Episode five and six of Happy of the End dealt with the aftermath of the death of Keito's Haoran's mother, so this Black Brooder is completely dark now.
He sits in the dark contemplating his life and how much he hates it.
And even though Chihiro brings light to his life (as well as food), Haoran remains dark.
However, Chihiro is the perfect person to lift Haoran out of this darkness because no matter how shitty Chihiro's life is, he continues to be colorful.
His family has disowned him. He gets fired from his job. Yet he is still light.
Kaji, who he considers a friend, is rude to him and belittles his relationship with Haoran, yet he stays light.
And that's why when he gets the slightest indication that Haoran needs his help, he quickly reaches out to him.
He takes Haoran from the dark into the light as they walk around the city from the night into the morning.
He gives him a gift, not only of warmth in his moment of coldness.
But also the gift of color.
And because of this one moment of warmth in Haoran's cold existence, this moment of light in Haoran's dark life, this moment of color in Haoran's black world, he believes he can die now. Is it because he has finally had a moment of joy? Is it because he thinks he will never experience it again?
It isn't clear, which isn't a problem because either way Haoran has settled into the idea that death is a suitable outcome, but Chihiro is more than willing to die right next to him, which is a problem.
Because Haoran doesn't want Chihiro to die. He doesn't want to dim Chihiro's light. He wants Chihiro to live.
And that's what gives Haoran the will to live.
Haoran isn't living for himself anymore because he isn't alone anymore.
He still has the darkness.
But he doesn't seem to be afraid of the light the way he was before. He tells Chihiro he likes him. He tells Kaji they are boyfriends.
He cries because he realizes he has something to lose, but that also means he has something worth keeping.
So even though his darkness pops up when he argues with Chihiro because he hasn't revealed his past,
Once Chihiro appears next to him in his confrontation with Maya, that color reemerges.
And he finally bares his soul and body to Chihiro and tells Chihiro how truly dark his past was.
And a shift happens.
For the first time since Haoran was a child, he is light.
Even as he is forced to run away from Maya again, he has someone to run with him. Even though his world is still dark, he sees the light.
So it's no surprise that Maya decides the easiest way to bring Haoran back into the darkness is to kill the light.
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Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.
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“Mom, why do you think ghosts are intrinsically evil?”
“It’s what the science says, of course!”
“No, I mean like, what were the studies? What did they actually observe”
“Ohh, I get what you mean, Danny! Well across all reputable reports of encounters with the ghosts strong enough to matter, they’ve always attacked first and never responded to attempts at communication! There’s no reason for them to do that if they’re not evil!”
“Huh…”
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Danny, learning about Ghost Speak and how humans can’t understand it: hmm.
Danny, learning that ghosts greet each other and bond by fighting: hmmm.
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