A lot of people have been wondering why Yrsa says such a thing to Riley, but it’s quite simple if you think about it. How can love within a cluster be pathological or narcissistic?

First, let’s take the definition of narcissism into account:

nar·cis·sism

excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance.

The notion is that because you are linked to your other selves, you become of “one mind” - or in Lamen’s Terms you become one person. So basically what Yrsa is saying is that since everyone within a cluster becomes an extension of their other selves once they are all “rebirthed”, then it means that if you fall in love with a member of your cluster then you are basically falling in love with yourself. Or, in other words, you now have an “excessive or erotic interest in yourself”.

I have something simple to say to that, & it’s a rather lovely sentiment:

In order to fall in love, and I mean truly in love, one must love themselves first. This may be the most important factor when it comes to true love. One cannot completely & unconditionally love someone else unless they feel the same exact way about themselves first. Although some may think it is possible to do, trust me - it isn’t. You have to accept who you are inside & out, loving yourself unconditionally, before you can feel the same way about someone else. How else could you possibly understand the emotion to its full extent if you didn’t feel the same way about yourself as a person? I don’t think it has anything to do with ego, but rather with an inability to realize what you’re actually worth without the guidance of an inner voice telling you so.

Yrsa, who seems to be pretty bitter for reasons unknown, has an immediate reaction when she finds out about Will & Riley: she doesn’t like it one bit. We might be safe to assume that this is because she had some sort of unhappy ending in her past - heartbroken by a member of her cluster perhaps? Her comment sure came off as disappointed, envious, jealous or personal.

But on the other side of things, I’d have to agree with Angelica on this one: a sensate experiences love in its purest form, and I think this is because you are essentially seeing yourself through your lover’s eyes. So once you can love yourself the way they do, then you can fall in love with one another like no one has ever loved anyone before.

And this my friends, is why Wolfgang needs Kala. His self-hatred and jaded outlook on life can only be comforted by someone who is his polar opposite. In order for Wolfgang to love himself, Kala (and the cluster) will experience this unconditional love for him (or their “other self”) and hopefully he will learn to love himself the same way. This is also why Kala needs Wolfgang. She has never been in love, nor understands the true power behind unconditional love, and Wolfgang is going to teach her that.

I don’t care what the rumors for season two are, Kala is not going to end up with Rajan in the long run, because she and Wolfgang are literally cluster soulmates. So let’s forget what Yrsa says, because I personally think that she is 100% wrong!