最后两分钟汤上大神的分析~
Harvey admits something huge, that Donna means more to him than anyone else. And immediately he does what he does, he tries to run away. Every time things become too much, he pulls back instantly.
And Donna knows this, she knows him so well. So as he’s walking away, she smirks a little, because classic Harvey, say something mushy and walk away, so she stands up and pushes back, because she’s Donna and that’s what she does. She asks him “Why?”. Why is she so special? Why does she matter more?
And he does his “you know why” bullshit. And you can see that look on her face, what she expected, happened. He’s running away. He’s saying things, without saying them. He’s saying she means more to him, but not why. So she gives him this rueful smile and doesn’t say anything more. It’s classic Harvey, right?”
But then he pauses and he tells her why. “You know I love you.” And you know this is spontaneous. It’s spur of the moment. He almost lost Donna, and we know that Harvey can’t take that. This episode proved what lengths Harvey was willing to go to. This is Harvey ‘I won’t perjure myself’ Specter. He was willing to go all the way for this woman. Everyone knows how much he cares for her, because he shows it all the goddamn time, but for the first time he says it. And it shocks both them.
(It’s also so telling, because he doesn’t just say I love you, he says you know i love you. Because Donna knows, Donna always knows. But she also knows that Harvey wasn’t ready (or isn’t ready), so she doesn’t push. She waits.)
At the end of that scene, Donna just looks blown away. She’s actually speechless. And Harvey, god Harvey. As soon as he steps out of the apartment, you can see it actually hits him, what he said, what it means. It physically slaps him in the face. And instantly you know that this wasn’t a platonic I love you. This wasn’t Harvey just dropping something and trying to play it off later and nothing else. This was real. It happened. It meant something.
Harvey admits something huge, that Donna means more to him than anyone else. And immediately he does what he does, he tries to run away. Every time things become too much, he pulls back instantly.
And Donna knows this, she knows him so well. So as he’s walking away, she smirks a little, because classic Harvey, say something mushy and walk away, so she stands up and pushes back, because she’s Donna and that’s what she does. She asks him “Why?”. Why is she so special? Why does she matter more?
And he does his “you know why” bullshit. And you can see that look on her face, what she expected, happened. He’s running away. He’s saying things, without saying them. He’s saying she means more to him, but not why. So she gives him this rueful smile and doesn’t say anything more. It’s classic Harvey, right?”
But then he pauses and he tells her why. “You know I love you.” And you know this is spontaneous. It’s spur of the moment. He almost lost Donna, and we know that Harvey can’t take that. This episode proved what lengths Harvey was willing to go to. This is Harvey ‘I won’t perjure myself’ Specter. He was willing to go all the way for this woman. Everyone knows how much he cares for her, because he shows it all the goddamn time, but for the first time he says it. And it shocks both them.
(It’s also so telling, because he doesn’t just say I love you, he says you know i love you. Because Donna knows, Donna always knows. But she also knows that Harvey wasn’t ready (or isn’t ready), so she doesn’t push. She waits.)
At the end of that scene, Donna just looks blown away. She’s actually speechless. And Harvey, god Harvey. As soon as he steps out of the apartment, you can see it actually hits him, what he said, what it means. It physically slaps him in the face. And instantly you know that this wasn’t a platonic I love you. This wasn’t Harvey just dropping something and trying to play it off later and nothing else. This was real. It happened. It meant something.