A Moment In Time: If This Were A Date....

    Hey everyone! I'm back after taking a week long break! It was nice to take some time off, and not worry about deadlines for a bit. (Even if they're self imposed. Lol!)

    During that time I tried to figure out what song to use for a Lucas and Elizabeth video I plan to make, and got a little fan fiction writing done. (Which is SO not ready to be shown yet.) Oh, and I did a bunch of gardening! (Yay! Dirt!)

    But I'm back now, and thought for today's post we would take a look back at one of the most romantic scenes of the entire season! And by that I mean the most romantic scene for Team Lucas. (Cause I'm Team Lucas, in case you didn't know. :)

    Side note: I have found out that I can now comment directly to your comments and no longer need to do a separate post to answer them! Yay! (Either it was a glitch on their part, or I just messed something up. :( But from now on I will be answering your comments directly in the comment section. Just thought I'd let you know! Thanks for baring with me with this whole comment situation. I appreciate it!

    Oh, boy! Wow! Where to start? Going into the finale I really didn't see any big romantic scenes coming for these two. After the last episode with Elizabeth practically begging Nathan to ask her out, and then Nathan showing up telling her that "she matters to him" it really just wasn't on my mind that we might get such a romantic dinner scene! And then it happened. And then I was smiling wide, and squeaking like a love struck school girl.

    Let's start at the beginning shall we?

    So Elizabeth shows up at the library to a waiting Lucas. It's cute isn't it? They've got their own little place in the library. They've had multiple moments take place because of that small building. Lucas encouraging Elizabeth to start writing again, that moment that had Elizabeth fumbling for the door, and of course their date.

    So she goes in and (Mic drop) he's set up this beautiful dinner for two in the light of a thousand candles! So a couple notes here.

    Eeeekk! This was what I had first envisioned for their date! Either lighting up the saloon or the library in candles with a romantic dinner set up! And I got it in the finale!!! Yay!!! I love the intimacy and romance of a date like that. Just gives all the spark flying romantic vibes! (Sigh...)

    (Clears throat) Anyway... Another thing which I have already discussed in the episode review, but I thought I'd mention here again is the whole thing with the candles. Yes, I totally understand that that was Jack's thing. He was the candle master of Hope Valley. But when you think about it, who in this whole town throughout all seven seasons has not used at least one candle when setting up a romantic dinner? Lee did it, Jesse did it, even Charles did it! It's just a staple of a romantic dinner date, especially considering the time period that they are in. And besides all this I would have been VERY disappointed should he have not lit up the place in candles. (End of rant.)

    Also can we note the teddy bear to the left? :)

    Now right away Lucas addresses the fact that this is not a date. That kind of seems to be a phrase Elizabeth uses just to ease her mind in my opinion. She realizes that she has feelings for Lucas, but isn't sure just yet exactly how she feels, and is definitely afraid to allow herself to fully open up and love again. And I think Lucas may realize that Elizabeth is scared and understands that she's loved and lost. So he reassured her that this is not a date. (Right, right...I totally believe that...)

    But then....

    "However, if this were a date..."

    I L.O.V.E this whole scene idea!!!! Oh, the spark flying romance of it! So good! Thank you very much to the writers for giving us this! And from the look on Elizabeth's face, she's clearly enjoying it too. I mean come on! Just look at her! Lucas says, "If this were a date I'd take your jacket." It takes literally around three seconds before she's unbuttoning her jacket for him to take. Which therefore is kind of stating, this is a date. I don't know if Elizabeth would call it one, as she'd probably deny it and say, "We were celebrating as friends," but....yeah that sure looks like a date to me.

    Now some people have argued the case of Elizabeth should have kept the jacket on, as it was apart of her outfit, and her removing it made things feel more edgy. I totally understand, and do agree to some extent, but in reality it really was just a jacket as she had on one of her everyday blouses under it which she has worn multiple times without a jacket. But again I totally understand what people are getting at.

