#the dichotomy is mindblowing like woah. it really did stick to me when i first saw that scene this line in particular | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

cherry-treelane · 3 months ago

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the way she says "i dont know what to do" as if its self explanatory and the most obvious thing ever completely goes against the kids view of her as someone who always know what to do and always has a solution

this keeps itching at my brain because Its so reflective of how she always feel scared and grasping for solutions and uncertain of what to do on the inside but the kids dont know that cause she doesnt show it

and in the court scene they get a glimpse of that and its like oh! that whole heartbreaking story is like ..oh! she was only 6! there was a time when big sister Fiona didnt know what to do!! but she had to figure it out anyway! she wasnt just magically always like this...she got here for a reason

#cherry's draft finds #This was a reference to that line in the season 3 courtroom scene #She's telling the story of how frank left her with the baby boys when she was a baby girl (6)#And she's like “Ians head is burning up...I-I don't know what to do”#the tone of her voice always got me #its said with such conviction and sureness #such....such obviousness #like “obviously i didnt know what to do!! of COURSE i didnt know what to do!!!”#its such a stark contrast to her usual “i know what to do/i'll figure it out i can do it” attitude that she persistently shows #the dichotomy is mindblowing like woah. it really did stick to me when i first saw that scene this line in particular #and emmy rossums absolutely fab brilliant execution of it

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