationship with Daniel or be glad for Bree that she's getting out and reconnecting with Daniel.

That was a long sentence.
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[dawnbb]

I agree with Languorous Lass

It seems to me that Gemma was disappointed in LG15 for not taking the whole ceremony thing seriously... its not her decision to make to just not do it... they are obviously VERY controlling, that what she is saying.

She then said although she was not picked, it was still hard for her to live independently - underscoring the fact that it is difficult to leave, even for someone who is not that important. And lets face it, if you were in a community so closed, knowing nothing else (she had never tried Thai food) then you might find it hard to leave, to have no support from friends or family in anything you ever did again...

She goes on to say that they were also controlling when she liked the boy from the petrol station - and she was no longer able to see him. I am sure she would have been able to see him if he was from the commune.

The "Its your decision" bit is relating to the trust she is asking for - she is saying its your choice to trust me or not... and I hope you do.

So I think Gemma is not in the religion anymore, and she is trying to make LG realise that they are very controlling, maybe dangerous, and hard to break away from, but that maybe she should be trying, if she really doesnt want to do the ceremony.

[Luv2Skydive]

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[JacksAndDouches]

well I think it is safe to say the ceremony is not a deflowering ceremony now. I mean seriously, if that was the case, do you really think they wouldn't pick Gemma....WOW

PS Daniel had warm clothes in that previous video because he's headed to Ontario

PSS Stop taking the shots Bree ookalakka boiyaka Eieeieieieieiei

[omegawoman]

Isn't there a video somewhere where Bree's parents say something to the effect that maybe she shouldn't go through with the ceremony because she told them she snuck out with Daniel?

If this is so, maybe it isn't so hard for Bree to get out of it.

[Kasdeja]

I'm pretty much on the same page as dawn and Langorous, here.

Also, maybe Gemma couldn't be considered for the ceremony because of her age when the ceremony would take place...or even like said before that she isn't as 'high up' or her family wasn't, so couldn't be considered.

[Kasdeja]

[Lurker]

I've only been reading in the forum up until now, but I wanted to say something this time before The Creators felt obligated to run with the story in a wild, unimplied direction just because a bunch of people drew some strange conclusions.

Everything that dawnbb said is correct, and obvious. Gemma didn't imply jealousy with the part about not being chosen for the ceremony. Look at exactly what she said: "They are in charge. To be honest, it hasn't been easy for me to be here. Even though I wasn't picked for the ceremony like you were, it's been difficult for me to be independent." She's emphasizing that these people are controlling and aren't going to let Bree just say "I don't want to do it" and leave it at that.

The "I don't think you're taking this seriously enough" is in response to Bree thinking that it's even possible to just say "I don't want to do this" and that be it. She's saying "It's not your decision to make" because they will probably tell her she has to do it. The point she's trying to make is that they're controlling, even for those people like her who weren't picked for the really special things. That means that for someone chosen for this really important ceremony (Bree), they'll probably be even worse. I think Gemma's trying to tell Bree that if she's going to avoid being in the ceremony, she's going to have to start taking things more seriously in the sense that these people can't be reasoned with like normal people and aren't interested in what she wants.

And like dawnbb said, the "It's your decision" part at the end was about trusting her: "Look, I understand it's hard to know who to trust. I know that. It's your decision. I just hope you'll listen to some of the things I'm saying."

Anyway, that's all I have to say. I hope that our posts help get things on track.

[thejyav]

so...it's not up to her but its her decision to make huh...well that gave us alot to work with. Did i sense a little jelousy in her voice when she was talking about not being picked for the ceremony?

[Kasdeja]

It's not up to her in that the religion, parents, etc. will not care that she says she doesn't want to do it. It IS her decision to trust or not trust what Gemma says.

[thejyav]

[thejyav]

[quote="Kimmi-Chan"]
Anyway, now it really sounds like Bree has been chosen to do the ceremony from birth. It sounds like the whole religion to a certain extent revolves around her doing the ceremony, and they'll stop at nothing to have it completed./quote]

She's the golden child

[thejyav]