Board Thread:Theories Discussion/@comment-27337852-20151203161328/@comment-23.122.217.39-20160819181848

I'd say the whole case of Eve seeing the babies as apples and Meta as a bear should be viewed through Occam's razor. We have never seen anything suggest that Meta has the ability to change her shape (despite there being many instances where it would have come in handy for her), and, indeed, never seen any evidence that such a power exists period. We do however know that Eve has the power to brainwash people into seeing or perceiving things in a manner that doesn't match up with reality, and that she can accidentally use that power on herself without realizing it. So the answer with the least amount of assumptions is that her magic backfired on her.

As for Meta--again, while there's nothing saying she has a rare ability, as Octo explained, I think  it is interesting that we've never been told what the techniques she can use are. Perhaps revealing such would give away her connection to another character?