It's a sight so rare. Over the seasons, Tan France has only occasionally shed a tear — usually a singular tear.
When France cries, it's generally a one-dab dollop of salty evidence that he gets the feels. To be clear, he's a warm and verbally expressive person ... just not so much with the waterworks, this one. But, the flood gates opened in Episode 4 when high school students and teachers at Navarro Early College High School held a small, intimate time capsule ceremony.
In a pre-season interview with Pride reporter Taylor Henderson, France — carefully treading in the no-spoilers zone — describes the episode as "special, really special."
Before their senior prom, the students reflect and thank their teachers. France does his signature, one finger swoop across the cheek as a tear rolls down. Usually, that's it, but the emotion is too much this time. He weeps and says, "It's so beautiful to see the connection you have with these kids and how much you've appreciated what your teachers have done for you ... it's beautiful."
