All that grief because of one tragic event. On top of that, this adds a huge dose of Fridge Brilliance to what she said at the movies - that she believed that they were watching it together without being physically near each other, just as she'd probably done the next year at the carnival. Her condition was the reason she never asked outright, but she was never aware of what had happened to his brother, because by the time they reunited, he'd had that memory suppressed. The reason why is fairly clear - River was never aware of WHY Johnny forgot his promise, along with her.When you realize all this it just breaks your heart into pieces. The only comfort you can take away is that he died happy and doing what he promised, only he didn't really do it. It was artificially implanted, but it was still real to him in those final moments of his life.

But Johnny finally fulfills his promise before he died. All we know is that she diligently and quietly folded those rabbits, trusting him to understand what she meant. Maybe her Asperger's prevented her from fully communicating with him. Maybe because she didn't want to remind Johnny of his tragic past. But River doesn't tell him of their very first meeting. Only Johnny can't remember that memory because of the beta blockers. When you realize that River made those paper rabbits to remind Johnny that they are supposed to meet on the moon if they ever get separated.At this point you are consumed by grief and joy and hope and despair and guilt and so much relief that you just want to find the people you love and hold them tight. And then the montage of Johnny's new memories rolls, of his wedding to Alternate!River, building their house, growing old together, this time with Joey along with them. Everything you've been doing for the past 5 hours comes to this point. Alternate!River reaches out her hand to Alternate!Johnny, and Johnny turns around and takes her hand.Other than the scene where Everything's Alright plays. The whole game is one long one, but the ending scene takes the cake.

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