Season 1 Episode 5, from 45:00 to 53:50, Screenshots here
DESCRIPTIONS
Luther and Five are in the car together, headed to a meeting place and waiting for someone. Once they stop, Five takes the chance to have a heart to heart talk with Luther, and confesses to him that he never actually enjoyed killing — despite taking pride in his work. He further explains that he's pretty sure the years he spent alone fucked him up, to which Luther is sympathetic and understanding.
He asks Five if he believes their bluff will work, and Five tells him that he knows they're desperate, so they're likely to do anything for the briefcase. Luther then decides he should be the one to kep the breifcase then, in case they try to hurt Five. He surprisingly agrees, but does urge Luther to be careful, as unlike him he's young and still has his whole life ahead of him.
Hazel and Cha-Cha, those they had been waiting for, show up shortly after. Before he approaches them, Five asks Luther to tell Delores he's sorry if anything ends up happening to him.
Once negotiation time starts, Five demands to meet with Hazel and Cha-Cha's superior — The Handler — in exchange for the briefcase they lost. Though they are reluctant they have no other choice, so eventually they comply. While waiting for the Handler to show up, however, UNEXPECTED GUESTS in the form of Klaus and Diego riding an ice cream truck come along, prompting Hazel and Cha-Cha to start shooting. Notably, Luther immediately places himself in front of Five to protect him.
Not that it matters, because not a second later time stops entirely for everyone but Five and The Handler, who just showed up.
After some pointless pleasantries and exchanges, The Handler asks Five what he wants, to which he replies that he wants her to put a stop to the Apocalypse. She explains that she can't, as what's meant to be is meant to be, and Five threatens her with a gun. Unfortunately, not only is she not particularly intimidated, but she quickly goes to the verbal counterattack.
She tells Five that his goal of stopping the apocalypse is just a fantasy, but also offers him a new position at the Commission, reasoning that everyone has been impressed with his ability to stick to his goal. When Five points out that working for them did not exactly go well last time, she explains they want them in Management, and not in the correction division. She further tries to sweeten the deal by telling Five they can reverse his age regression and return him to his normal body.
Five seems to be receptive of the proposal, but demands his family be saved as well. After taking steps to ensure none of his brothers would get hurt when time resumes, Five agrees to the deal and shakes The Handler's hand, disappearing right after.
CONSIDERATIONS: - There's a lot of fondness for Luther, and in this memory he's definitely starting to feel like he's part of his family again, rather than an outsider.
- The briefcase they got is fake — that's what the bluff was all about. This seemed to be a crazy plan but somehow, it worked.
- The original idea WAS to just threaten The Handler into doing what he wanted, but her proposal for a management position at the Home Office changed things. Taking the memory he knows he did not trust her, did not want to take the position, but that going to the Home Office would provide him with a strategic advantage, which is why he agreed.
- The Handler can read him fairly well, but she doesn't UNDERSTAND him. He can tell from their interactions that there's some mutual, begrudging respect, as well as thinking that the other is the biggest pain they have to deal with.
- She's irritatingly touchy-feely and he's pretty sure she does that to annoy him.
- There's a very important exchange that sums up a lot of who he is. When The Handler says "You can't be happy like this" he immediately retorts with "I'm not looking for happy", to which she replies "we're all looking for happy". Happiness is irrelevant and takes second place to his goal and priority.
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MEMORY 17: Reunion with The Handler
DESCRIPTIONS
Luther and Five are in the car together, headed to a meeting place and waiting for someone. Once they stop, Five takes the chance to have a heart to heart talk with Luther, and confesses to him that he never actually enjoyed killing — despite taking pride in his work. He further explains that he's pretty sure the years he spent alone fucked him up, to which Luther is sympathetic and understanding.
He asks Five if he believes their bluff will work, and Five tells him that he knows they're desperate, so they're likely to do anything for the briefcase. Luther then decides he should be the one to kep the breifcase then, in case they try to hurt Five. He surprisingly agrees, but does urge Luther to be careful, as unlike him he's young and still has his whole life ahead of him.
Hazel and Cha-Cha, those they had been waiting for, show up shortly after. Before he approaches them, Five asks Luther to tell Delores he's sorry if anything ends up happening to him.
Once negotiation time starts, Five demands to meet with Hazel and Cha-Cha's superior — The Handler — in exchange for the briefcase they lost. Though they are reluctant they have no other choice, so eventually they comply. While waiting for the Handler to show up, however, UNEXPECTED GUESTS in the form of Klaus and Diego riding an ice cream truck come along, prompting Hazel and Cha-Cha to start shooting. Notably, Luther immediately places himself in front of Five to protect him.
Not that it matters, because not a second later time stops entirely for everyone but Five and The Handler, who just showed up.
After some pointless pleasantries and exchanges, The Handler asks Five what he wants, to which he replies that he wants her to put a stop to the Apocalypse. She explains that she can't, as what's meant to be is meant to be, and Five threatens her with a gun. Unfortunately, not only is she not particularly intimidated, but she quickly goes to the verbal counterattack.
She tells Five that his goal of stopping the apocalypse is just a fantasy, but also offers him a new position at the Commission, reasoning that everyone has been impressed with his ability to stick to his goal. When Five points out that working for them did not exactly go well last time, she explains they want them in Management, and not in the correction division. She further tries to sweeten the deal by telling Five they can reverse his age regression and return him to his normal body.
Five seems to be receptive of the proposal, but demands his family be saved as well. After taking steps to ensure none of his brothers would get hurt when time resumes, Five agrees to the deal and shakes The Handler's hand, disappearing right after.
CONSIDERATIONS:
- There's a lot of fondness for Luther, and in this memory he's definitely starting to feel like he's part of his family again, rather than an outsider.
- The briefcase they got is fake — that's what the bluff was all about. This seemed to be a crazy plan but somehow, it worked.
- The original idea WAS to just threaten The Handler into doing what he wanted, but her proposal for a management position at the Home Office changed things. Taking the memory he knows he did not trust her, did not want to take the position, but that going to the Home Office would provide him with a strategic advantage, which is why he agreed.
- The Handler can read him fairly well, but she doesn't UNDERSTAND him. He can tell from their interactions that there's some mutual, begrudging respect, as well as thinking that the other is the biggest pain they have to deal with.
- She's irritatingly touchy-feely and he's pretty sure she does that to annoy him.
- There's a very important exchange that sums up a lot of who he is. When The Handler says "You can't be happy like this" he immediately retorts with "I'm not looking for happy", to which she replies "we're all looking for happy". Happiness is irrelevant and takes second place to his goal and priority.