I missed last week’s episode of Smallville (we watched Gosford Park instead), so I was catching up by reading the recap. And it looks like it’s a good thing I missed that ep, because it has a scene very reminiscent of one from an ep of Buffy (“Becoming, Part 2”). Namely, in the Smallville ep, Clark is sick and asleep, and Chloe comes and basically lays it all out—that she loves him, but doesn’t want to scare him off, so she lives with the lie, but hopes he’ll grow to love her. Clark stirs; Chloe says his name; Clark says…“Lana?”
In the Buffy ep, Willow is unconscious, and Xander comes in and talks to her, saying what a great friend she is and how he can’t imagine living without her. He ends with, “I love you.” Willow wakes up and says…“Oz?”
Sniff. I realize they’re different situations (namely, it was Willow with the unrequited love, not Xander), but they still rip at the heartstrings. Particularly after this weird dream I had last night involving me not getting married. I don’t even know.
Current song in my head:
“The Rainbow Connection” by the Muppets