I have to say, props to the writers for the morgue/hug scene. The scene was well crafted insofar as it allows for a wide range of plausible interpretations. The Team Dyson people can point to the hug and be like LOOK BO/DYSON 4EVA, while us Lauren lovers are, of course, using the same scene to point at Bo's still-strong feelings for Lauren and the way she continues to use Dyson with no emotional attachment.
For my money, I don't think that Bo hugged Dyson just looking to get back at Lauren; I think Bo was genuinely looking for some sort of reassurance and comfort, as well as a way to thank Dyson. But I don't think she got out of the hug what she was looking for (though I doubt she knows what she was really looking for), hence the way she quickly disengaged, and I think it's because it wasn't really Dyson she wanted to be hugging. IMO, that shove was born from the frustration of being right next to Lauren yet feeling like she's not able to reach out to her. (Of course, the fact that Bo is the only one getting in her own probably didn't occur to her. Sigh.)
That said, however, I also think Bo was very aware that the hug would upset Lauren. Which is perhaps also why she shoved Dyson away--the moment he started to actually hug her back she recoiled, and I'm willing to bet it was because she instantly felt guilty for a) acting out at Lauren and B) using Dyson to do it. (And then probably pissed that she felt guilty for hurting Lauren, because she very much sees herself as the wronged party here.)
I was given hope by the way that Bo kept it a "platonic" hug even though Dyson was clearly going for a more "romantic" hug/moment. But Bo shut that down and kept it on the friends-only level, which is interesting. I also found their body language extremely telling. When the scene opens, all three are oriented toward the body--Bo and Lauren directly across from each other and Dyson splitting them, his gaze perpendicular to theirs, which is not the first time the show's used that blocking. Once Bo says the guy was Dark, Dyson's body immediately angles toward hers--you can tell that he's very much trying to make it a conversation between the two of them, and clearly treats Lauren as an interloper when she speaks. But Bo doesn't reciprocate the body language--right before Dyson says "I'll handle this, Bo," you can see that her body is oriented somewhere in between Dyson's and Lauren's, and she has to turn her head and her body slightly to hug him. I don't think the blocking being like that is unintentional, even if the acting in that scene didn't quite convey a clear message.
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Date: 2010-11-24 01:03 am (UTC)For my money, I don't think that Bo hugged Dyson just looking to get back at Lauren; I think Bo was genuinely looking for some sort of reassurance and comfort, as well as a way to thank Dyson. But I don't think she got out of the hug what she was looking for (though I doubt she knows what she was really looking for), hence the way she quickly disengaged, and I think it's because it wasn't really Dyson she wanted to be hugging. IMO, that shove was born from the frustration of being right next to Lauren yet feeling like she's not able to reach out to her. (Of course, the fact that Bo is the only one getting in her own probably didn't occur to her. Sigh.)
That said, however, I also think Bo was very aware that the hug would upset Lauren. Which is perhaps also why she shoved Dyson away--the moment he started to actually hug her back she recoiled, and I'm willing to bet it was because she instantly felt guilty for a) acting out at Lauren and B) using Dyson to do it. (And then probably pissed that she felt guilty for hurting Lauren, because she very much sees herself as the wronged party here.)
I was given hope by the way that Bo kept it a "platonic" hug even though Dyson was clearly going for a more "romantic" hug/moment. But Bo shut that down and kept it on the friends-only level, which is interesting. I also found their body language extremely telling. When the scene opens, all three are oriented toward the body--Bo and Lauren directly across from each other and Dyson splitting them, his gaze perpendicular to theirs, which is not the first time the show's used that blocking. Once Bo says the guy was Dark, Dyson's body immediately angles toward hers--you can tell that he's very much trying to make it a conversation between the two of them, and clearly treats Lauren as an interloper when she speaks. But Bo doesn't reciprocate the body language--right before Dyson says "I'll handle this, Bo," you can see that her body is oriented somewhere in between Dyson's and Lauren's, and she has to turn her head and her body slightly to hug him. I don't think the blocking being like that is unintentional, even if the acting in that scene didn't quite convey a clear message.