I think Robert Manion is a fantastic actor, but we arenāt talking about him today. Weāre talking about Hidgens. Iām only gonna talk about one line today.
āNo, Emma you stay here, I have a theory on how these aliens can be stopped, but Iāll need an extra pair of hands in the lab.ā
His eyes, first of all, glance from Paul, to Bil, to Emma, and, in my opinion of how it looks, full with tears. He looks like heās going to cry.
These words, these three words are said like an apology, but also as something deeply desperate and terrified.
Emma does not need to stay. He knows this. Hatchetfield High was her school, she knows it best. Ted is right there, drunk and sad but there. Hidgens has been alone for 30 odd years- he doesnāt need any help. He knows this.
But he canāt let Emma go.
Heās been alone so long, and he wants to protect whatās important to him: Emma. He loved the working boys, clearly, and he maybe he didnt realize it until this moment, but in this moment he realized he loved her and he made the decision to protect her as soon as she said āletās go.ā
He can let Bill and Paul go, he cares about them, hence his eyes tearing up, giving them the gun, the apology in his voice when he asks Emma to stay, and the way he says their names- itās like a goodbye. I believe he tears up because he his accepting that these two may die. He accepted that heās probably going to loose them. Not Emma, however. He cannot accept loosing Emma.
@leafcrumch, who I analyzed this with, said itās the āEmma is the only person left who cares about me and I canāt lose her too" voice.
They said itās the āI lost too much before and now that I have one small bit of stability and love Iām going to hold onto it until it kills me" voice.
They said itās the āyouāre my child and I would rather lay down my own life than have anything happen to you because youāre worth so much to me and youāll never know it because I donāt feel im deserving of your love in returnā voice.
Itās the āI needed someone to care about me when everything seemed lost and you did but now youre slipping away too and there doesnāt seem to be anything I can do about it except beg you not to leave like everyone elseā voice. (Ty Remmy)
Hidgens canāt let Emma leave, even if itās the smart choice, because he needs her. He wants to protect her and he canāt do that if sheās gone, so he makes up a reason she has to stay.
He puts all of tragedy into three words.
He puts all of his sorrow and his fear, his loneliness and his desperation, his love and his protectiveness into just three words.
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