#also i do consider’hes tired’ to be the end of that particular discussion of theirs BUT

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this is something that came to me like a bolt of lightning to my brain: the part in episode 8 where pat and pran are discussing the mood of a scene in the play. it doesn’t just parallel the end of that episode. it also parallels the end of episode 11.

(and please forgive my sloppy editing skills, i did this all on my phone lol)

first of all, THIS is the scene they’re discussing:

it’s literally, by name, directly referencing episode 11 which occurs in the second act (second half, second semester, take your pick) of the series. and which scene in that episode is the one where our riam finally admits that they have to go home?

the infamous red shirt scene. the one that had so many people convinced that a tragedy was unfolding in front of us. and both toto AND pat in episode 8 point out that they think it’s a sad, miserable scene.

toto tells them to workshop the song together. quite specifically, he tells pat to discuss the feelings they need to be conveying here. and in episode 11…

pat sits down with pran and makes sure to let him know how appreciative he is that pran indulged him on their ‘honeymoon’. but now they’re supposed to be establishing what the core emotion is for a scene that’s considered sad. so what does pat come up with?

truthfully, there can be sadness and misery in loving someone. we’ve seen that many times throughout the series. but those aren’t at the core of pat and pran’s relationship. those are the obstacles, those are what these two have overcome together and will overcome again, because love has made them strong enough to do so. even when they fight, when their own interests are at odds:

when pat gets upset at pran for wanting to keep their relationship secret in episode 8. when pat gets upset at pran for wanting to go home and not being honest about it in episode 11.

(the use of ‘playing’ works a bit better in episode 8 because it’s about pat literally venting his frustration with pran through music. but i think the scene where pran goes after pat and tries to make him feel better in episode 11 has it’s own kind of venting to it, in that pat does pout and fume by himself on the shore for a while, even playing it up a little until he sees that pran is trying his best to be on the same page)

even when facing challenges that feel insurmountable, they will always choose each other. in episode 8, pran gives up the secrecy aspect and lets pat post about them on social media; but pat was also ready to give up his bragging rights for the sake of pran’s comfort. in episode 11, pran concedes his desire to go home, proving to pat beyond any doubt that he is invested in the relationship and will do whatever it takes to stay with him. so then, when pat’s frustration subsides, and he accepts that the honeymoon phase has to end at some point…

then…

this time, pat is the one to say “it’s fine. i’ll be okay. you can have what you want because i love you too much to take it away from you.”

#bad buddy #bad buddy spoilers #bad buddy series #sorry the format of the images is all over the place LOL i had to do so much to keep it at 10 images #also i do consider’hes tired’ to be the end of that particular discussion of theirs BUT #i appreciate the line ‘hes hungry’ purely for the euphemism it has become in episode 12 #bc yeah they have to go home and yeah it will be difficult but if u think that will stop them from eating the forbidden fruit youre WRONG