Oh, god, it nearly killed me, that episode. I was one of those people who was trusting in them not to kill the lesbian. For some reason. Which I now regret. I'm old and cynical enough to know better.
I just - I think I'd invested a lot of thought into how Root was going to help Shaw recover and see a little bit of what their relationship would be like as a couple. That's the thing that I'm bitter about - I wish this didn't feel so much like the whole 'one night of happiness, then the bullet' situation.
I agree that the scene with Harold on the phone was incredible - it's one of the few things that makes me want to watch the rest of the series. Good narrative decision, that one. So good and gut-punching and amazing. If it had been after we'd had a little anchoring with Root and Shaw as a couple, I'd be feeling a lot less bitter, I think.
Now I've swung back to 100% cynical, and am sure that Harold and John are going to be the only survivors. And Bear. At least they've promised Bear will be okay.
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Date: 2016-06-05 01:30 am (UTC)I just - I think I'd invested a lot of thought into how Root was going to help Shaw recover and see a little bit of what their relationship would be like as a couple. That's the thing that I'm bitter about - I wish this didn't feel so much like the whole 'one night of happiness, then the bullet' situation.
I agree that the scene with Harold on the phone was incredible - it's one of the few things that makes me want to watch the rest of the series. Good narrative decision, that one. So good and gut-punching and amazing. If it had been after we'd had a little anchoring with Root and Shaw as a couple, I'd be feeling a lot less bitter, I think.
Now I've swung back to 100% cynical, and am sure that Harold and John are going to be the only survivors. And Bear. At least they've promised Bear will be okay.