1. The first 1968 scene concerns the Vietnam War, when there was a draft of eligible American men. The anti-war protesters are taking and burning draft records. 2. Hawk is trying to be a good father according to the rules of his class and time, but he labors under the huge handicap of never having had a positive relationship with his own father. The character of Jackson is one of the many felicitous additions to the original novel by Thomas Mallon: his storyline is heartwrenching and deepens the stories of Lucy and Hawk as well.
I wouldn't say that Hawk is a bad father. Yes, he and Jackson had trouble connecting, but at least we saw Hawk trying. And throughout the whole episode we saw that Kimberly loves Hawk and seems really close with him. If he was a bad father indeed, she wouldn't be so close with him. We also saw her in episode 1 at the garden party and she and Hawk seem to have a good relationship then (in 1986) as well. Hawk is a man of his time through and through, who was deeply traumatized by his own father and by the war... Generational trauma at its best 😥 Both Hawk and Marcus are quite a bit older than their lovers. They have both been to war and have established careers in their fields by the time Tim and Frankie show up in their lives. They have a lot more to lose than Tim and Frankie by comparison. It's not surprising that both of them would try harder to keep up the facades that they have built for themselves for so long.
I think what Hawk's trying to create in this episode is the missing emotional intimacy. He can't have that with Lucy and he also can't have that with his hook ups. And it's this intimacy that Tim's denying him here.
I can't wait for your reaction to the next episode. There are some scenes where I predict you'll be saying, "No....what?....oh my gosh!". So glad to have you two to rewatch this series with! 👍
1. The first 1968 scene concerns the Vietnam War, when there was a draft of eligible American men. The anti-war protesters are taking and burning draft records. 2. Hawk is trying to be a good father according to the rules of his class and time, but he labors under the huge handicap of never having had a positive relationship with his own father. The character of Jackson is one of the many felicitous additions to the original novel by Thomas Mallon: his storyline is heartwrenching and deepens the stories of Lucy and Hawk as well.
I wouldn't say that Hawk is a bad father. Yes, he and Jackson had trouble connecting, but at least we saw Hawk trying. And throughout the whole episode we saw that Kimberly loves Hawk and seems really close with him. If he was a bad father indeed, she wouldn't be so close with him. We also saw her in episode 1 at the garden party and she and Hawk seem to have a good relationship then (in 1986) as well.
Hawk is a man of his time through and through, who was deeply traumatized by his own father and by the war... Generational trauma at its best 😥
Both Hawk and Marcus are quite a bit older than their lovers. They have both been to war and have established careers in their fields by the time Tim and Frankie show up in their lives. They have a lot more to lose than Tim and Frankie by comparison. It's not surprising that both of them would try harder to keep up the facades that they have built for themselves for so long.
YOU GUYS ARENT REMOTELY READY FOR 7&8.
It’s 6/7 months in still not able to move on from the last two episodes.
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I think what Hawk's trying to create in this episode is the missing emotional intimacy. He can't have that with Lucy and he also can't have that with his hook ups. And it's this intimacy that Tim's denying him here.
I can't wait for your reaction to the next episode. There are some scenes where I predict you'll be saying, "No....what?....oh my gosh!". So glad to have you two to rewatch this series with! 👍
Yes! Episode 7 broke us 😢 💔
Great reaction and discussion as always, guys!
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The burnt letter s purpose was just to let Lucy know about Tim.
Where is eps 7,8?
7 will be uploaded tomorrow. We are almost done editing (& crying over and over 😢).