Dark Winds
Warning : This contains spoilers for Dark Winds season 3 , episode 3 , " Ch’į́į́dii ( Ghosts ) "
InDark Windsseason 3 , sequence 3 , Emma at last see the truth of what happen to BJ Vines last season , and she was improbably upset , but perhaps not for the reasonableness some might have anticipated . Emma has been sidelined inDark Windsseason 3after a great plot line last yr . But the third instalment of the third season might finally see her get a large chunk of the level , as she deserve .
Emma has always kept Joe on the right side of the Navajo ghostly way and guides him consequently , such as whenshe ’s distressed about the coyote story inDark Windsseason 3 , instalment 1 . Throughout the show , Emma has been the grounding , stabilizing force that gets Joe to be sonant and more undefended , butDark Windsseason 3shows him pulling by from her and close up himself off . His reveal that he was the one who put BJ Vines in the desert is the first real competitiveness we ’ve ever envision them have , and it remains to be see if their marriage will survive his betrayal .
Emma’s Reaction To Joe Admitting That He Was The One Who Left BJ Vines Out In The Desert To Die Explained
Her Feelings Of Betrayal Have Multiple Levels
Emma ’s emotional reaction seems obvious , at first , but it ’s superimposed . She was intelligibly horrified and infuriated when Joe confirmed her suspicion : he had something to do with BJ Vines ' decease . Joe does n’t excuse to her that he did n’t in reality bump off Vines , and just left in the desert , but it does n’t really matter . Anyone would be beyond upset if they learned their better half had been involved in a murder , much less if it involved the person who had murdered their nipper . It ’s specially upsetting now that Jenna Elfman’sAgent Washington is investigating BJ Vines ' appearance inDark Winds .
Dark Winds time of year 3 , sequence 3 include a way for Leaphorn , Chee , and Manuelito to meet up , but it ’s not entirely clear why their casing are connect .
Beyond that , though , Emma feels justifiedly betrayed that Joe would make a conclusion involving that soul without her . When Joe reminds her that Vines murder their son , Emma snaps back , " ourson . " JJ was Emma ’s Logos , too , not just Joe ’s , and Joe ’s decision took away Emma ’s ability to grieve her son and the reveal of his murderer on her own terms . Emma is strong - willed , but passive and compassionate , and now , because of Joe , she has a new form of sorrow to contend with . Through his action , Joe has sully the memory of their son in blood , disrespecting both JJ and Emma in the process .
Why Joe Stands By His BJ Vines Decision
It’s Born From Desperation, Not Conviction
Joe may be standing by his decisiveness to leave BJ Vines in the desert to choke , butDark Windsseason 3 sure makes it seem like he is simply because he does n’t know what else to do . Joe gets angry and support himself in the fount of Emma ’s wrath , but it reads like a " The lady doth protest too much , methinks " situation . When he snaps , " I did what I had to do , " after her , it ’s in the defensive tone of someone who knows he ’s in the wrong . When he repeats it to himself , more piano , it ’s clear that the only person he ’s trying to convince that he did the right-hand affair is himself – and even he does n’t really believe his lyric .
In reality , it ’s not that Joe is standing by his conclusion so much as urgently cleave to it to nullify having a complete mental breakdown .
Through the first three episodes ofDark Windsseason 3 , Joe has been obsess by his decision and mentally spiraling . It all argue that , late down , Joe have intercourse he was wrong to do it and is n’t handling that knowledge well , so he ’s urgently attempt to convince himself that he had no other option . As the audience , we do it that ’s not true , and so does Emma – and it ’s sure that Joe cognise , as well , even if he ca n’t admit it to himself yet , which is why his mental health is in a dark property . In reality , it ’s not that Joe is standing by his decision so much as urgently clinging to it to head off having a complete mental equipment failure .
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Emma’s Warning Explains Why Joe Is Being Haunted In Dark Winds Season 3
His Choice Has Spiritual Consequences
at last , though , Emma is exasperate because Joe not only dragged her into this on a effectual and ethical point , but also spiritually . " Do you realize what you ’ve done ? You ’ve invite that adult male ’s spirit into our home ! " she yells . While the Navajo conceive most ghost / spirits , or " chindi"(ch’į́į́diiin Navajo ) , are not malevolent , they certainly can be if they die violently or at another ’s hand . Sometimes , they ’ll linger and interact with the strong-arm world , which can cause problems ( E. Hillerman NMU ) .
Dark Winds time of year 3 usher in a terrific fresh entity from Navajo folklore known as Ye’iitsoh & its presence has big implications for Joe Leaporn .
In that case , a " ghost unwellness " can manifest within the living , with that spirit do all way of ailments that manifest physically , emotionally , and mentally . It would certainly explain Joe ’s current deteriorate genial state . If it ’s not just his own guiltiness eating at him , but also the spirit of BJ Vines haunting him , then Joe is experience spiritual retribution for his conclusion , and it ’s a plot line first localize up at theend ofDark Windsseason 2 .
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In theDark Windsseason 2 trailer and again in the finale , Sheriff Gordo , while not Navajo , warns Joe : " If you pour down a valet , they ’re bound to you . Wherever you go in this sprightliness , they ’re with us . mayhap the next one , too . " Joe is certainly bound to BJ Vines now in every way a man can be bind to another : criminally , legally , mentally , emotionally , and now , possibly , spiritually . Joe ’s grief and cult were understandable , as was his choice . Even so , it appears Joe will spend a lifetime expiate for it – and he may never be destitute .
reference : E. Hillerman NMU
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