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I'm Cole Kushna.

And I'm Titi Shodeo. Throughout our season-long analysis of lemonade, we followed Beyonce's journey from the betrayal in her marriage to the eventual reconciliation with her husband as told through her eyes.

Confronting suspicions of her husband's infidelity, Beyonce released a torrent of rage as she reasserted her worth and commanded his respect.

As her journey progressed, she engaged in a process of forgiveness with her partner, contention upon his own

accountability and the reformation of his actions. Their moment of reconciliation occurs in the chapter

forgiveness. Here, Beyonce sung Sandcastles and was finally reunited with her real-life partner,

Jay-Z, who gazed into her eyes and caressed her face.

And although I promised... J.Z, who gazed into her eyes and caressed her face.

It was this wordless apology in the presence of one of the most powerful artists on the planet humbling himself before his wife that captured Jay-Z's response to the conflict in their marriage.

His own journey of accountability and reformation is implied, and it appears he intentionally remained silent in the film,

allowing Beyonce to reveal her side of the story.

As Jay shared in this 2017 interview with The New York Times,

it made sense to the couple that Beyonce would give her perspective first.

It actually started out.

We were working on material together. And it became

lemonade. Yeah. You know, she went off and did, she went off and did her thing. And it was like,

it just felt like she should go first and she should share her truths with the world.

Jay remained silent on the state of their marriage in the weeks following Lemonade's release,

with his first public acknowledgement coming on the remix of Fat Joe's 2016 hit all the way up.

You know you made it when the fact your marriage made it is worth millions.

Lemonade is a popular drink and it still is.

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