no((( my druck season 3 rewatch in real time is over ((( 10 weeks passed too fast ((( way too fast (((

DRUCK Season 3 anniversary rewatch

Donnerstag 20:37 Mama

So much has been said about this clip before but it still amazes me. It tells so much with so few words said aloud, but details and emotions

Details:

• the church speaking to Matteo: “And remember, I am with you always to the very end of the age“ [Matthew 28:20]
• the song speaking to Matteo: If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another comforter, that he may ‘bide with you forever; E'en the sp'rit of truth. (If Ye Love Me by Thomas Tallis / John 14:15-17)
• the choir’s outfit: transgender flag colors

The emotions Matteo lives through in this clip are breath-taking

How would it feel if you told your mama you would bring someone but then you have to come alone. Would you feel betrayed? Would you feel like you failed again? Would you consider not going? You haven’t seen your mama for two months. You feel you are a new person now. The old you wouldn’t have come, he would lie again, he would say it was a joke and there is no boy to bring. The new you have the courage (Amira was right, she is always right, except that one time, hehe)

You climb the stairs to the church. Every step feels like there is a 100-kilo weight tied to your foot, but you manage it. You haven’t been here for ages. The church hasn’t changed much. The pews are the same. You touch the smooth polished wood as you liked to do when you were a kid - its familiarity grounds you. You sit down, look up and feel small and unimportant under the strict stares of Luther and Melanchthon, like in your childhood. Mama smiles at you and suddenly you start crying. Why? Do you want to get back to carefree childhood? Do you feel sorry for yourself? Are these tears of relief to finally find yourself and be accepted? You don’t have time to reflect your own feelings. The world starts to collapse again and you run to save it as if you were a superhero leaving his dear ones behind

The light is on in your room - David came directly to your place! You rush up the stairs and into the flat. David! The door is left open. Who cares? The new Matteo cares. You have tidied your room again today and you want things around to be in order. You get back to shut the door and rush to your room.

But it’s not David. What now? What can you do?

DRUCK Season 3 anniversary rewatch

Life is now … with you

I wrote this text comparing the final words of season 3 from SKAM, DRUCK and WTFock 2,5 years ago as a part of criticism of the latter. I reread it today and I still think that druck’s version is the best

SKAM - Isak is with his friends, they are all decorating for Christmas, working together. He talks to Eva about serious issues, apologizes, speaks about his relationship with Even, about good and bad days and finally says “It might be cliché but you never know who is going to die tomorrow. Whether you believe in Allah, Jesus, the theory of evolution or the parallel universes there is only one thing they all know for certain … That life is … now.” These words sum up the season – people are different but they all should appreciate their life and live it in full, spreading love and care

WTFock - Robbe and Sander are at a Christmas party, too, but they are separated from their dancing friends by a door frame. They are talking about the plans for the next day, goofing and Robbe says out of the blue: “You know… It might be cliché but you never know who’ll be alive tomorrow and who might die. The only thing we know for sure, is … that we’re alive right now.”  I am not sure what he means, I understand it as “I don’t care what is happening tomorrow, let’s enjoy the party now”. Besides they are talking about themselves, excluding friends

DRUCK Matteo is at the party too, but he is among his friends, in the midst of them. They are sitting close, very intimate and talking quietly. Hanna asks Matteo about his future plans, and he says “Life is now. With you”. Matteo had a difficult time and finally came to peace with himself, he knows now his friends love and support him, he is rebuilding his connection with his mother and he has found the greatest boyfriend. I think he means that it’s time for him to pause and value what he has now, to appreciate love and friendship and freedom. Isn’t it the best version?

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The rewatch is over. It was great to relive it all over with Druck Experience Bot @druck-experience-bot in Real time mode. I would like to thank the amazing people who were celebrating the season in the tag and brought back the good memories and the spirit of the season: @anderwater - you are fantastically talented, your gifs are magic @lizzoefeutute - thanks for the beautiful screenshots and the nicest captions and everyone who liked and reblogged and was quietly there with us