get to know me meme; 3/25 favorite series
“the decision was made a long time ago. before any of us knew each other. when we were all strangers, who would have just passed each other on the street before the world ended. and now we mean e v e r y t h i n g to each other. you were in trouble, you were trapped. glenn didn’t know you, but he helped you. he put himself in danger for you, and that started it all. from atlanta, to my daddy’s farm, to the prison, to here. to this moment now, not as strangers, as f a m i l y. because glenn chose to be there for you, that day, a long time ago, that was the decision that changed everything. it started with both of you, and it just grew, to all of us, to sacrifice for each other, to suffer, to stand, to grieve, to give, to love, to live, to fight for each other. glenn made the decision rick, i was just following his lead.”
The Walking Dead, October 31, 2010
Here’s the thing about fear. It’s always there. Fear of the unknown, fear of facing it alone. Fear that those closest to you are the monsters. Fear that as soon as you slay one, there’s another monster waiting to take its place. Fear that there’s one more boogeyman waiting at the end of the dark hall.
“Writing that scene — the one where Jack waits on the outskirts of LAX as a car pulls up… the door opens… and out steps Kate — was awesome. My process is riddled with doubt and self-loathing, but this was one of the rare instances where I felt like I was doing something undeniably great. I felt like I had been crouched down in the darkness of someone’s apartment with all my best friends (the writers) waiting to shout out “SURPRISE” to our unexpected birthday boy/girl (the audience) — and I KNEW they’d be thrilled when we did.
And by time Jack was shouting, “WE HAVE TO GO BAAAAAAAACK!” (yes, I added all those extra A’s in the script) and I typed SMASH TO BLACK, my eyes were wet. I was inside the thing… feeling what these characters were feeling… knowing we were, at long last, working toward an actual ending now. And finally…for one fleeting moment…
I felt peace.” — Damon Lindelof.
I f o u n d y o u a n d y o u f o u n d m e,
w e ’ l l h e l p e a c h o t h e r.t: now you’ve seen me.
g: and you’ve seen me.