Overlaps with Ironic Echo. The original musical lines, "I’ve always considered you a friend" from Alexander and "I don’t see why that has to end" from Aaron, were reused in chapter 4 with minor changes for the exact same effect. Now, in chapter 22, those lines are used again, even said by the same people, but the context has changed since their roles have swapped. Alexander no longer says his line to mean he's offended that his supposed friend betrayed him by taking his father-in-law Philip Schuyler's Senate seat, now Alexander is the one who took his friend's father-in-law Philip Schuyler's Senate seat and he's worried Aaron will stop considering him a friend over that. Aaron no longer says his line trying to tell Alexander he didn't mean to insult him and still wants to be friends, he says it reassuring Alexander that he still wants to be friends.
Many of the other lyrics from "Schuyler Defeated" also get repeated in this chapter with the same meaning as the original, except that it's Aaron's father-in-law who got defeated instead of Alexander's.
all lowercase letters: Like every other chapter title of this fic, this chapter's title is in all lowercase letters.
Overlaps with Adaptational Context Change. Although Alexander and Aaron say the lines they said the first time around in chapter 4 with slight changes, the meaning swaps along with their roleswap. Alexander now holds the role of the person who ran for Senate against someone's father-in-law, and Aaron holds the role of that someone. They say the same lines in their roleswapped situation, but they have opposite meanings. Alexander's initial line has him angry at Aaron for running for Senate, and the echo has him worried Aaron will hate him for doing the same thing. Aaron's initial line has him trying to stay in Alexander's good graces, and the echo has him trying to reassure Alexander that he's still in Aaron's good graces.
Alexander:[angry Aaron ran for Senate] I always considered you a friend. Aaron:[trying to defuse the situation] Alex–Alexander. I don't see why that has to end. [...] Alexander:[ran for Senate and worried Aaron will hate him for that] Aaron, I have always considered you a friend– Aaron:[trying to reassure Alexander] And I don't see why that has to end.
There are more ironically echoed lines in this exchange, but the meaning is mostly the same, with the only irony being found in the fact that Aaron is the one whose father-in-law was defeated by Alexander, not the other way around, instead of having the same line have a totally reversed meaning like the example above. They're "...and for what, to run against my father-in-law?” “Alex, I had to seize the opportunity I saw" in chapter 4, and "you quit your job to run against my father-in-law?” “I quit my job to seize the opportunity I saw" in chapter 22. If one counts lines lifted from the musical, there are even more echoes of this nature in chapter 22.
Everybody Knew Already: After spending awhile avoiding telling Madison exactly how Alexander will die, Aaron reveals to Madison that Alexander dies by getting shot by Aaron. He thinks it's something Madison doesn't know, but after revealing this Madison says "I know," surprising Aaron.
Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: Following the convention of naming every chapter title after a Hamilton lyric, this chapter takes its title from the lyric “It must be nice, it must be nice, to have Washington on your side."
