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the-casbah-way · 6 months ago

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i’m assuming jamie was written out for real-world logistical reasons but i don’t think he could or should have come back anyway. when the attack dog goes rabid and gnaws through his own fucking leash there's nothing much anyone can do but stand there and watch. you can train a dog to bite for you but once they've got enough of a taste for blood they're going to stop giving a shit about who they've got between their teeth so long as there's something to tear into. maybe malcolm never had jamie on a leash in the first place. maybe jamie didn't bite because malcolm asked him to. maybe he just liked the taste of blood. malcolm hired a loyal dog and got what he paid for because at the end of the day jamie stayed so loyal that it became the death of him. loyal to the party. not malcolm

#does this make sense ???? grabs you and shakes you DOES THIS MAKE SENSE #it's like. is jamie on a leash really ??? because the closer you look the less it seems that way #he doesn't back down when malcolm tries to step in and de-escalate. he doesn't listen when malcolm asks him to stop #e.g. infamous beloved life-changing julius nicholson EAT THE FUCKING CHEESE scene.#the second it gets physically violent malcolm tries to step in and jamie just fucking bolts out the door after the fucker #not to turn such a deeply unserious scene serious but it is literally like an actual dog attack #like when a dog goes rabid. the owner can stand there and try and talk sense into it but it won't work #even in that one deleted scene from s+l where malcolm's telling jamie to behave and stop fucking everything up #and it DOES seem to work a wee bit. it feels more like jamie's just trying to get malc off his back rather than actually listening #he's only backing down because what he'd been trying clearly wasn't working anymore. not because malcolm asked #and it's like it's more of a betrayal from jamie's point of view right ??#malcolm's the one who ditched the party and backed whoever he needed to in order to maintain his position #but to malcolm it's like. if he's safe then jamie is too. he'll always look out for the both of them #but HE needs to be secure in order for him to do that. jamie's supposed to bite who malcolm asks him to. not just fucking anyone #so they both feel the knife in their back but jamie was trying to do what's right. malcolm was trying to save them both #(this is just my interpretation / opinion. i don't know shit. and i'm not articulate enough to explain it)#ttoi #the thick of it #malcolm tucker #jamie macdonald

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