I kinda want to laugh at the idea that burning the heart-shaped herb means the plants are gone, like FUCK…have you ever weeded a garden in your LYFE?? You WISH burning plants killed them, holy shit. Those plants’re gonna come back even thicker AND they’ll have extra fertilizer from the ash compost. They’re vibranium plants, those roots run deep.
Attendants: Are you sure? That’s gonna set us back, like, a whole six months…
Erik: YES I’M SURE. I WANT THEM GONE.
Attendants: …We’re just not gonna mention that this won’t actually get rid of them.
Basically, I think the whole nation of Wakanda was like, “We’re gonna humour this guy to achieve our own ends until we can find a way to get rid of him.”
Yes!
Also, I imagine trips to the astral plane could be pretty stressful, depending on the current state of events, confrontations with previous kings.
While T’Challa’s trip was peaceful, there had to of been a previous ruler or two that wanted to destroy the grove for whatever reason.
While the Dora Milaje are loyal to the throne, the priestesses and attendants are loyal to the future Kong’s/queens of Wakanda.
That grove was fine.
Also I mean, Killmonger grew up in the inner city, he fucking didn’t know how plants worked.
HeLL YES to the point that (brutalized) urbanization does nobody any good, and it’s also worth talking about how this is in many ways by design, especially in places that literally make it illegal to garden on vacant lots.
And I had to share your tags, they are too perfect.
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