balance is a love story
[id: ten screenshots of transcripts.
“Lucretia: I can do this Magnus, please, [voice starts to become staticky and fade] please just lie down, I don’t want you to fall and hurt yourself. I love you, Magnus, I love all of you. I’m sorry, it’ll be over soon.”
“Justin: And Taako walks over to Angus. Taako: Hey, um, cool knife. You know he has a sword that’s on fire, right? So, just before you get too excited, he did just give you a knife, I just want you to remember who’s your dude? Who’s your dude? Griffin: He runs over and he just grabs on to you, um, and also gives you a big, weepy hug.”
“Looking back, this performance is where that love that Barry and Lup cultivated quietly and cautiously over the last half century truly bloomed. There was romance in every measure, and longing in every note. And after the performance, they- they take each other’s hands high in the air, and they swoop down for this over-the-top bow, just laughing at- at the drama of it all. And the audience cheers. And Barry and Lup laugh, and they don’t let each other’s hands go. And then they stop laughing, and they don’t let each other’s hands go. And they keep not letting go. And Lup says, Lup: Barry, do you wanna go talk somewhere for a while? Griffin: And Barry says, Barry: [Wholeheartedly] Yeah.”
“Taako: Well I’m not leaving without Barry.”
“Magnus: I’m so sorry I forgot you, buddy. I’m so sorry. Griffin: Um, it lifts up one of its tendrils and puts it on your shoulder. Travis: I lean my head in so that my forehead’s pushing against it and I start humming.”
“Taako: Am I…? I’m not going to lose you again. Griffin: She says, Lup: Never. Never again, bud. Griffin: And floats over and hugs you and says, Lup: Please don’t die. Taako: I’d say the same to you, but that ship done sailed, eh?”
“Travis: I-I just stare at her. Not in a dumbfounded way, not in a I-can’t-believe-it way, but just. I can’t not look at her. Griffin: She sets her tools down, and she smiles, and she says, Julia: You lived so much longer than I thought you were going to! Magnus: [tearfully] I know, I’m sorry I made you wait. Griffin: I think she starts running towards you, and you start running towards her, and you embrace in front of this house, and the two dogs are just kind of weaving around your feet as you stand there for what feels like hours, and- Travis: I whisper in her ear, Magnus: [tearfully] I tried to make you proud.”
“Lup: Barry already gave me a day. And… I love him, Taako, with all of my heart, but you… I needed a day from you, because you are my heart. You know that, right?”
“Griffin: She… smiles and she says, Mavis: Well, you’re my hero too, dad, not just because you saved the world, but… because… I know how hard you’re trying. Griffin: And she comes in for a hug, and she says, Mavis: I–I love you, dad. Merle: [softly] I love you too, baby.”
“Clint: Starbuck- okay. Um, if it’s about the finale, the one time I can remember crying was, um… was Merle’s last scene with, uh- stop looking at me, Juice- Merle’s last scene with Mavis, when, uh, she talked about how proud she was of how well he was doing, and he said “I love you, baby”, because that was- that was kinda me telling you guys the same thing.”
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