Something I just realized about Book Eva during the explosion scene and Movie Ryland during the explosion scene.
In the book, Eva most probably gets thrown to the ground by the explosion. As soon as she recovers, the very first person she calls out to is Grace, asking if he's okay.
Alright, maybe that's just because she knows he's the closest person to her.
But that's not what sticks with me.
What sticks with me is what she does next.
She physically goes to him before reaching for her radio to find out what actually happened.
And I kept asking myself: why?
Grace already answered. He said he was alright.
So why not grab the radio immediately? Why not assess the situation first?
Why did she have to go to him?
Because she needed to make sure he was actually okay.
Because she needed to see with her own eyes that he was still there.
Because maybe, no matter what had just happened, she knew she could deal with it as long as he was still there.
Before anything else, she needed to know that Grace was safe.
I actually can't with Eva.
Then there's the movie.
There's a small movement Sandra Hüller makes that you could interpret as Stratt checking on Ryland for a split second before she runs toward the explosion.
But what really gets me is Ryland.
Stratt takes off running without a second thought. It's dangerous. They don't even know what happened yet, but she runs toward the explosion like her life depends on it.
And Grace follows her.
This is the same man who's defined by his fear. The same man who believes he's a coward. The same man who couldn't willingly sacrifice himself for humanity.
Yet when Eva runs straight toward danger...
...he runs after her.
It's the first time we see him willingly throw himself into a dangerous situation without her forcing him or cornering him into it.
It's his own choice.
His instinct isn't to run away.
His instinct is to follow her.
I am so not normal about these two.
