Paeonia Japonica Sign

Charlie passes the 'Paeonia Japonica' sign as he pushes through dense bamboo toward Zoey in the moonlit National Arboretum. The marker stands fixed amid dark water and thick foliage, a quiet identifier in the disorienting night landscape where Josh stumbles nearby and tension builds ahead of their intimate exchange.

2 appearances

Purpose

Identifies Paeonia Japonica location within the Arboretum

Significance

Guides Charlie's path through the bamboo thicket, orienting the bumbling search and underscoring the scene's anxious, nocturnal hunt before Zoey kisses him and passes the buried champagne bottle.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E22 · Commencement

Moonlit Bottle at the Arboretum

The 'Paeonia Japonica' sign is a waypoint Charlie passes en route to Zoey — an unremarked landmark that orients the characters and underscores the garden's cultivated, quietly exotic atmosphere as their private stage.

Before: Firmly in place on the Arboretum path, marking species/garden location.

After: Unchanged; remains a passive landmark that frames the approach to the bank.

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S4E22 · Commencement

Arboretum Kiss — Champagne, Confession, Goodbye

The 'Paeonia Japonica' sign is passed as Charlie crosses the bridge through bamboo; it functions as a concrete, anchored landmark that orients the characters and the audience in the Arboretum's nocturnal geography while heightening the scene's stillness.

Before: Affixed to the Arboretum path near the brook, unmoved and serving as signage.

After: Unchanged in place and condition after the exchange.

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