Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia

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Grace Under Pressure

Joan runs outside and stands near the spot where I think she had her first or second conversation with Cute Guy God. Security God walks over in a black toque and says, "You made quite an impression in there." Joan says she doesn't need the sarcasm: "I tried to debate, I tried to do what you wanted and I lost it, okay?" Security God thinks it was super: "What you did up there was true. You found your voice." Joan's real chuffed about that: "Great! Great! Thanks for the lesson. It cost me my friend." Security Guard: "What? Because you two don't agree about things?" Joan tries to compose herself slightly: "I...don't have a lot of friends. Okay?" Security God: "Do you know what grace is, Joan?" Joan: "Yeah! Pissed off!" He means the kind with a lower-case "G": "Do you know the meaning of 'grace'? It's a touch of truth, that lets you see the world in a new way. It's a gift that can only be felt when you're open enough to accept it."

Security God walks off just as Grace comes bursting out the door. When she sees Joan, she slows down to a normal pace and walks over to Joan's side. Joan doesn't seem to hear or notice her. Grace says, "Um...I don't -- I don't really apologize, so, um...." She walks around to face Joan, and continues, "So this isn't happening, but, uh...I just shoulda thought about you." Joan holds it together for a moment, but then her faces caves in on itself and she starts whimpering and crying. She bows her head and puts her hands to her face, while Grace hunts in her pockets for some Kleenex. When she finds some, she offers it to Joan, who takes it, whispering, "Thank you." Grace ventures a very tiny smile, and I wonder if Joan will try to hug her, though I don't think she's quite that bold, and if she did, what Grace would do. Joan wipes her nose slightly and looks at Grace with a certain amount of forgiveness and relief, and says, "'Kay." Becky Wahlstrom was really good here.

Joan of Arcadia

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