ljwrites | Micah speculation

Warning: There are spoilers for the Season 3 finale. If you're not caught up, it's best not to look!

What was Micah trying to tell Angella before she flew off? "I'm not-" Not what?

For me, the only word that can follow naturally and that makes sense story-wise is "dead," as in "I'm not dead!"

Yes, I believe this scene foreshadows that Micah, against all odds, is alive.

Think about it. Was there any other person in the "perfect world" of the portal who wasn't alive? I know that kind of skews the sample because Micah is the only named and shown character who is (said to be) dead, but every other character we saw there was alive at the time the portal opened.

The audience were meant to assume Micah was a phantasm to complete the perfect world, especially due to the lack of known dead characters in general. But if so how did he have the agency to shout something after Angella that had nothing to do with creating a pleasant fantasy for her or Glimmer? Adora also comments on him looking different than his mural, and in fact I thought he looked older with the streaks of gray in his hair.

For these reasons I think Micah is alive like everyone else in the portal fantasy. We've heard repeatedly about Micah dying, but as far as I could tell there was no grave. What if he had survived the battle, but was trapped in a place he could not leave?

The only known place where a powerful sorcerer determined to get back might be unable to leave for years is Beast Island, which has been treated as basically a Fate Worse Than Death. Even with his powers Micah might not have been able to leave, but he just may have been able to survive.

Furthermore, if Catra's order to have Entrapta shipped to Beast Island was actually carried out in the confusion, Entrapta may be meeting up with him in Season 4. The joining of science and magic may just be the thing to help Micah escape at long last and rejoin his wife and daughter--well, his daughter at any rate. I'm hoping Season 4 will finally show us that dreaded place, and maybe bring one of Glimmer's parents back when she had just lost her mom as well.

That's the sequence of events that makes the most sense to me anyway. I really enjoyed Season 3 and look forward to Season 4!

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OMG Beast Island! I would love that story line, especially as it looks like Glimmer might turn to Shadow Weaver in her grief as a substitute parent and a way to make herself strong enough to keep from losing anyone else. Michah's reaction to Shadow Weaver trying the same shit with his daughter as she did on him will certainly be interesting.

Oh man, that's a good point. With Angella gone and Hordak's bros in the picture Glimmer's going to want more power and support--and SW is NOT redeemed, she just changed sides and she never had any allegiance except to herself. The thought of a tense Micah and SW standoff is amazing! (And in fact I have wondered if Micah's marriage to Angella is part of the psychological fallout from Shadow Weaver. It may be one of the healthier consequences because the relationship seemed to be a good one, but like... you were groomed by a woman who sought superhuman power and you marry a literal goddess... yeah.)

Interesting point about the long term effects of Shadow Weaver's grooming. Do you think he's attracted to power, or that he likes that Angella doesn't seem to need his and just liked him for him.

I think it's both--Angella even turned out to be taller than Micah, which reminds me of his and Shadow Weaver's height difference when he knew her as a teenager. (She may be taller than him even as an adult--short and stocky is exactly my type in men so I approve XD) I think this was a case of Angella fitting neatly into the grooves Shadow Weaver left in Micah's mind, but in a much healthier way. I think it must have been healing to fall in love with someone so powerful who at the sam time did not hold that power over him, who respected his power without wanting to use him for it. I'm guessing Micah would have married someone quite different if it had not been for Shadow Weaver. I thought it was an excellent case of showing the deep impression abuse leaves even in the better aspects of one's life, which convinces me all the more that Micah and Shadow Weaver's story is not over.

Interesting theory! I've suspected the same thing, but you mentioned a few things I didn't notice, and I didn't think of Beast Island as the place where Micah is but it would be great if it is