#I just can't stand all this sugary enthusiasm in the tag sorry

[luseuna]

Thoughts about 4x05 promo

I’ve just watched the promo for ep 5 and now am really worried for Silver. The thing is, Flint told Silver to trust him, but in reality all the respinsibility for a plan he was against of now lays on Silver’s shoulders. Billy presses him, Israel presses him, from the clip we know he also has to deal with Julius. And there is a shot where John is all alone in the dark room, looking exhausted. So what he did was a pretty cruel thing for Flint to do. Well he’s always been cruel towards Silver, intenional and not, and that cruelty kind of forged him into a person he is now. 

Toby said in interview about Flint: “He finds a kindred spirit in Silver. It’s finding this balance between somebody who’s driven by pragmatism but also has this dark side — this anger that’s feeding it, these motivations that are emotional. Flint projects this on him. Because I don’t think Silver can ever live up to that. I don’t think anybody can live up to these things that Flint demands of them.”

This is totally going to end badly. Cast and creators were saying about John becomming that sad bitter man from TI. But. There is no word in the book about him being really sad. Basically he was just a villian, sometimes charming, sometimes fearsome, sometimes pathetic (oh “the pathetic” moments cringed me so bad), but that’s all. What the show is preparing for us? 

I think some resembles of happy ending only Max can achieve, she’s been the voice of reason long enough to be rewarded for it. As for the others - no. Everyone here have been talking about happy ending for Flint, but idk. I love him, but he’s burned so many lives with his anger and ambitions, no sad backstory can cover that (cool motive, still a murder). I just can’t see any storytelling justice it that. Everything is going to be burned and dead, and the man who started it just walks away? Hell no.

And I’ve seen no sign of Madi so far. She is supposed to be on the negotiation with Julius, isn’t she? So where is her story arc heading? 

Nevertheless I am exited to see interactions between Flint and Eleonor (them and Silver|Max were my fafourite brotp), they have a lot to talk about. 

And that shot with a new island and ships - wtf was that?