shippiest forever episode? I vote 113 even though it's a lot of jo mourning her husband. favorite forever episode? i dunno! I kinda like the nazi episode a lot. what do you think happened to "she would be 94 by now" (can not remember her name) ? it's weird how rarely Henry dies these latter episodes, isn't it?
It’s hard because almost every episode has at least one great shippy moment, but yeah, I’d have to say 113. I’ve been doing a rewatch with Husband because he saw an ep and made me show him the rest from the beginning. Before we started I told him about the interview with the creator that said Jo and Henry were not going to be romantic, just two broken souls who help each other heal. Now every time there’s anything that can be seen as shippy he elbows me and says, “Oh, sure. They’re just friends.” It’s made the rewatch really entertaining. (He also likes to lean over and do an exaggerated wink every time there’s a line about living forever or lots of lifetimes - which is EVERY EPISODE.) He’s the best marathon buddy ever.
The Nazi episode was last night on the rewatch. It was a good one, but not my favorite. I really like 111, 112 and 113 - but I might have to go with the pilot. It was a really good pilot.
Abigail! I think she left because she was struggling with the apparent age difference. There were hints of that in the one with the dancing, foreshadowing, probably to when she would eventually leave. I can’t say that I blame her. I mean, she knew what she was getting into and knew it would come to that eventually, but it doesn’t make it any easier. It would be awful trying to leave the house together - trying to leave the house at all. Plus, I’m sure she worried about what he saw when he looked at her. The real problem with her leaving, for me, is that she didn’t just leave Henry, she left Abe. I can’t imagine making the decision to voluntarily never see your son again. So maybe there was more to it than just the age difference. Hopefully.
He’s doing such a good job staying alive and not testing stuff on himself. Maybe he’s making an effort not to be booked for indecent exposure again. Or maybe Jo’s doing a better job of keeping him alive. Probably both.