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funkymumky · 3 years ago

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Oh this scene that broke my heart and still breakes it every time I see it. Like @calliopecalling said, C’mon, James, go to her, hug her and all…like you do a couple of episodes later when she thinks you betrayed her. Yeah, this timing…ntz ntz ntz!

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#queen of the south #qots #season 3 #3x07 #2021 rewatch #teresa x james #jeresa #qotsedit #rb #jamesvaldez #two eps ago she said 'you're still here - that's something'#when he asked if she trusted him yet #for Teresa the actions speak louder than words #she hasn't been sure if she could trust him but the fact he stuck around counted for something #now it's almost like she's testing him #I don't think it's intentional #I mean she's deep in her turmoil about Guero's death #but I think the idea of James leaving actually terrifies her right now #and there's no better strategy to avoid feeling abandoned than to preempt that abandonment with your own self-protection #now what I would've loved would've been for it to click for James here #for him to soften and go to her and say Teresa hey - I'm not leaving ok? - I'm not leaving - nothing you could do would make me leave #I mean he says 'I'm not leaving' but it's almost defensively #but he's also stuck in his own fears here #about where he stands with her and whether she's going to be ok #so she's in self-protection mode #he wants to protect her too but is going at it from the business angle rather than the emotional #and around and around they go #james valdez #the batman

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