#jpc darry

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I gave some of my thoughts in my earlier post but let me expand a little more on JPC!Darry and Dan!Soda:

• JPC!Darry definitely emphasizes the younger aspects of Darry’s character, and reminds us of how he’s just a kid, too.

• He’s much more quiet overall, and softer, but is capable of exploding at the drop of a hat — especially in RITFR

• My gosh this boy CARES so much, especially when it comes to Ponyboy. It’s so clear to see how even though he’s stuck between a brother and a father, he wants to stay a brother as much as possible.

• Much like Brent!Darry, JPC!Darry just seems so worn down and tired. However, I would say it’s a different kind of exhaustion: Brent!Darry is tired because he’s been doing this for so long and is stuck in his routine, while JPC!Darry is tired because he’s still figuring everything out and the stress and responsibility is still so overwhelming.

• At the core of Dan!Soda is contentment: he is so happy with exactly where he is. If his life never changed, that would be completely fine with him.

• He seems to be soaking up the joy of every moment for what it is and doesn’t need anything more.

• However, when he’s upset, this boy is DEVASTATED and is very expressive about it.

• In Act 2 specifically, Throwing in the Towel had some WONDERFUL JPC!Darry and Dan!Soda moments! JPC!Darry just seemed so totally broken down, and it almost felt like this is one of the first moments that Dan!Soda has ever considered that Darry might not have everything under control — that not everyone is content as he is.

• Like I said in my earlier post, the love between them is so strong when Dan!Soda literally dove his entire face into JPC!Darry’s chest like he was trying to keep him from disappearing on the spot. It was the most emotional ending to the song I’ve seen.

• Soda’s Letter oh my gosh!! He sounded so sincere and at the end of the song, he did a little pose on “Sincerely, Soda,” like he was so proud of himself.

• Dan!Soda had the most expressive reaction to Johnny’s death that I’ve seen — he broke down sobbing while he was holding Ponyboy, and then whispered something to him that I tried SO hard to make out but couldn’t hear. Pony shook his head and said something that I THINK looked/sounded like “it’s too late” and then left, and then Soda was alone to cry even harder.

• Most of my dinner scene thoughts are in my earlier post, but holy crap y’all. Ouch.

• JPC!Darry once again sounded the youngest and most emotional out of all the Darry’s I’ve seen (which is all of them now! Curtis Bros Bingo!). He was more willing to let himself break down and cry in front of his brothers, it didn’t take as much to get him to that point.

• Dan!Soda was trying from the very beginning of the scene to keep the peace, like he could see an argument coming from a mile away and wanted to stop it before he could start.

• His “Come on, guys, stop! Stop!” before he separated Pony and Darry HURT SO GOOD. My boy was at his LIMIT.

• And then once Soda broke down, that seemed to just motivation Darry to get even more emotional. His “we lost mom and we lost dad” was genuinely the most heartbreaking I’ve heard it (thanks JPC)

• And don’t even get me STARTED on “Did you hear what I just said? I said I love you.” JPC!Darry was trying as hard as he could to convince Ponyboy to believe him, that he meant it.

• Overall, JPC!Darry and Dan!Soda together had a relationship of one brother who had to give his dreams but still holds on to them and wants them to come true, and the other brother who never wants anything more than what he has right now. They work together effortlessly, there’s such a comfortability between them that was unexpected because they’ve never played THESE roles opposite each other before.

• Dan!Soda is JPC!Darry’s rock, no doubt about it.

Stop my dumbass literally just didn’t see this omg I’m so sorry to whoever asked LOL

Anyways it was actually life changing words cannot describe how good he is

I felt like he played him more youngish kinfa?? Idk how to explain it but it was SO good like it felt really like he was just a kid

His voice is also SO good like his ritf reprise was just so YAYSFSYAUU like my mouth was fully open he was so good