For Remembrance
Yet again, I've missed the mark for posting a review of Something Borrowed, can't say anything that hasn't already been said, etc.
In leiu of that, I have a question/speculation about a certain scene in the episode that could lead to some interesting discussion.
My question is, does anyone agree with me that that's Rosemary pinned to Jack's lapel?
And if it is Rosemary, of course, it is awash with symbolic significance: Rosemary signifies remembrance, has a slightly bitter taste, and is commonly associated not with weddings, but funerals. And it is damn fine with lamb too:
Point about the lamb aside, if I'm correct, I think that this lends credence to the whole idea that Jack was wistful because he was thinking about his Edwardian wedding, and projecting some of that wistfulness onto Gwen and Rhys. Of course, Jack/Gwen shippers can say that it was like a funeral in his heart because Gwen was marrying someone else. :P Actually, even though I don't ship Jack/Gwen at all, I'd suggest that it's probably supposed to come across as a combination of both. When Jack replies "Always" to Gwen's "Will you miss me?" he's referring to the way that he misses everyone he's lost and everyone he's going to lose, while also making a personal statement about Gwen herself.
Oh, and on the issue of remembrance, did anyone else just love Jack's naughty-little-boy-caught-stealing-cookies smile when Gwen discovered that he'd retconned the whole wedding?
And just because it's cute:
In leiu of that, I have a question/speculation about a certain scene in the episode that could lead to some interesting discussion.
My question is, does anyone agree with me that that's Rosemary pinned to Jack's lapel?
And if it is Rosemary, of course, it is awash with symbolic significance: Rosemary signifies remembrance, has a slightly bitter taste, and is commonly associated not with weddings, but funerals. And it is damn fine with lamb too:
Point about the lamb aside, if I'm correct, I think that this lends credence to the whole idea that Jack was wistful because he was thinking about his Edwardian wedding, and projecting some of that wistfulness onto Gwen and Rhys. Of course, Jack/Gwen shippers can say that it was like a funeral in his heart because Gwen was marrying someone else. :P Actually, even though I don't ship Jack/Gwen at all, I'd suggest that it's probably supposed to come across as a combination of both. When Jack replies "Always" to Gwen's "Will you miss me?" he's referring to the way that he misses everyone he's lost and everyone he's going to lose, while also making a personal statement about Gwen herself.
Oh, and on the issue of remembrance, did anyone else just love Jack's naughty-little-boy-caught-stealing-cookies smile when Gwen discovered that he'd retconned the whole wedding?
And just because it's cute: