A Moment in Time: Food For the Soul

 

    Hello and welcome back to another blog post on a Friday! I hope you're week has been wonderful thus far, and you're staying cool this summer. Isn't it crazy to think we're already in August? Before you know it all the leaves will be falling, that chilly breeze will blow in, and it will be Fall!

    So... what do I have planned for you today? Well, it seems about time that I started up my series, A Moment in Time, again and started covering some of these romantic LucaBeth moments from Season 8! (Yay!) I really wasn't sure which scene to start with. (There are quite a few to choose from. ;) So I asked you guys on Twitter which scene you'd like me to cover, and I've finally made a decision!

    For my first "Moment in Time" blog post I will be discussing that tension filled library scene in episode 4! It's one of my favorites (Granted I have many. Lol!) and seemed like a great scene to start the series with. 

    So... Let's get right into it!

    Now obviously this scene came after Elizabeth and Lucas had what I refer to as their first real fight. Or maybe disagreement would be a better term. Elizabeth, in trying to keep Helen Bouchard's confidence, kept back the fact from Lucas that his parents had separated. 

    Now obviously there is the question of who eventually told Lucas about it as we never saw the scene where he found out. I'm going to say that it was 99.9% his mother. Nothing else would make sense, unless he finally managed to contact his father and he told him. But I'm going to assume it was his mother. The bigger question is how did he find out that Elizabeth knew about this, which once again points to his mother telling him as she was the only person who knew this. (Except for Rosemary but she never would have told Lucas.)

    Anyhow he found out, and... he wasn't happy to say the least. This in turn led Elizabeth to try and explain, and tell him the advice she gave his mother. Oh, yes... the advice about maybe his mother needed to be the one to reach out first. And of course that came as quite a blow in the stomach for poor Lucas. After all... up until then Elizabeth has barely ever been the one to make the first move when it came to either Lucas or Nathan. So Lucas rightfully felt hurt by her words and lashed out before walking back to the saloon.

    So I believe this library scene picks up the very next day, as Lucas is still wearing the same suit from their disagreement. Elizabeth opens the library door and is surprised to find Lucas sound asleep over a book. And this is where I gush...

    First off... how pitiful and yet adorable is it that he wasn't even able to go to bed after their fight? He's simply miserable. I mean you could argue that it's the oil company that's got him stressed out but... I think we all can agree it was his fight with Elizabeth combined with his parents separating that drove him to his beloved books. Speaking of which, again how cute yet sad is it that he went seeking comfort in books? I like to joke and say he went and got drunk on books. Lol!

    And finally... you just got to love the messy hair. I mean... Swoon! And just the fact that he fell asleep there, and Elizabeth found him, and... yeah. I LOVED all that! 😊

    So, Elizabeth opens the door and Lucas jerks awake. She's surprised to find him there, and apologizes for disturbing him.

    She then comments that he's out early, but Lucas then corrects her and says he's out late. He didn't make it to bed the previous night, and... Elizabeth just gives a very casual "Oh?" She is trying very hard to act like she's not interested in that fact, and just go about her business. I also realized in re-watching that scene that she had absolutely no intention of addressing the elephant in the room. They both didn't plan on it really. They could so feel the tension between them, and they knew exactly why it was there, but... Both of them kept their mouths shut.

    Anyhow, a sleepy Lucas stands up, and walks toward Elizabeth, still trying to wake up. He tells her that he was in his office "robbing Peter to pay Paul." He also tells her that they managed to save the oil derrick before it took on too much damage from the fire. Elizabeth then casually says that "luckily no one was badly injured" and I have to believe she totally included him in that statement.

    Now I will admit that one of my complaints about this whole "oil fire storyline" is Elizabeth's lack of response to Lucas being in danger. Even though she hasn't figured out that he's the one for her, surely her heart knew ahead of time. I just feel she should have reacted very differently. More concerned, more panicked. But however the writers' goal was to keep everyone guessing and to have her be super panicked over him may have been a giveaway.

