His eyes stayed fixed on the metal container on top, surrounded by various toolshed items in an effort to make it look less conspicuous.
What a great detail! I love that the farmers are hiding the dangerous stuff in plain sight, as if the non-farmer Feds wouldn't be able to identify it! Clever!
That's so ominous!
Of course it was money. What else would it be these days?
Oh, sad. And so zeitgeist relevant!
Not that he could blame Wayne for thinking about the potential profit to be made. There wasn't a farm in town escaping financial trouble after the winter they just had.
That's absolutely the practical, empathetic thinking I'd expect from Jonathan - feels spot on for the character!
What the hell was going on with him? Why was he so afraid to open this box and let his son see this damn thing?
'Because the more he learns about himself, the more afraid you are that you'll lose him,' a voice whispered inside him.
This is such a great one-two punch here! The parental instinct undercut by the self-doubt is a really impactful combo.
His son looked up at him pleadingly, like he hoped his Dad might have the answers he did not. He'd never been hurt before. Never been sick. Whatever sensations he was experiencing were completely foreign to him.
Oh, poor Clark! And Jonathan, too! Parents usually have to encounter their kids experiencing pain at a much younger age - this has to unlock a whole new kind of trauma.
This was such a sweet character piece! It really felt like it deepened what we saw onscreen!
