#even meta

[airenyah]

I don’t know if it’s been talked about yet, but here’s a little observation I made earlier when I rewatched the clip in peace, while actually paying attention to the lyrics. And while I think the lyrics were quite interesting in regards to Sana’s feelings and emotional state (I’m in pain, to be honest), I couldn’t help but notice this:

So, during the part where Isak and Even are walking towards the school, these are the lyrics:

Jeg vet, de vet han bitchen er gal

gal gal gal ga- ga- ga- gal

Han bitchen er gal 

I know, they know that (guy)* bitch is crazy

crazy crazy crazy cra- cra- cra- crazy

That (guy)* bitch is crazy

*(Not quite sure how to translate this properly, but in Norwegian it says “han” before bitch, and han = he as far as I know)

And during the entire time the scene seems to be quite focused on Even:

So it starts out with the two of them, walking towards the school together as the lyrics go “Jeg vet, de vet han bitchen er gal”  (I know, they know that (guy) bitch is crazy):

Then, a quick close up on Even as we hear “gal” (crazy):

A second later we go back to the two of them, but we only get to see both Isak and Even for a quick moment in the beginning and at the end of the shot. During the time the shot goes into slow motion, Isak is hidden from our view and we can only see Even in focus while the lyrics continue with “gal gal ga-” (crazy crazy cra-):

The lyrics finish with “ga- ga- gal / Han bitchen er gal ” (cra- cra- crazy / That (guy) bitch is crazy), while the boy squad greet each other. And even here, it’s Even (and Magnus, although his face is turned away from us) who is in the center (kind of turning his face towards us, even), while Isak is standing behind him, positioned on the side of the shot:

(Cue Sana walking past to “Don’t talk to me, no. Think you know me, know me. No.” and me crying)

Now I’m no good when it comes to analyzing things, but could this be some sort of foreshadowing about Even having another episode? Or something else about his bipolar disorder that will be important? That is somehow relevant to Sana’s story? Anyone wanna speculate?

(also i apologize for the quality of the gifs i’m still learning ok, so fight me. or even better teach me.)

[shadeandadidas]

i imagine sometimes late at night, when Isak is sound asleep on his stomach right next to him, that Even will blink up at the dark ceiling of their apartment. and it’s like 3am, but his mind is constantly whirring and something will have come up and Even will be thinking about Bakka and by extension of course Yousef and Mikael. And he’ll unhook his phone from the charger and scroll down, passed the messages from his parents and Isak and the boys and even Sonja, and he’ll stop on the message he got right before Christmas.

Mikael: hope you’re doing okay. call me sometime?

And Even will suddenly darken the phone and sigh, holding it to his chest and try to drum up the courage to reply just a couple of words in response. But then he’ll think about what happened between him and Mikael and Yousef. And the deep intense loathing in his stomach will turn to icy fear of rejection. Especially now that they’ve replaced him with other boys and they seem happy and strong and maybe it’s for the best after all?

And so he will toss the phone to the bedside table and cuddle up against Isak and try to sleep.