Hi everyone,
I think I just noticed something that answers the question of how long between TS1 and TS2. I am still watching at least parts (especially this part) every single day (when does this stop?) and this just just hit me. I also have some totally new to me conclusions about TS 1 and Ennis in general due to finally being able to watch TS 1 carefully and also reading some of your old amazing threads (I so wish I was here sooner
) but I will save that for now.
Anyway for the time line.
The sequence is 1 . Ennis packing, see you for supper.
2. Ennis riding the ridge, then galloping to the sheep.
3. Ennis finding the dead sheep
4 Jack washing clothes
5. Animal in background.
6. Sheep in background, tail talisman in foreground.
7. Jack reclining on mountain, Ennis approaching, "I ain't queer' conversation.
What I realized is that 3 and 4 are in daylight, Jack washing has very dark shadows (afternoon ?) but then in 5 with the animal in the background, the sky and mountains are very dark. Then in 6 the sheep has a daylight blue sky with bright white clouds, the in 7 (Jack on mountain) the sky is darkening again.
I really think the animal in background dark scene is too show that that is the evening, and the sheep next with the light sky is the next day, meaning Ennis spent the night on the mountain!!!!!
I also am convinced that the animal is not a coyote, but one of the dogs keeping watch over Ennis as he is sleeping on the mountain. I had thought it was a coyote but when I noticed the sky I think that is the significance of that weird scene.
I had thought the tail was the coyote's but now I also think it was the dead sheep that Ennis put up on the stake as some sort of offering. I don't think Ennis killed another coyote at all anymore.
I really think the sequence of light sky (Jack washing), dark sky (dog) , light sky (sheep) , dark sky (Jack and Ennis, 'I ain't queer'..) proves to me that Ennis stayed out on the mountain without ever going back for supper the evening after TS 1, and it is only on the afternoon of the second day that Jack, not being able to wait any longer ( and to see if Ennis is even still okay) goes up to the mountain. Then they go back down to camp and to TS 2 which is two nights after TS1.
I could be wrong, but I know it was discussed a couple of days ago, so I couldn't help but share......