ok so what was YOUR fav avarice scene?
Okay. Okay. I am prepared for this question. It wasn’t The Kiss (although that’s a very good fucking scene) and it wasn’t The Kiss PURELY because this scene in episode five grabbed me by the throat. I don’t think I can really articulate the feral emotions this scene makes me feel, but I can try. Also the ten-image limit really tried to screw me here, but I did my best.
First thing I want to mention is that Beatrice checks Ava’s pulse before she really starts losing her mind, which means that Ava literally does die. Her heart stops. Beatrice cannot feel her heartbeat. And no wonder - the girl cracked her skull open!! No one can survive that. Beatrice thinks, 100%, that Ava is gone.
Then the speech!!! Beatrice’s character arc in this season can be brought down to two things, I think: 1) learning to accept that her own feelings are valid, no matter what those feelings may be and 2) learning to be selfish.
She doesn’t want Ava to die. She wants Ava to live for her. She knows the lifespan of a Warrior Nun is short, but that’s not enough. She needs Ava to live for herself.
And Ava does, thank god (Reya?). And here comes the part of the scene that really makes me lose my mind, because thus far this has been The Beatrice Show, so here’s Ava’s part in it.
“They can’t beat us, Bea. Not together.” THIS!!!! I’ve said it before - it would’ve been so easy for Ava to make a joke in this moment, to turn the tone more lighthearted. But Ava sees, I think, sees how fucking terrified Beatrice had been, and so her first instinct instead is to console her with the very thought that’s undoubtedly been keeping Ava calm.
They can’t be beaten together. Not only does it speak to how much their bond has strengthened since s1, the way they just get each other now, it’s also ultimately a calming idea. They can’t be beaten together. Not just because Beatrice will protect her, but because Ava is stronger with her there.
And Beatrice knows all that already, of course she knows already, but she’d still needed to hear it. They’re in this together. They’re stronger with each other, and they’re on the same page about it.
And then this hug is just. The softest thing I’ve ever seen. There’s absolutely no time for this, but no one rushes them. They comfort each other without any more words, because they don’t need them.
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