#they prolly couldn't recognize good acting if it hit them in the face

[moonydanny]

I'm sorry for hijacking your wonderful gifset @bucktommysource but your gifs are perfect for what I wanna say 💞

I know we're all raving about the morning after scene and how Lou's performance is incredible. It really is. He goes from doting to vulnerable/guarded to heartbroken to COLD. Right? Right.

HOWEVER, I haven't seen anyone talk about this moment right here. I would like to drive your attention to the 3rd gif, right after Buck says "Yeah, I did."

I LOVE the way Tommy's face just drops. Because think about it. A couple of seconds before, he was admitting that he'd been fighting the urge to call Buck FOR MONTHS. He's basically confessing that he hasn't stopped thinking about Buck all this time. He was driving by his place the other day. Right? And then Buck cuts in with the 'nope, you actually weren't hehe, don't live there anymore' all jokey. He didn't mean it in a bad way at all, just stating a new fact about himself, making the moment lighter...

But Tommy doesn't know that Buck has ALSO been fighting the urge to call him. He doesn't know that Buck could've opened a bakery with the amounts of baked goods he baked BECAUSE he was pining so hard. Tommy👏🏼doesn't👏🏼know👏🏼this.

What Tommy just heard was that Buck moved out of the loft and he didn't know. No one told him (how could they if everyone dropped him like a hot potato, but that's a different issue, I digress). How long ago did he move out? To where? Sure, he doesn't have the right to know these things anymore, right? Buck's probably moved on. But it still stings. All this time, he's pictured Buck in his loft, replayed every moment they spent there... But that's all gone, and HE DIDN'T KNOW.

He looks so sad in that gif, just for a second. I LOVE IT. Lou has this wonderful ability to act without words, which is not a very common skill, and not an easy one to master. You can see Tommy's internal monologue so clearly on his face, every time. The intentionality of his acting choices is like practically tangible. He cares so much about Tommy, he thinks about him beyond the storylines he's been part of, he finds explanations for Tommy's words and actions, he built Tommy a backstory just for himself. That's a good actor RIGHT THERE.

tagging a few moots who showed interest (or I think would like to scream with me abt this hehe) @typicalopposite @kinard-buckley @qwordavoider @quintessenceofdust88 @loulover911

"In fact, I…was driving by your place the other day."