...but I was specifically referring to the present situation where Elizabeth is not talking to Philip, Paige has become a trainee and Henry is gone (and she doesn't go to see his game). Her personal life is far more compromised than it was before, which I think fits the description of replacing her family with work in a new way. We've never seen her this alienated from everyone and everything not work related.
Oh, I see. I misunderstood your comment the first time. I agree with what you've said here.
I think that Elizabeth would like to be more in harmony with Philip and I'm certain that he still wants to find a way to tell her that she's in danger even though he was quite flabbergasted at the way she snapped at him. Married couples do take out their frustrations on each other, but I'm sure that Elizabeth revealed some of her real feelings to him, too because she is so frayed. (Particularly when she said she didn't want to hear about his job or about Henry.) I hope that their love for each other draws them together again. I'm not sure it will be enough to save Elizabeth though. Even if she does have a breakthrough and realizes that she has a right to just live out a normal life like everyone else, there's no guarantee that will happen.
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Re: Replacing family
Date: 2018-04-09 12:25 am (UTC)Oh, I see. I misunderstood your comment the first time. I agree with what you've said here.
I think that Elizabeth would like to be more in harmony with Philip and I'm certain that he still wants to find a way to tell her that she's in danger even though he was quite flabbergasted at the way she snapped at him. Married couples do take out their frustrations on each other, but I'm sure that Elizabeth revealed some of her real feelings to him, too because she is so frayed. (Particularly when she said she didn't want to hear about his job or about Henry.) I hope that their love for each other draws them together again. I'm not sure it will be enough to save Elizabeth though. Even if she does have a breakthrough and realizes that she has a right to just live out a normal life like everyone else, there's no guarantee that will happen.