I’m not mad about the ending of 8x04. Maybe it’s because this story hits personal for me or maybe it’s because I’m a therapist (honestly probably both)
Do I wish she hadn’t lied to him and we got this really sweet vulnerable moment between the two of them? Yeah, of course. But is what happened realistic and honest? One hundred percent.
Because guess what? Abuse sucks. And no matter how fine you can be and how much you do the work to heal, it still can just suck. I loved the fact that they showed that closure does not always mean forgiveness. For some it does, for some it doesn’t. Both and everything in between are okay and valid.
And her choice to tell Jay that she talked to him? Honestly, it is so hard to bring up abuse in relationship. Especially new relationships. I don’t blame Hailey for not wanting to dig up that old wound so early into her relationship with Jay. Because, while she knows him and trusts him more than anyone, it can be really hard to enter a relationship when you’ve experienced trauma. She and Jay have overcome so much to be in a relationship and things are still so new. It makes sense that she wouldn’t be ready to completely expose herself like that.
But they’re good and they’re always going to be good. And she trusted him from the minute she met him and he said he will follow her anywhere. That all is still true. And I’m personally very excited to see how they navigate this and develop a healthy relationship
