#vanjackie

i've always found it interesting how differently van and jackie cope with the fact that rescue isn't coming, since i think this struggle is central to both of their character arcs.

van is the first to openly give up hope of rescue. she is the first to become some kind of sacrifice, when jackie leaves her in the plane to save shauna. but even pre-crash van had to depend on herself. the short scene of her homelife makes it clear that noone in her family is really looking out for her. even before the crash van knows that noone is coming to save her.

jackie in contrast is one of the last people to accept that rescue isn't coming. even as the situation gets worse, she tries to deny the reality of it and puts on a forcibly optimistic stance (e.g. telling shauna the worst is behind them or organizing the seance). i don't think she truely believes in it, it seems more like a way to hold onto any possible comfort. we see her doing the same thing pre-crash after allie's injury, which even then is unsuccessful. in the wilderness, where they're regularly confronted with way worse situations, it gets even more difficult to put a positive spin on eveything. jackie's failure to accept and adapt to this inevitably leads to her loss of influence.

both van and jackie start struggling with their original stances as things get worse. after several near death experiences, van is desperate to believe something or someone is out there, looking out for her. meanwhile, we see jackie's illusion finally starting to crumble as she finds out about shauna's betrayal. as van enters the cult, jackie spirals more and more into nihilism.

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‘i have a feeling, a terrible fear encroaching

that i’ll never love a boy the way i love the ocean’

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I'm not including some of the more popular rarepairs like Taishauna, Jackielot, Lottieshauna, Jackienat and Genlissa fyi

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