I chose Flight and Evelyn, I really love Flight (probably everybody knows it already) but I chose that because it's so beautiful, surprising and lovely. Not that Hal and Alex kiss wouldn't be but I liked it when it was surpririse to Flight, it was cute

I may be a little surprised by these results so far! *raises eyebrow*

Flight is still in the lead!

but only 5 votes!!

come on Molonians!

Domino - the surprise to me is that you've actually created a poll where I don't think I'm going to vote for Hal!!!!!!  I say 'going to' - I haven't done it yet 'cos I can't quite believe it. lol!

I agree absolutely with everything which Rosie has already said.  The Hal/Alex kiss is so full of lies, deception and denial.  I love that scene in many ways...but it is a calculated act of seduction by Hal and doesn't have that 'in the moment' spontaneity.

Whereas Flight's reaction when Evelyn kisses him really is beautiful.  And even though he has set out to try and win her trust with deception his response really does seem spontaneous and heartfelt.....and innocent.

And just a little bit more passionate!!

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I agree Hal's feelings for Alex are genuine...and I don't think he's conciously trying to manipulate her.  But I do think that he uses her as an excuse to drink blood.  And yes - vulnerable Hal is still present.....but Alex previously said that they should talk about how they feel about each other and Hal chooses to get 'out of his scone' and try to seduce her. 

AND I get really mad at Alex in this scene too.  She KNOWS that he's been drinking blood - she recognises the signs but chooses denial.  It is a lovely moment(!) but, like I said....in context there is just too much deception and denial.  It's the moment that their relationship becomes doomed!

Whereas almost the opposite is true with Flight.....it appears to be a moment of truth amid the deception (or at least that's the way I see it!)

 

The more everyone discusses it, the sadder the Hal and Alex kiss is. They both have genuine feelings for each other but they cannot be together the way they are at that stage. I think good Hal is too afraid, coupled with his guilt about Alex's death, to admit his feelings and the blood gives him the confidence to kiss her. I don't like who he is when he is drinking blood and Alex doesn't either because it is adorkable Hal that she fell for. So her denial of the situation is annoying but, I think, understandable. She wants to give him the benefit of the doubt because of her feelings for him. But the threat of the ever approaching Bad Hal makes us question everything about that kiss. I think that their kiss would have been so much more beautiful if it had been when they were both 'human'.

I agree that Flight's reaction to Evelyn's kiss is probably one of the only true things we see about him. Which is what made me love him - the little glimpse of who he really is underneath his cockiness and bravado.

I love Alex!   I think she knew deep down, but didn't want to acknowledge it...didn't want to consider the possibility.  But I can't blame her for that - we all make mistakes!  And she really had no idea what she was dealing with.  (unlike Tom, who also failed to notice Hal unravelling....but that's another topic entirely!!)

I have to go with Hal and Alex because I had more invested in them.   I wasn't really that invested, sorry to say, in Flight and Evelyn and that's what makes the difference for me.  

I hadn't read the letter about Kia Ora before! I love the "Dear Pearl" start of it!

I was thinking too which one of those kisses I would have love to have..

Did anyone else think that or was it just me?

Flight/Evelyn kiss.. Definitely There was love and passion in both sides, no confusion.

They are both first kisses, but I think Flight/Evelyn kiss was way more sweeter than Hal/Alex kiss.

Hal was on blood (I guess I could think he might as well him to be little drunk to have that kind of courage to kiss Alex finally) and Alex was confused and not so in to it

I was waiting when I watched BH that Hal could kiss Alex just because he really wants to and not on blood (even when Alex was alive, as we all may have seen the date didn't go so well when Hal was on blood). That kind of scene would have been very, very exciting.. (Thinking about Mitchell and Annie).

But of course, Hal/Alex kiss was very sweet too, they both really want that kiss deeply inside but it wasn't.. successful kiss, lets say it that way

Flight/Evelyn kiss was nothing like that. Only courage to kiss was pure lust in both sides. Very sweet, surprising first kiss