Back in Part 24 The Mine, what was tragic about John’s return was how much Arthur had needed him. Could only associate his return with everything good in his life, with Faroe.
“She brought you back, John. The same way she did me, she saved us.”
Arthur thinking that playing Faroe’s song brought him back was devastating because we knew that wasn’t the case. It was Kayne that did it and John was being forced to hide all of this while Arthur continued his gleeful tirade about how he was saved.
This was one of the most bittersweet, gut twisting moments for me in the show.
But Part 55 re-contextualizes everything.
Faroe did bring John back. Hearing her pain from that older Arthur opened his eyes to the countless Faroe’s he’s enabled to be left for dead or haunted.
She brought him back from bed rock.
