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Albert's Masquerade Ball, his role as a Mastermind and trivialisation by the aristocracy

The Masquerade Ball, about half way through the Scandal of the British Empire arc, is a really cool scene that exemplifies the reasons for the necessity of the Moriarty plan in a way that is specifically designed by Albert, with the intention of helping Irene support their cause and inform him of what her stolen papers contain.

As a reflection of the aristocracy

The Masquerde Ball's activity of the evening is a game, where the Lord of Crime 'kills' people by spilling wine on them and the guests must figure out who he is to save the day. This shows how the nobility have trivialised the concept of the Lord of Crime, turning his genuinely threatening acts into a simple game with a quick solution. They see the Lord of Crime as either a 'gentlemanly criminal', a trend, or simply an illusion to scare others. They, since they feel untouchable due to their wealth, ignore the seriousness of the issue and turn it into an evening jaunt.

The general customs of a Masquerade, as explained in the chapters, is to be unidentifiable and unconventional. They are allowed to be rude or controversial here, but only because it comes at no price to their reputations. It accentuates the surface level nature of nobility, with its focus on reputation and social standing over anything else, including empathy.

The event's 'Lord of Crime', Baron Rollinson, doubts the general existence of a real Lord of Crime whilst essentially masquerading as a satirical take of him. His choice to target Albert for just simply being 'rude' in front of him shows that the nobles are extremely insecure at the slightest hint of dissent, and are willing to go to extreme lengths to stifle it (as seen at many points of the series). In this way, Rollinson also acts as a stand-in for any of the nobles the Moriartys' have targeted - adding to another point related to Albert which I will get to later.

When Rollinson, after being found out as the evening's Lord of Crime, dies of a heart attack, the aristocracy simply brush it off and move on as if nothing happened. This not only simulates their general ignorance and detachment from death and its effects, but their detachment from the Lord of Crime. The Ball's satirical take on the Lord of Crime is a way to reveal their genuine apathy to death and those of lower class, constructed by Albert himself.

Albert as the mastermind of this ball/'play'

Albert is clearly shown to have orchestrated this event down to the smallest detail. He is one of the main sponsors of the event, knows who their 'Lord of Crime' is, knows how to provoke him into being targeted so his meeting with Irene can go ahead, and knows how Rollinson is eventually to die. It's also set up to include a noble who is connected to Irene (since her friend died in a fire that Rollinson started to gain insurance money), and acts as a form of 'society in miniature' to show Irene just how in need of change the world is.

Once they have been targeted and 'killed' by Rollinson's 'Lord of Crime', they have their conversation on the balcony floor above the main ballroom. From there, they can see all the people and events happening from above, as if watching a play. The Moriartys continually mention crime as a performance, and this ball is essentially that but for an audience of two (Albert the creator and Irene the spectator) rather than a mass audience. Being above the main ballroom acts a representation of the way Irene and Albert have differing knowledge that makes them see the nobility through a lense that is more critical of and perhaps morally 'above' the culture of victorian aristocracy. They watch the performance unfold as Irene eventually realises not only the power Albert holds as Em and the Lord of Crime, but also the goals he has in mind - goals that she somewhat agrees with, or can be convinced to agree with.

So what point does Albert make with this? Well, in essence, this whole Masquerade - the representation of aristocratic society, the power of the Lord of Crime, the issues in society that need to be fixed - it is all in an effort to get Irene to side with them. Albert sees Irene as a useful asset with not only the papers she possesses, but her own skills and goals in changing society to be less classist too. Albert specifically mentions her successor, Martina Meier (who was murdered for simply being working class and successful in the acting/performance industry), as what pushed Irene into extortion of the rich - and shows her a taste of a more permanent solution to what she has being trying. It is Albert's knowledge of Irene's past and friends that helps him truly win her over, tailoring a situation and noble victim to her experiences.

But the event is also in itself generalisable to any noble who has committed evil acts. Rollinson (as mentioned) could act as representation of any noble, and the method of death (heart attack) is much reminiscent of Chapter 2's Baron Dublin's death. In this way, whilst the plot has many personal relations to Irene, it is also able to be seen as generalisable enough where she can see how it may affect many other of the 'evil nobles' the Moriartys target. She can see the usefulness and possible future targeting of the plan through Albert's 'play'.

So, Albert has created a performance that acts as somewhat of a mini test run of the idea of 'crime as a performance', tailored to one specific person as a recruitment tool. Albert has proved himself to be a mastermind of crime and also persuasion, and they have managed to progress their goal of removing 'rotten nobles' in the process. And it's all executed in such a gripping and interesting way, which I adore.

[I freaking love this scene man. Perhaps one of the best Albert centric plots if not THE best. It's all so interesting in the way it's staged and what it says about society, Albert and also Irene. There was probably more I could mention but it's nearly 11pm and I am tired. I hope to make more of these as I reread the manga from time to time, to talk more about scenes that deserve analysis.This part is Volume 6, or Scandal of the British Empire Act 4-5 specifically.]

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Sydney is like a band-aid, but the wound is deep and the flesh is rotting internally. Carmy has to address the bear head on or get devoured.

The Bear is Carmy's Emotional Chaos

Part one

You can't curb that kind of chaos until the thinking changes. Until the foundation changes. Until the chemistry changes"

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I was reading on the subject of emotional chaos the other day and it reminds me of Carmy. According to my research, unprocessed emotions or emotional confusion can create emotional chaos.

We're in Carmy's mind throughout the show figuring out his emotions, figuring out what the bear represents. Feelings he fears resurface and he creates chaos. He creates The Bear.

This inner turmoil comes from emotionally immature parents. This is Donna. As Carmy had to be the emotional support for his mother he couldn't define his own feelings. Instead of processing what he feels, he traps it. It's what he did in New York, instead of processing the hurt he felt for his brother shutting him out, he caged the bear and focused on being the best chef. But once he arrives back home, the bear (chaos) is released and he has to process his grief.

But it's not easy. Children of emotionally immature parents can create their own chaos when they don't process raw emotions or a feeling is uncomfortable for them. Even though he wants to organize The Beef he's using it as an outlet. Instead of focusing on the inner chaos he focuses on the kitchen.

Season 1 we watched Carmy’s inner world reflect the outside- the Beef is in disarray(not all his doing but the bear also haunted his brother). The audience is not given a break from the fast-paced environment. That is until Sydney comes along.

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Carmy and the audience are only offered a reprieve when Sydney shows up. Since we're in Carmy's mind he's showing us what Syd means to him, she offers stillness in his chaotic world. She offers safety for Carmy to experience his emotions, no longer on the defense, he can create something that's good, and tamed. But this safety that Syd offers can resurface more undefined emotions.

The feeling of safety, this weird emotion he feels for Sydney comes up, he tells her he's not ready yet to make the changes they envision. I think this is subconscious on Carmy's part because the process of emotional chaos begins when he creates disorder in the kitchen. We see this in the 1x07 review when Carmy makes matters worse, yelling and berating his staff 20 minutes before opening.

He almost loses Syd but once he processes the death of his brother he gets Syd back, quieting the bear and creating something new with Sydney.

Or so we thought, the bear is even louder in season 2, wild and ready to maul Carmy if he does not process what he's feeling this time around. It's not grief for his brother's death but it's his feelings for Sydney. Which I'll explore in part 2.