racethewind10:winged-mammal:moriorinvictusmaneo:“I’m a sociopath, I don’t have
racethewind10:winged-mammal: moriorinvictusmaneo: “I’m a sociopath, I don’t have feelings.”“And I’m a reformed killer for hire. We’re perfect for each other.” Okay I’m gonna be that douchebag that reblogs their own tags here, but in my defense I wasn’t thinking properly at the time (GEE I WONDER WHY) and I really should have put these comments in this text box to begin with anyway because I REALLY REALLY NEED TO TALK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT THIS: I have so many feelings. this was kind of more painful than the actual end of the episode. because I know shaw’s not actually going to die. but this right here. in its own little universe this *was* the end of their story. and root was legitimately happy that she got as much as she did from shaw. because she understands her and knows that shaw doesn’t do emotions well. and that the state of their relationship was always up to shaw. and she dies happy. or at least secure in the knowledge that shaw was willing to give her everything that she could give. and shaw was left behind with the could-have-beens. and where does she go from there?. that’s a depressing universe and it was beautiful and poignant and perfectly done. and I’m so glad it wasn’t reality. CAN WE JUST You know what I find so incredibly wonderful/painful/gratifying? In every iteration Root needs to talk to Shaw one last time, and in every iteration, Shaw acknowledges (on some level) their relationship. This isn’t just “its canon” this is “its canon in all the permutations that exist.” This is so canon that the Machine could not calculate the survival of its agents without including this particular aspect of their relationship. Which honestly to me is even more telling than the physical kiss although thank fuck for that kiss because now the general audience can’t pretend they’re “just good friends.“ -- source link