Thanks for the thread Heather!
Love the contrast in those two scenes.
Quinn getting back on the Cheerios in Season 2, it was just assuming a role. Visible in the way she's carrying herself, just for the power, presence, status. Not Happy Still.
Then you have Season 3 Quinn, letting things go and looking beyond. She wants to be a Cheerio again because it's her senior year and she wants to finish what she started with, doing something she loves and can finally enjoy. Smile on her face, relaxed, finally happy...
Now the accident
, can't a girl just be happy
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