The cat was out of the bag last week: Rudy knows Fitz is a woman. Now all that needed to happen was for Fitz to acknowledge that, and get Rudy to finally remember her as Sylphiette. When Ariel and Luke learn that Rudy has no intention of revealing her true identity to anyone else, they take it upon themselves to facilitate this much-needed development.
When Ariel asks if there are any strong memories she has with Rudy, Sylphie mentions when they bathed together and Rudy undressed her. When asked what kind of relationship she seeks with Rudy, Sylphie doesn’t hold back, telling her she’s perfectly fine having lots and lots of kids with him. She’s positively giddy at the mere prospect of finally getting Rudy to realize who she is.
Ariel discusses the plan Sylphie is to carry out. First she gets Rudy to agree to go on a one-on-one side-quest together. Then she borrows his staff and quietly makes it rain enough that Rudy can’t part the clouds, at least not without his staff. Rudy suggests they take shelter in a nearby cave. Everything is going off without a hitch for Sylphie.
When she sits shivering in the cave by the fire, Rudy offers to avert his gaze so she can change out of her cold, wet clothes. But Sylphie tells him she needs him to undress her. He tells her that he knows she’s a woman. She says she knows, but she wants him to undress her anyway. He removes her coat, her shirt, her pants, her gloves…and finally, her shades.
Once Rudy gets his best look yet at “Fitz’s” face, combined with the state of undress they’re in, he realizes that he’s looking at Sylphiette. She confirms that she is indeed Sylphie, and that she’s been waiting a long, long time to tell him that. Now that she has, she doesn’t hold back in declaring her undying love for Rudy, and demands that he never leave her side again.
Needless to say, this is a long time coming, and Sylphie’s unbridled joy at finally being remembered by Rudy is matched only by my own. Sylphie is such a good person that you can’t help but root for her to get everything she desires, even if someone like Rudy isn’t quite deserving of someone like her. A huge weight has been lifted on this season and the series at large: Rudy and Sylphie are reunited at last, and I couldn’t be happier.
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