#literally groff’s face is so. and after/before that he’s gone full closed off mask on nothing left

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okay so the THING about franklin shepard inc is that it’s the saddest thing ever and just listening to it without seeing frank’s utterly stony devastated face isnt the full picture… he doesnt move the entire time it’s just over he’s done. have you ever seen someone’s soul just die. it hits so hard that they love each other so much and it isn’t enough. charley’s betrayal of frank on the talk show is probably the worst thing he could have done, the worst way, but it was the only way he could do it. it had to be public because frank became a public entity. but the worst part of it, the most unforgivable crime, is that he’s trying to be kind and he’s doing it out of love. he doesnt even have the decency to betray frank with cruelty or callousness. that would have made sense to frank, that would have been digestible, probably even forgivable. but in their final moments of their friendship the worst part is that charley’s betrayal is sincerely selfless! he ruins frank’s life because he loves him too much. and that’s not processable or acceptable

#does that make sense. And danrad’s delivery of it like he’s angry but the love is there it comes out so strongly it just doesnt matter!!! #GUTTING!!!!!!!! #merrily we roll along #and if i wanted too much was that such a mistake. #literally groff’s face is so. and after/before that he’s gone full closed off mask on nothing left #is HAUNTING. the way he yells out PARAMOUNT!!! is legitimately SCARY!!!! #im many ways franklin shepard is soooo louis ironson coded…..