every system has a flaw

R : Hey, sweetie, you busy?

S : A little. Skip the verbal foreplay, Root. Why you calling?

R : Can’t a couple of gals take a little break from work to catch up?

S : I’ve been arrested and you’re fighting an AI apocalypse so, no, we don’t have time to catch up.

R : Well, there’s no need to be rude.

S : I am not having this conversation right now.

R : There’s no time like the present, Sameen. Why are you so afraid to talk about your feelings?

S : [Scoffs] Feelings? I’m a sociopath. I don’t have feelings.

R : And I’m a reformed killer for hire. We’re perfect for each other. You’re gonna figure that out someday.

*Just look at that face ❤ *

S : Root, if you and I were the last two people on the face of this planet …

R : An increasingly plausible scenario given Samaritan’s plans.

S : Fine. Maybe someday, when Samaritan wipes everyone out… we can talk about it.

R : You’re saying maybe someday?

S : Yeah, sure, Root. Maybe someday. Is that good enough for you?

R : Yes, Sameen. That’s good enough for me.

[Gunfire]

S : Root? Root!

#Every time I see this scene #I can’t help but think about ‘I am not #having this conversation right now.’ #Shaw knows exactly where Root is going with this. #And to me #this makes me think Shaw knew it was inevitable. #That one day #it would all come out. #Even though she wants to hold it back #as long as possible #she still knew to some degree that there was going to be a ‘feelings’ talk. #However as Root keeps pressing on the subject #Shaw visibly gets past that #’I can’t talk about this it’s too alien for me’ #specifically when she tells Root #’Fine’. #By that point even though she is still being her difficult self #she stops making excuses to the things Root is really asking #and gives her an honest answer. #And of course #there’s that tiny little mother fucking smile #when she finally gets it off of her chest. #The little things honestly make this show.