Jack & Claire Interactions Masterlist: The Final Part

It's here. There are only three episodes left for Jack and Claire, and the two before "Aftershock" are plot-heavy in terms of their relationship. She's had her doubts about him and about her work, but on a personal level they do seem more connected than ever.

Note: Reddit now has embedded video capabilities, but I can't get embedded video to upload with sound. If y'all have any suggestions as to how I can accomplish that, let me know and I'll go back and edit this and the other posts! For now, imgur links are the easiest.

Let's dive on in.

E21: Pro Se

• Jack defends Claire before Adam starts in on her. https://imgur.com/a/d0jsWzK
• And he comforts her as she beats herself up. https://imgur.com/a/VZCRWH6
• The look on Jack's face after Claire storms out is the most affecting part of this clip, even after he defends her vehemently to Adam. https://imgur.com/a/uHdMtbo
• He's even furious at the mentally ill defendant for taking a shot at Claire. https://imgur.com/a/B91EFQk
• Jack tells her he wants to do this case together before she resigns. And pay close attention at the end -- he says he'll walk her to her car but grabs the keys. He'll walk her there and then drive her home to change! https://imgur.com/a/RU9TXbZ
• Whoa. Jack gets so furious at the defendant here that he objects and asks the judge to strike questions about Claire. https://imgur.com/a/CgqklcP The objections continue. https://imgur.com/a/ijaAXHU
• Adam is a complete jerk throughout this episode and it's no wonder she wanted to quit. https://imgur.com/a/PPC376P
• All the chairs in that office, but she has to be next to him. https://imgur.com/a/S2G8sB9

E22: Homesick

• This episode makes me curious as to whether they were going to have Jack and Claire break up before deciding on her ultimate exit. She hints that she won't have a baby anytime soon because of who her boyfriend is, and I suspect she does so openly because their friend Ruthie knows what's happening between them. https://imgur.com/a/4XuvxFI
• Claire wants to comfort him here, but he doesn't look over to her. https://imgur.com/a/dB0OgcK
• More evidence that Ruthie knows. She and Claire are clearly pretty close, as Ruthie opens up and then signals that Claire needs to make a decision if a baby is something she wants. https://imgur.com/a/GwRyohJ
• Pay close attention at the end. Jack reaches up to put his arm around Claire after a very close walk-and-talk. https://imgur.com/a/agBpfeQ
• A cute little glance from Claire as Jack rejuvenates his case. https://imgur.com/a/HB82dsW
• Again they sit on the couch together. Once more I remind y'all that I'm an attorney with male colleagues -- we sit across the desk from each other when preparing cases. In this scenario I'd pull a chair up to the coffee table (unless, of course, I were sleeping with the guy on the couch!) https://imgur.com/a/csCk020
• Not only does Claire answer for Jack here -- Ruthie directs the question at Claire. I think she knows exactly what's going on between her cocktail companions. https://imgur.com/a/Lktaayy

E23: Aftershock

• It took me a while to get to this because I don't like the episode. I feel the same way as Claire does about the death penalty, so it sickens me to see an episode where it's actually depicted happening. I also find the ending abrupt and extremely sad. Well, here goes -- it had to end sometime, friends.
• On the drive to work (from where??), Jack manages to end their argument by offering to cover for her. https://imgur.com/a/nGfcou7 Jack lingers and says he'll call her before heading to work. Notice he says "maybe you'll feel better..." Does he mean later tonight? He never finishes the sentence. It's a sweet interaction, and tragically, it's their last onscreen interaction. https://imgur.com/a/diHV9tQ
• Jack tries to check up on Claire after a colleague asks about her. https://imgur.com/a/WAkJvKr
• Notice how different this lunch is from the meals he shares with Claire. https://imgur.com/a/POvX46R Though Liz is right that he's probably rattled by watching the execution, I think he misses Claire terribly too. https://imgur.com/a/vtcSMXP
• What a blast from the past -- a smoky bar and a *page* from Jack. https://imgur.com/a/lFvyXWm
• "At least she's Irish." Jack looks none too thrilled that Lennie has figured it out. https://imgur.com/a/6Lljd5F
• Curious if Anita knows too. https://imgur.com/a/ovnqml5
• Wonder if she missed him by a few minutes, or an hour. No timestamps. https://imgur.com/a/dh1uoTi

I had a ball writing these, and I hope everyone enjoyed them. I'm sorry for the clunkiness of imgur links rather than embedded video - let me know if you know a good solution. Here are the previous installments!

Part 1: From meeting to hints of closeness.

Part 2: They've clearly begun a relationship, and their major professional conflicts have begun to surface.

Part 3: Jack comforts Claire through a difficult case as their physical closeness becomes a regular occurrence.

Part 4: Incontrovertible evidence is introduced, from regular dates to snuggling on the office couch.

Part 5: A new season begins and cases start to seem more personal than before.

Part 6: Claire seems a bit jealous at times, but it's obvious they're going strong.

Part 7: A treasure trove. "Trophy" is included here.

Part 8: Their relationship is acknowledged in the actual dialogue more than once.

Thank you to the original Jack & Claire posters!

https://web.archive.org/web/20021008072458/http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/studio/9418/episode.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20021020112224/www.geocities.com/Broadway/2503/jcepisodes.html

And I'm off. Thank y'all for reading/watching. You're the best!

In love and justice,

L.