the symbol in season 4
sooo, i was bored in class and suddenly started thinking about how i feel like the symbol hasn't really been given enough weight so far.
in the 1996 timeline, in season 1 alone, we could see the symbol carved into trees thanks to the camera, and if i remember correctly, it was also on the circle in the attic where the girls did the ritual. but overall, they really didn't see the symbol that much themselves.
then, in season 2, we see it on the trees where Tai used to go, and Lottie also uses it on the blanket she gives Shauna and draws it on the window.
but in season 3, now that i'm rewatching it, i noticed that it's not mentioned or shown at all.
i find that kind of weird because in the adult timeline, especially in season 1, it's pretty clear that the symbol carries a lot of weight for all of them now.
i don't know how much trauma can affect your memory when it comes to something you only saw a handful of times, but personally, i don't think those few moments are enough for the symbol to become such a significant part of their trauma.
unless something happened that we haven't seen yet that gave the symbol a much deeper meaning. maybe season 4 will show us what happened and help us understand what exactly tied them to the symbol. maybe they adopted it themselves, or maybe they found something connected to it.
honestly, i'd prefer it if the show left the symbol unexplained by the end, but considering they've already said that it did mean something bad, i at least want to see how the girls ended up adopting it and giving it their own meaning.
if i'm forgetting something or got any details wrong, feel free to correct me! it'd actually help a lot 💗