Warning: There are spoilers ahead for From season 3, episode 10, “Revelations: Chapter Two.“A cleverFromseason 3 theory explains who created the Talismans. The Talismans are rocks with engravings on them that can protectFrom’s charactersfrom the Town’s nocturnal monsters, but only if the Talismans are placed inside an enclosed space.Boyd Stevens (Harold Perrineau) is credited with finding the Talismans, which is shown in a season 1 flashback where he stumbles into a cave in the forest where the Talismans were left. When the monsters are unable to enter the cave, Boyd realizes the power of the Talismans, and brings them back to the Town.
The Talismans are now posted in the residents' homes, Colony House, and other buildings, which is a vast improvement over having to hide from the monsters every night. There are limitations to the Talismans, as seen inFromseason 3, episode 1, when the monsters were already waiting inside the barn for Boyd and Tian-Chen Liu (Elizabeth Moy), which made it too late for the Talismans to offer any protection. TheFromseason 3 endinganswers many long-running questions, yet the mystery of who created the Talismans remains unanswered.
Julie May Have Created The Talismans
Time Travel Makes This Theory Possible
A fascinatingReddittheory suggests that Julie Matthews (Hannah Cheramy) is the one responsible for creating the Talismans. The theorysuggests that since Julie is able to time travel, she created the Talismans and left them in the cave for Boyd to find.From’s “story walker"rules explained by Ethan Matthews (Simon Webster) are that Julie can visit the past, but cannot change anything. These rules have been confirmed by Julie throwing the rope to Boyd and being unable to save her father, Jim Matthews (Eion Bailey), even though she knew when and how he would die.
Boyd finding a cave full of Talismans has always felt overly convenient, but that may be because Julie placed them there knowing that he would find them.
However, since it has never been confirmed who created the Talismans or who placed them in the cave, Julie being the one responsible does not change anything, and it may be that she was always behind the Talismans. Boyd finding a cave full of Talismans has always felt overly convenient, but that may be because Julie placed them there knowing that he would find them. Julie can use her knowledge from the present and from her travels into the past to learn how to create the Talismans and to leave them for Boyd to find.
Julie Creating The Talismans May Connect To An Unexplained Season 1 Scene
A Monster Already Seemed To Know Julie In Season 1, Episode 2
In season 1, episode 2, Julie has her first encounter with the monsters when she and several otherFromcharactersare trying to get inside Colony House at night. One of the monsters, who looks like a teenager, waves at her and says,“Julie, don’t you recognize me?“At the time, this seemed to just be an attempt to trick Julie, who did not yet know about the monsters since she was a newcomer to the Town. If Julie is the one who created the Talismans through time travel, this may better explain the monster’s familiarity with her.
From Season 3 Finally Explains A Major Mystery About The Monsters' Ages
From season 3’s ending answers major questions about the monsters, including why they are all adults and why there are no children among them.
Julie may encounter this specific monster while traveling through time and when she creates the Talismans. He may be responsible for the bloody scratches she has on her face when she time travels to the moment where Jim dies.Julie could even have created the Talismans to protect herselffrom this monster. Since these are all things that happen to a future version of Julie during her time travel, the present-day Julie in season 1, episode 2 does not know about any of this yet, but it would explain why the teenage monster seems to know her.
Julie Creating The Talismans Still Doesn’t Explain The Meaning Of Their Engravings
The Engravings Seem To Be What Gives The Talismans Their Power
While this theory effectively connects the creation of the Talismans to Julie’s time travel, it does not address the meaning behind the Talismans' engravings.The Talisman engravings feature two stick figures encircled by a series of symbols, but the meaning of these symbols is still a mystery. The engravings seem to be where the Talismans get their powers from and why they have the ability to prevent the monsters from entering an enclosed space. Julie currently does not have the knowledge to imbue the Talismans with the power of these engravings.
In addition to being used in buildings and a cave, the Talismans have also worked inside a tent and an RV.
Through traveling further into the past, Julie may learn what the engravings mean, and how to imbue them with the power needed for the Talismans to work.From’s time travel twistoffers an elegant solution for how Julie can learn about vital secrets related to the Town’s past, which can also explain other lingering mysteries like the Talismans. Julie creating the Talismans and leaving them for Boyd would make her even more important than she already is inFrom.
From
Cast
From is a series revolving around a mysterious American town that ensnares newcomers, forcing its inhabitants to maintain order and find an escape amidst nighttime perils from the surrounding forest. The residents face threats from terrifying creatures emerging after sunset, complicating their struggle for survival.
