things from the tsunami arc that altered my brain chemistry irrevocably and eternally:
buck's hand twisted in christopher's shirt pre-wave
you're gonna be okay, kid and the hand on buck's face
the way buck cups christopher's head when he's finally got him in his arms
and the way he clings to christopher as soon as they're up on the fire truck for the rest of the episodes, always keeping chris nestled against his side or tucked under his chin whenever he's not saving people
how he freezes when he hears christopher fall in and just Knows its chris
buck finding christopher's glasses
the fact that we see the moment buck cuts himself and he doesn't even react because he's too heartbroken to feel anything else besides the grief
do i even need to mention buck carrying himself through most of LA on willpower alone?
or the black tent?
or buck calling maddie and not even worrying about telling eddie, just worrying about christopher, until he sees him at the VA hospital?
or how eddie nods as buck stammers through his explanation like he believes that its not buck's fault even as his heart is breaking over losing his child?
or the way buck hands eddie christopher's glasses?
or he was looking for buck?
how about the way eddie presses his forehead to christopher's temple?
and the Look between buck and eddie? buck, disbelieving, relieved, just utterly and completely relieved because whatever happens next, even if he never gets to see his diaz boys again, at least christopher is alive. and eddie, disbelieving, relieved, entirely and wondrously in awe of the man that kept his son safe and alive despite a tsunami.
and buck collapsing because finally, finally his job is done. nothing else matters now.
not to mention!!! the After
wait for me to come home my beloved <3
buck's whole voiceover
the way chris walks into the loft and rests his head against buck's stomach, trusting him to wrap him in a hug, and the way buck hesitates like he's not sure he's allowed
eddie pushing in, eddie, the strong silent type, filling the silence that buck would usually to try to drown (poor choice of words, i admit) out whatever thoughts are going through buck's head as he tries to object to being left alone
eddie's instantaneous, easy switch from nonchalant teasing to serious reassuring
two men five centimetres apart because they are gay!
eddie's hand on buck's shoulder and the fucking thumb on his neck... kill me :D
eddie being honest and vulnerable about his parenting
i love him enough to never stop trying and i know you do too because of course eddie has just had more than enough evidence of that, and not just evidence but tsunami-proof evidence that buck would quite literally go to the ends of the earth for christopher, but this quote, buddie or not, links buck to christopher, to that co-parent role, indefinitely and irrefutably
eddie's little comment about buck losing weight (sir... why are you paying so much attention 🤨)
and FUCK, perhaps the worst of them all, eddie pausing in the doorway, one hand on the doorframe, eyes down as he says buck's name and that little moment of hesitation before he looks up and says thank you. for not giving up.
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*laying on my back staring at the ceiling* no okay that second kiss is driving me insane actually lmao--
because, contextually, what would be the reason for NOT including it? what would be the reason for cutting it?
because, to ME at least, it would make way more sense that ed would want to go in for another kiss. even if it's just a short peck, a brush of their lips, i would think he'd want to delight in that newfound intimacy as much as he could. the walls have been torn down, the doors have been opened, so one would think he'd be so very willing. "this just WORKS."
was it something that only existed in photograph staging, maybe? same with that iconic face caress picture. like, was it maybe only taika and rhys hamming it up for pictures but not actually following exact canon?
OR, was it indeed in canon, but they wanted to just focus all energy and "oomph" on their first kiss? they wanted it to have its own iconic breathing room?
which, makes sense, i suppose. but hsdjksd you CAN'T JUST SHOW ME ANOTHER KISS THAT NEVER MADE IT ON SCREEN AND NOT EXPECT ME TO BE LIKE 🔪
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So if there's anything that's become more apparent to me this season, it's that the show needs at least 10 episodes/season. Screw "new industry standards/bingeability metrics", Wheel of Time would genuinely be better if the writers were able to just give us more of this world, delve deeper into the story, and give the characters time to breathe.
Perhaps the 8 episode model works for some shows (especially non-adapted works like Stranger Things for instance), but for an IP that's a 14-book-long epic being adapted to 8 seasons of 8 episodes...serious squashing has to be done. Though I enjoy the show, I'm still really feeling the effects of that squashing. Characters (such as Rand above) literally don't have enough time in-universe or from the viewer's perspective to train. Hell, when is Rand going to even have the time to train with Lan this season? Maybe for one scene next episode? (blah blah book spoilers...but Rand is going to need either sword or channeling skills a few times in upcoming episodes both of which he has had not nearly enough training in)
Companies like Amazon don't really care that not every show will work under the same model. They just care about $$$--whatever costs the least and earns them the most money. It's just sad to that this is what's holding back the show. :(
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