One more little thing about 4x16

[sholio]

I think one of the things that gets to me most of all about Methos is "Methuselah's Gift" is how hard he's struggling to hold it together -- emotionally, I mean. He spends the first half of the episode not really displaying a whole lot; I'd actually wondered if the show had gone and forgotten about Alexa (up to the point where it became obvious that Alexa was THE WHOLE POINT OF THE PLOT) but, no, it's just that he's ... trying not to crack, mostly. That's one of the most heartbreaking things about that scene with Amanda, when he finally lets the mask slip, because he cries on her shoulder for a few heartbeats and then pulls away, pulls it together, keeps going. And there are a couple of bits in the goodbye scene at the end, too, when he's obviously right on the edge of losing it and then doesn't.

Oh Methos.

Comments

[sheron]

I know. Oh my heart.

[sholio]

MEEEEETHOS!

[gnine.livejournal.com]

I always loved that moment when Amanda realizes exactly that. The way she calls to him and he's sooo defensive and just so clearly about to lose it, NEEDS to lose it and she LETS him, she encourages him and then he just lets go, but only for that moment and then, boom, he's back to the "I will solve this" It just makes that break all the more wonderful because it is so short and oh look, I'm fairly sure I have that scene on my mp3 player...I think I'll go watch that now, hopefully no one at work will notice...^_-

[sholio]

Hee! I am a bad influence ... *g*

But, yeah -- I love how controlled he is, how hard he's trying not to break down, and how she's there to let him snap for a minute if he needs to.

[trobadora]

because he cries on her shoulder for a few heartbeats and then pulls away, pulls it together, keeps going.

Yes, THIS! ♥ ♥ ♥

[sholio]

♥

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

Funnily enough, Amanda is probably the only one that he would let his guard down in a time of need.

(If I keep putting footy icons on your journal you WILL eventually convert! *evil grin*)

[sholio]

(If I keep putting footy icons on your journal you WILL eventually convert! *evil grin*)

*snort* nice try. *g*

Amanda - yeah - I think you're right about that. Methos is so enigmatic that it's hard to know how many people he has that he's close to, but he doesn't seem to be inclined to let his walls down to anyone. Amanda was sort of in the right place at the right time to get a glimpse behind the mask.