#the molly parallels. the roper parallels. they even picked someone with similar hair and there's a moment that makes the comparison blatant

ok but what is YOUR favourite eliot fight. which eliot fight did they choreograph for YOU specifically

must we choose? is it not enough to simply enjoy the glory of our beloved hitter’s competence for each and every fight, and recognize it to be equal across all encounters? how could a soul possibly parse all of that magnificence for a singular moment?

…ok ok ok fine. real talk: The Carnival Job mirror scene. I mean, my heart literally pangs every time I watch it because I cannot stand watching Eliot hurt that badly, but. I have a meta stowed away somewhere that I still haven’t gotten around to finishing and posting but there is so much symbolism throughout that sequence, between the pan between Roper and Eliot in the mirrors (Roper represents the old monster Eliot sees in himself on a daily basis) and Eliot fighting to save young, already-jaded Molly from both a physical threat and her cynicism (Molly represents the younger, hopeful kid in him, buried somewhere deep down).

Then add in how Eliot persists in getting up every time. The quiet moment of centering, lashing out at Roper with his eyes closed, using sound instead of sight because his eyes betray him. That potent, terrifying ringing in his ears, Molly’s shouts, the disorientation (I will always persist in my thought that this is one of the few times we get a clear view into Eliot’s PTSD responses). The moment of true, pure fear he has, something we see less than a handful of times throughout the show…

…the knowledge that he is almost surely struggling with the fact that he used to be like Roper, he had done these kidnappings before, he had inflicted this pain on someone else equally innocent, and now here he is, on the other side, nearly as terrified as Molly’s father…

And it all culminates in him shattering the mirror of the monster, rejecting and breaking through the person he once was, to clasp Molly in his arms and hold her in the sweetest and tightest hug I’ve ever seen, comforting both her and the kid inside him that’s been begging for hope all along.

So. Yeah. I have a lot of favorites, but for sheer symbolism and storytelling, Carnival Job always takes the cake.

#yelling throwing things standing on my chair to cheer. YES #this is what I'm talking about and then some #the molly parallels. the roper parallels. they even picked someone with similar hair and there's a moment that makes the comparison BLATANT #I'm fine #synapse I'm really intrigued by yr eliot ptsd thoughts AND the meta you mentioned if you ever posted it #the laughter and animal growls/roars in that scene feel VERY significant and out of the norm actually and that is... A Lot. symbolically.#I hadn't given any thought to symbolism before and this is dangerous.#chef's kiss. good stuff.#I'm going to have to look at this post again when my brain stops buzzing (this is the highest of compliments)#the carnival job