I absolutely adore the fact that it was Nancy’s friends who saved her in the end, and that it wasn’t their iterations from now who saved her, but who they were in the first season and from the beginning of this one.
George is the first one to show up, and the first one to protect Nancy - with her trusty crowbar of course. But this isn’t bright colors and stripes George. It was black lipstick and dark jackets George, from before they were close. And, if I’m not mistaken - I might be - George is wearing the same outfit she wore when she took the bones from the morgue. Almost as if somewhere in her subconscious, Nancy learned to love George that day, not later like she thinks.
And then it’s Bess. She’s not much different from present day Bess, until you look closer. She’s wearing the outfit she wore in the first episode of the second season. And what happens in that episode? Oh yeah, the wraith. Nancy has called Bess from the day everything went downhill, because it’s always been Bess who’s stood by Nancy and helped her along in her questioning way. And that’s what she’s doing here: asking questions, questions that Nancy is unwilling to answer: asking Nancy why she’s done what she’s done. And she’s the one who gently pushes Nancy forward. Nancy needed someone who loved her unconditionally, and for her, that’s Bess.
And next, she sees Nick. And Nick is back in his season one wardrobe of old jeans and tank tops underneath windbreakers. He’s got his old haircut and the lighting is brighter, like it used to be. And Nancy is finally able to thank him for being there for her when she was broken, and she finally gets to say that she’s hurting about him choosing George. Because it’s understandable: Nick helped her through so much, and in her mind, he’s deserted her. When was the last time she and Nick went on a case together? They were at odds two episodes ago, and part of that is because she feels that he doesn’t care for her anymore. But she knew deep down that he did, and that no matter what, he’ll still be her friend. Nick being there as she climbs out of the grave is almost like he’s there for her as she accepts her mother’s death.
And lastly, Ace. He’s there when she asks her deepest question: who am I? Why am I here? And he doesn’t tell her, he guides her. Just like he doesn’t tell her that she needs to step back from Gil, or that she needs to learn to care for Ryan, or that she needs to get justice for the people Everett hurt. He just helps steer her in the right direction. And he reassures her to, that she’s not broken, that she’s able to love people, and herself. And most importantly, he’s ready, willing, and waiting to hold her when she needs it. To hold her at her most vulnerable: a child. And I was trying to figure out what outfit he was wearing because it looked so familiar, and I realize that was what he was wearing when Nancy saved his life and jumped into his arms just to be sure that he was still there. The wraith pulled her back then and stopped her from saying what she meant, and now with the wraith almost gone, she’s giving herself the ability to admit how much she loves him. So of course she’s manifested him at the time when she realized her feelings.
Throughout the first season, Nancy insisted that she didn’t need friends. That she’s okay the way she is. But these moments in her head show that she’s always called on her friends for help, from long before she was willing to admit it. And it’s beautiful that even when she’s alone, they are there for her.
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