    Anyway... Lucas then agrees with her statement saying it was a "miracle" no one was badly injured. And then he goes right on ignoring the tension between them and mentions that she's up early. Elizabeth then explains that a new family had moved in. Everyone else was bringing pies and casseroles so she thought she'd bring...

    And then... BOOM! Lucas just knows her so well, that he literally finishes her sentence by saying... "Food for the soul?" And instantly Elizabeth jerks her gaze to him. 

 

    You can just feel this mixture of tension and romance and you can clearly see the connection they share. Elizabeth's face really just sums the moment up well. The look of surprise yet knowing how he understands her. How they just get each other.

    So after a second she of course says that she'd better be going. What is it about the library and being in close proximity to that man that makes her run for the hills? Lol! She walks to the door carrying her pile of books and then... well and then I start gushing again.

    Even though they're currently in a fight. Even though Elizabeth hurt him (Although that wasn't her fault nor her intention) he just can't help himself. Being the gentleman that he is, (And a very in love man) he offers to open the door for her. (Happy sigh...) That there earns you, Lucas, a big fat gold star. He was so sweet, and thoughtful! And the looks they give each other just makes it even better.

    Elizabeth seemed surprised at his offer, which I understand why. She knew Lucas was mad at her, so why would he offer to open the door? But he did, and it just showed her what kind of a man he is, and how much he cares about her. She thanks him softy, then exits through the door, and again we can really feel the tension between them. Lucas' face was filled with it. He obviously doesn't want things to be like this, but yet he's still struggling to do something about it. Knowing his parents separated is crushing, but to also know the woman he loves knew and didn't tell him? Ouch. Not to mention everything he thought about love seemed to go up in flames, and then hearing that comment from Elizabeth about "making the first move...." So, yeah. This man is filled with a lot of emotional conflict right now.

    Moving on Elizabeth then strolls to Sergeant and of course Mr. Bouchard follows behind and holds her bag open so she can put the books in it. (Mic drop) Again it's just so sweet and shows how much he truly cares for her.

    So while she's loading the books they both catch two Mounties riding down the street. Lucas asks her what she thinks that's all about, and she explains how their looking into the shooting incident. She then says how she thought Nathan had been exonerated, to which Lucas responds, "Apparently not entirely."

    Now... depending on which side you stand on we can get two different ideas about Lucas' motives when he said that. In my opinion, I do think he may have held some disdain for Nathan here which would make sense. He currently believes that Elizabeth has feelings for Nathan, and her words only would seem to confirm that as he can see she's not happy about the inquiry.  It's also worth wondering if perhaps he was worried about Elizabeth in that moment. If there's an inquiry happening about Nathan, obviously something is wrong, and Lucas would hate to see her hurt in anyway. Not to mention he just had the Mountie asking him for one THOUSAND dollars and I doubt he ever found out why. I could be totally off base here, but I think it's worth considering.

    So after giving what appears to be a sort of annoyed look at Lucas for his comment, eventually Elizabeth mounts Sergeant and starts off for the Canfield's house. BUT! Before the scene ends the music grows louder and oh so dramatic as Elizabeth looks back over her shoulder at Lucas! 

    I love the feel of this moment! It's so dramatic and filled with angst and romance as Lucas looks after her while she rides away. And with a final fleeting glance back at the man she's fallen for (Yet doesn't quite know how much she has just yet) turns away and rides off.

 

    And that brings us to the end of the scene! I hope you enjoyed this re-cap of one of my favorite LucaBeth scenes from Season 8. I don't know about you but I would love to get some more scenes like this. We haven't had a lot of tension like that between Lucas and Elizabeth so far, and I would love to see a bit more in this coming season. Granted not quite to the extent of what happened between Jack and Elizabeth in Season 2. (Oh, that was so hard to stomach!) But I would like to see some level of tension between Lucas and Elizabeth in Season 9. (Just not all season long, please and thank you. :)

    Thank you so much for reading! Feel free to comment your thoughts on this scene below or on my Twitter page! God Bless! 

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