“Do you remember when you were two years old, and I got ordered to go TDY to Korea?”
“…No?”
“Well, I told you that you needed to be the man of the house. You needed to take care of your mom. And I also told you not to cry. And you didn’t. You were only two years old.”
“So?”
“So, I was very, very proud of you then. I never told you that, and for that, I’m sorry. But I want you to know just how proud I am of you now.”
God, this scene. It’s so painful in so many ways. As cartoonish and over-the-top a villain Colonel Mayer was sometimes, it’s scenes like this one that get to the very cold, very real truth about the dangerous man he was and the damage he caused his son.
He was two years old. He told his son at two years old not to cry about missing his father, and now, fifteen years later, he’s telling him that it made him proud that he didn’t. You can see in Noah’s face how much he doesn’t understand, how much he wishes his father could be proud of him for just about anything else in the world.
God, this show. These boys. How could you be so ridiculous and still do so much right?
I love you. I wanna be with you.
Luke: I wanna move back home.
Noah: To the apartment?
Luke: To our apartment. Do you remember when you asked me to come get you when I figured out what I wanted you around for?
Noah: That was only a few hours ago, so…yeah.
Luke: I want you around for everything.
Noah: That’s what I want too. Why do you think I act so crazy sometimes?
Luke: I don’t know…but maybe I make it harder on you.
Noah: Yeah. Yeah, you do. But…you’re kinda worth it.