I think the trigger is supposed to be the pic of the mandala showing up in the temple, closely followed by the freaky Leoben dreams. I don't think they quite add up for me, but I guess that plus the Oracle's foreboding message and seeing the raider in the clouds and no one believing in her.... it all piles on. But I agree that it's not set up with a ton of thought or foreshadowing.
The moment when the breeze rifles through her hair at her mom's bedside and she closes her eyes is the moment that looks like peace to me. A lot of folks wondered if all the "goodbyes" earlier in the episode hinted at Kara knowing she was going to die. I think you could read it that way.
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Date: 2010-07-04 09:52 pm (UTC)The moment when the breeze rifles through her hair at her mom's bedside and she closes her eyes is the moment that looks like peace to me. A lot of folks wondered if all the "goodbyes" earlier in the episode hinted at Kara knowing she was going to die. I think you could read it that way.