    I also want to address the idea of Lucas tricking her into a date. I will go on record to say that he was very vague about the whole thing, and did surprise her with more than what she thought it would be, but lets look at a few facts. First off, he asked her to meet him at the library...at night. Surely she could figure that he was up to something, especially after their "outing" where he admitted to buying the tickets, "Just because." Plus did you see her smile after he asked? Secondly, he admitted right the moment after stepping through the door that it was not a date and Elizabeth could have left anytime she wanted. But she didn't. Plus she smiled and agreed to everything, and never once bothered to correct him. That's all I'm going to say.

    Also there are some people who say they found the date creepy. I wont say much here. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But IMO Lucas not only is a very romantic guy, but he also only has eyes for Elizabeth. I don't think he meant for that date to be creepy in anyway at all. I think he cares about Elizabeth very much, and really wants to pursue a relationship with her. Yet he also knows that she's been through a lot and needs time. Either way I think his intentions toward her are honorable, and true. There, I've made my statement.

    So next the gentlemanly Lucas ushers Elizabeth to her chair and continues the "if this were a date" theme by saying he would also pull out her chair. Which he does, and she lets him. He then pours her some champagne into the glasses he stole from that restaurant in Union City...I'm kidding, I'm kidding...Lol! They just have this striking resemblance to the flutes they drank out of on their last date...not a date...Ugh! It was a date!

    Anyway, he then hands it to her, and says, "And I might even gently brush your hand as I pass you your glass." Now this was probably my least favorite line of his, but that's just me. However he then continues with, "And hold your gaze for longer then normal," in this very intimate, whispery voice. And then he proceeds to do just that as everyone, including Elizabeth, holds their breath.

    Now I've watched this scene multiple times, (Who hasn't?) but this time in particular I tried to pay more attention to Elizabeth and Lucas' facial expressions. After all they reveal a lot, and actually can say more than their words do. So I watched Elizabeth as Lucas recited the said lines above, and after as he gazed at her. Which I should mention now that little smile he gets as he looks at her, that gradually grows as he looks into her eyes, combined with those dimples....(Cough!) I mean...anyway....

    So I watched Elizabeth's face and came up with this. The whole time Elizabeth has this sweet little shy sort of smile going on. Literally almost the whole time, she's just going along with everything despite the undeniably romantic atmosphere, and the realization that Lucas truly would have this be a date if he could. Lucas just always brings this smile out of Elizabeth.

    But as he handed her her glass and held her gaze, her face said something. Things just became very intimate, and Elizabeth is scared. She's totally caught up in the moment, and his eyes, never taking her gaze off him, but I can see the uncertainty there. It really reminds me of the library scene in Season 6 where he quoted Dangerous Liaisons, as she was totally caught in the moment there too and very unsure where things were going. This time however she knows Lucas way better and knows that she likes him, but is still keeping this guard up. It's like she really enjoys spending time with him, and the attention he gives her, but is either too afraid to take the leap or isn't sure what her feelings are for him. (I would hope it's more of the first, or a combination of both.)

    She then looks at Lucas and replies quietly, "And I would think that was very sweet." She then looks shyly away with a smile, and then back at him as he moves to take his chair. End scene.

    This was one of, if not the most romantic scene we had in all of Season 7. I mean we had other fun, and cute scene with these two, but the level of intimacy and romance that was here...none of the other scenes really went to this level.

    I actually wonder if this caused a revelation in Elizabeth about her feelings for Lucas. Honestly the writers can write it whatever way they want, but I would hope that Elizabeth realized that her feelings for Lucas are deeper then she realized. Lucas has been there for her all through Season 7, encouraging her, challenging her, and romancing her. I could get into the whole debate of how she and him have had more romantic moments than her and Nathan, and how could she not pick him with all the foreshadowing but I'll save that for another day.

    As for this scene, it had this whole breathless vibe going on through like the entire scene. I can nick pick at things, but in the end it truly was a romantic scene and I am very very grateful the writers gave us Team Lucas fans one final date/not a date with these two before we were left to go back to hanging off our cliff edges. (It was nice to give my fingers a break for three months. Then again, I was hanging the entire season. Lol!)

    Thank you so much for reading! Feel free to share your thoughts with me in the comments, or on my Twitter page! God Bless!