Also from another discussion that was a nice moment, someone said they assumed Pastor Tim was giving Paige's crush on the curly haired boy a little nudge by having her help him set up the food. They pointed out that Paige having a boyfriend in the church would also solidify her desire to be there in yet another way.
And I realized that in that moment, it's where Pastor Tim smiles at Elizabeth and she smiles back at him. At first watch it read as sort of ironic, like Pastor Tim's innocently smiling at her like they're on the same team and Elizabeth's smile is fake.
But in a way, Pastor Tim is subtly on Elizabeth's team in terms of being an adult who believes that teenagers ought to be nudged into the place they want to be or should be. His tiny manipulation, innocent as it seems, is also a guy watching stuff going on with Paige, approving of this boy as a partner, and throwing them together to move that forward.
It'll be interesting to see Philip's countermove to this, since his own hopes for Paige are more about choice than any specific road. I know one thing he'll be doing to advance his cause (not mentioning due to spoiler) and it's a nice little monkey wrench sort of thing. Something that could be said to stand for a lot of things, but I think is more just about throwing in static and unapologetic enjoyment of life without needing a purpose.
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Pastor Tim the Matchmaker
Date: 2015-01-31 03:15 am (UTC)And I realized that in that moment, it's where Pastor Tim smiles at Elizabeth and she smiles back at him. At first watch it read as sort of ironic, like Pastor Tim's innocently smiling at her like they're on the same team and Elizabeth's smile is fake.
But in a way, Pastor Tim is subtly on Elizabeth's team in terms of being an adult who believes that teenagers ought to be nudged into the place they want to be or should be. His tiny manipulation, innocent as it seems, is also a guy watching stuff going on with Paige, approving of this boy as a partner, and throwing them together to move that forward.
It'll be interesting to see Philip's countermove to this, since his own hopes for Paige are more about choice than any specific road. I know one thing he'll be doing to advance his cause (not mentioning due to spoiler) and it's a nice little monkey wrench sort of thing. Something that could be said to stand for a lot of things, but I think is more just about throwing in static and unapologetic enjoyment of life without needing a purpose.