We actually did talk about this on the comm a little bit during the first season. I remember that you and I were both dissatisfied with the on-the-noseness of Elizabeth's flashbacks (and that we argued with another community remember about it, who liked them more).
I actually LOVED the dream at the end, though, and I don't find it simple at all. There are all sorts of layers in it if you dig a bit. The art bringing back thoughts of Gregory, the memories of how ambivalent (possibly even hostile) she felt about being pregnant and how that would feel after actually losing her adult and near-adult children, the blurry line between fantasy and reality. I actually would have been fine with them doing all of Elizabeth's "flashbacks" as dreams. :)
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Re: Two styles of flashbacks
Date: 2018-06-19 04:08 pm (UTC)I actually LOVED the dream at the end, though, and I don't find it simple at all. There are all sorts of layers in it if you dig a bit. The art bringing back thoughts of Gregory, the memories of how ambivalent (possibly even hostile) she felt about being pregnant and how that would feel after actually losing her adult and near-adult children, the blurry line between fantasy and reality. I actually would have been fine with them doing all of Elizabeth's "flashbacks" as dreams. :)
-J