okay ive gotten a LOT of anons asking what i think the dance Symbolises so hereâs my breakdown of it:
its pretty obvious the girl hes dancing with represents his relationship with religion, and he refers to her as an âangelâ. in the first half shes clinging onto him and restricting him, and he wants to shake her off but he CANâT - at one point she clings to his chest and he looks like heâs in physical pain. before he came out, pretty much any point pre-s12, he feels so guilty that its HURTING him. he canât separate himself from his religion OR his sexuality, and itâs tearing him in two (âi feel guilty all the time for my thoughts and urgesâ - psycho pete returnsâ)
then (at the point luther leaves) he grips the angelâs neck and casts her aside, separating them. shes lying on the ground, either dead or sleeping, whilst he sits with his back to her. (he starts crying then, but i donât think thatâs part of the dance i think thatâs a reaction to luther walking out) this point represents his coming out in s11, when he completely renounced god (âif thereâs a god, thereâs no way heâd make me queerâ - the gang goes to hell) him âturning his backâ on the âdeadâ angel shows how he feels like he needs to kill his religious side if he wants to accept himself
but then the angel rises, and pulls him up as heâs crying. thereâs a moment between them (btw where the fuck is robâs emmy?) where you can see that the dancer is comforting mac, and when she pulls him up itâs genuine, heâs shocked that theyâre continuing the dance after luther has gone. the meta symbolism of this is that this is the point where mac realises that his worth doesnât revolve around the approval of his dad. here he realises that he can be who he wants.
he and the angel continue to dance, slightly more violently and with more energy than before; despite reconciling, theyâre still constantly pushing and pulling at each other, and mac canât seem to make up his mind as to what he wants, one minute heâs casting her away and the next heâs pulling her back and holding her close. at one point they become completely separated, cast to opposite sides of the stage (possibly representing when mac came out âfor realâ in hero or hate crime?) but the angel runs back to him and throws herself into his arms (âare you more gay than you are catholic?â âi donât know, theyâre at war.â)
finally, he lifts the angel up above his head, finally able to support her full weight, and finally in harmony with her, no longer pushing or pulling, just supporting. and when he drops her to the ground, she cradles him in her arms and comforts him, telling him âits okay, itâs okayâ over and over again. then the lights turn on overhead, and the angel looks upwards to the heavens; and mac stays cradled in her arms, allowing her to hold him, finally comforted by what heâs fought with his whole life.
so, yeah. looks like mac found his pride.
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