Laurens Interlude || Hamilton Animatic

gnight sweet prince

[Anne-wfvo]

Imagine dying in war and 200 years later a rapper makes a musical about you and teens across the globe cry about your death

[skyfirewolf]

"I have so much work to do." actually translates to "I'm just gonna go cry in the corner with all the other Hamilton fans."

[imcool]

I like how she included Burr because even if he wasn't really with them, he still dearly cared about John.

[petercooper]

"I may not live to see our glory"
Laf, cries.
Hurc, cries.
Burr, cries.
Hammy, on the verge of tears.
Me? Balling my goddamn eyes out.

[datgenius]

I CAN'T be the only one who sobbed like a baby when Laurens died. It's just impossible not to.

[itchlord]

Laurens' death was sadder than Hamilton's, because Hamilton's legacy lived on. He made the US, and what he made lived on and prospered because of his action. But because of the south, Laurens' legacy died with him because the slave masters took back their slaves. Its so sad how his legacy was killed by this vile system.

[megaomega]

Eliza: “Alexander, are you alright?”
Hamilton: “John used to call me Alexander…”
Eliza: “that’s because it’s your fucking name.”

[janessa]

Eliza: Alexander are you all right?

Alexander: Alright? Lmao. I'm *dead* inside

[Whackusbonk]

When Laurens saw Phillip, he probably thought "Oh look! A minnie me!"

[theoriginalbluefire]

Laurens: dies*
Lafayette: cries*
Hercules: cries*
Burr: cries*
Alex: buries himself in work*
Me: dies from sad*

[nanavuu]

Laurens’s final words in the musical, “Tomorrow there’ll be more of us”, is one of Alex’s lines in The Story of Tonight
Alex’s final words in the musical, “Raise a glass to freedom”, is one of Laurens’s lines in The Story of Tonight

[gabymartinez]

Isn’t is sad how John’s efforts came to waste? All that recruiting, trading, and persuasion just for the freedom of those slaves to be tarnished when he died?

[cowlgurl]

Laurens last words are quoting Hamilton's from "The Story of Tonight"
Hamilton's last words are quoting Lauren's from "The Story of Tonight"

[bootyman]

_“you may know that Laurens was recruiting three thousand men for the first all-black batallion”_
Oh sick, so that’s still-
_”they’re being returned”_
Oh no
_”to their masters”_

[franquitisz]

Hamilton witnessed near-death experiences multiple times in his life, his father left him, his mother fell ill, his cousin committed suicide and survived a hurricane. He felt like he was constantly escaping her. After many years, life finally favored him, they had won the war, he was able to return to his wife and meet his son, he was happy, but the death of Laurens showed him that death was still close to him. For this reason, upon learning of John's death, the only thing he says is "I have a lot of work to do", having lost his best friend made him feel that fear of running out of time again. When Burr said "Why do you write like you're running out of time?" Alexander was doing it for Laurens.

[EL-bokj]

"John Laurens was the most militant opponent of slavery in this band of brothers. He was also the most reckless in battle (which is saying something, in a crew that includes Lafayette and Hamilton). To me, his death is the greatest What-If? in American history. A voice for emancipation from a surviving Revolutionary War veteran and a favourite of Wahington: We'll never know what could have been."

AND

"Here's the thing about Hamilton's response: It's more telling when he's quiet than when he has something to say. This was true of the historical Hamilton as well. We have very little written record of his grieving for Laurens. For a man who had an opinion on everything, for him to hold back betrays genuine, life-changing grief. It is possible that Hamilton and Laurens were lovers at some point - Hamilton's letters to Laurens are every bit as flirtatious as his letters to the opposite sex, if not more so. If this is the case, the silence betrays an even more profound loss."

~This is what Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote in the book about the musical.

[JW-mqhv]

YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES ME MAD, THERES A PLACE IN SOUTH CAROLINA NAMED LAURENS BUT ITS NAMED AFTER JOHN'S FATHER AND NOT HIM

[sjbass]

Laurens quoted Hamilton,
“Tomorrow there’ll be more of us”
And Hamilton quoted Laurens
“Raise a glass to freedom”
Both right before they died...

[yuniverse]

Legend has it that when Laurens patted Phillip on the head, his soul was transferred into the smol bean.

[sailordarty]

This isn't just an interlude, this is also a prelude for Non-Stop. After hearing about how his friend's death was not only a tragic twist of fate, his life ending far too soon and so abruptly, but his efforts for freedom until then had been wasted.
Alexander, realizing how little time he has on this earth, threw himself hard into his work. So hard, he began neglecting his family to "build his legacy". Something he can leave behind that will last.
It's here that Alexander Hamilton begins his descent.