Do Coração From the Heart

"From the Heart" is the eighth episode of the first season of Jack & Jackie. It's the eighth episode overall.

Synopsis

Plot

Poulon's Army Base, early evening. Jackie, speaking with the security guard, finds out that Jack is not around. But better explain that from the start, right?

Ladybirds' house, same day, early in the morning. The alarm clock in Jackie's cellphone rings and, exhausted, she drags herself to the bathroom. Washing her face and looking in the mirror, she remembers last night, something that awakes her in a good manner. While preparing her breakfast, she receives photos from this day and the previous one, from Mindy's masquerade ball. Those weekend memories in physical form (digital, actually) makes her more happy.

Sam finds her going to the bathroom, asking what she's gonna do. Jackie explains she's going to take a shower, as usual. Sam lets her do it, warning her not to worry "if she suddenly hears a voice"; she's already finding strange, her friend being so excited so early, for starters. Almost finishing her shower, she indeed hears a voice: it's a broadcaster, announcing a song dedicated to her.

The song goes on entirely while the Ladybirds lip-sync it and dance around the house. Lisa and Denise tease Jackie, noticing she liked the surprise and she'd like to elongate all she has been feeling. Alice encourages her, offering ways of get in touch with Jack, one of them being writing. Mae captures something, predicting the future, and emphasizes that the best thing is writing, and that she'll have "plenty of time to do it".

Being questioned, Mae explains that something will tear the two apart, but it's not yet clear what it is. She also clarifies that this separation is about something good, measuring Jackie's feelings and seeing that can help to "define what they're really feeling". Jackie follows the advice and spends her day working, thinking and writing a letter to Jack. But when she arrives at the Army base and try to deliver it, what happened at the start of the episode is back.

The security guard explains that Jack always forgets something when he goes out in mission, and whatever that be, he sends it when his friend remember what it is. The suggestion given is to leave the letter together, at his care, and root for Jack to quickly remember what he forget. Seeing she has no choice, Jackie does that, wishing for a intuition from Mae, that this happens as soon as possible.

Characters

Locations

• Ladybirds' house
• The Swinging Malt Shop
• Poulon's Army Base

Songs

• Clumsy, Fergie
• *Rádio Experiência, Milton Nascimento + Tunai
• This Will Be, Natalie Cole
• Tell Me Lies, Natalie Cole

Continuity

• S01E01, The Ship
• S01E05, Dance Dare
• S01E06, Better Doubled
• S01E07, Letters
• S01E09, Blackbird
• S01E10, Press Play

Trivia

• The title card's template is the same from Episode 3.
• This episode opens with something happening, and then we see the title card. This also happens on Episode 6.
• Although Jackie is playing an ukulele, she's only seen actually doing it on Episode 10. In this case, this may suggest she's practicing with the instrument since here.


• The alarm clock on Jackie's cellphone is from the character "Universal Steve". This is a nod to Steven Universe, from the animated series of the same name.
• The alarm's ringtone is part of the song used (Clumsy, Fergie), but sounds 8-bit styled. This is also a nod, since Steven uses resources like chiptune and beats.


• "Oh, Jackiiiiiie!" is a kind of catchphrase used by Sam.


• The broadcaster (Giselle) announces the song Sam requested saying "Thanks for the attention you were giving me. Our programming ends now, but, stubborn as it is, it comes back tomorrow". This is an excerpt, translated to English, from a real song*, counting on the soundtrack, but not necessarily being part of it.


• She also announces the request was made "from Yang to Ivory Ballerina", the codenames for Sam and Jackie, respectively, at Mindy's birthday party, on Episode 5.


• Jackie tries to analyze if something can compromise the idea of her to be with Jack, remembering of a tactic suggested by her younger brother and the rosemary sauce he ate on the boat, on the way to Long Island. These are details, respectively, from Episodes 6 and 1.


• "Write. You’ll have plenty of time to do it." A line from Mae that the author herself wrote and, once in a while, re-falls on her. You are not understanding, Mae is indeed bewitched, man. Also and maybe because her voice actress is me? I don't know, this is some pure and bright kind of magic, dude. ✨


• EASTER EGG: right when Mae mentions the line above, dude.