Let’s Talk About Lisa and Cody

So, friends, I may be just a biiiiiiiit biased

Just a tiny bit

Many in the fandom have already pointed out Lisa and Cody’s similar appearances(pale, blue eyes, black hair), and how Lisa seems to have something supernatural going on(she looked towards the direction of Isaac’s blast, she grappled Hijack when he was possessing Jeff, and also the head spinning thing she did in front of Violet which is very akin to Davy).

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And the fact that Lisa, despite knowing Cody is part of the student council, lets him in her store.

Honestly, there isn’t a ton of groundbreaking evidence that these two are definitely related, and Lisa’s has been speculated to be some sort of Fey due to the name situation with Suzy but an argument can be made.

Anyways, what gravitates me towards this idea that Cody and Lisa are related has less to do with anything concrete and more to do with duality.

With respect to

Davy is both a business owner and the chief of police.

While Cody is the president

And Lisa is the owner of the school store

And these facts lead me to believe that Cody and Lisa reflect those two aspects of Davy.

But they also have a lot in common, and the way they carry themselves suggests a shared home environment. Davy is an ambitious person, and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that both Cody and Lisa took these leadership positions.

All three switch demeanors without warning, probably to throw people off- but also, being a public figure discourages people from displaying their more vulnerable side.

Cody has a bad habit of snapping under pressure and Lisa kind of chickened out of her conversation with Violet which indicates these kids don’t know how to handle emotional situations or talk to people on a sincere level without some kind of facade.

Authority plays a big role in their lives. Cody threatened Stephen with suspension. He wanted “punish” Hijack, and used his presidential status to order Davy out. And Lisa derived great pleasure in blackmailing Max and Suzy. There is frequent usage of power and rank, and maybe Cody and Lisa see it as something necessary for the greater good. Maybe these are the only moments where they feel like they any sort of agency. Davy also tends to use force and mind games, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the two picked up on those behaviors.

On a more optimistic note, Davy might have passed on his knack for trickery and wordplay.

It makes sense given the potent nature Vampire Rules.

The last thing I want to adress is their dynamic

And how the whole Student Council vs Store battle feels like play fighting

Do I think Lisa and Cody get on each other’s nerves sometimes in the way siblings do? Yeah, definitely. But a lot of this reads as middle school roleplay. It reads as a year long game of Hitball these two orchestrated because it gave them attention and it gave them something to do at lunch. Cody is a naturally competitive person. He loves games.

And despite being on opposite sides of “law”, Cody and Lisa are in the same friend group. We even see them next to one another as Hijack leaves the gym and so far, Cody and Lisa haven’t said a bad word about each other. Maybe the worst was Cody saying that Lisa’s faction were “hardly freedom fighters” but he also goes along with the narrative that the president is this nebulous figure in the same scene. When Violet was scolding Cody, Lisa didn’t say anything, nor did she comment on Cody when Violet was ranting about him. And likewise Cody didn’t tell Max, “ohhh watch out for Lisa” and seems to let her do her thing regardless of how rest of the student council feels. So I think they know when to give the other person space and what buttons not to push.

Not sure how convincing all that is or if it has any merit at all, but these are just the things that pull me towards the sibling theory. Cody and Lisa have a really interesting dynamic. It’s not always apparent, but something is there if you squint. Whether that something is blood relations, frienship, rivalry, or all of the above remains unknown but I’m excited find out.