#that being said i do pinball between which of his relationships are my Favorite based off of my mood and vibes that day. lol

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we as viewers all have our favorite Flint Relationship based off of which one resonates with us the most personally. but from a character standpoint i don't think flint loved thomas, miranda or silver More over the others.

thomas was his self-actualization in terms of both sexuality and his own idealism. he became whole as both a gay man (or bi, depending on your read) and as someone who truly believes the world can be changed for the better despite the cynicism he had grown up with. his rage over the loss of this relationship is partly over thomas the person but more deeply over the loss of that self-actualization. he became himself in that relationship (toby stephens' words), and then civilization brutally killed it. that's the starting point of rage against the world.

silver was also a self-actualization in different sense, as captain flint. he became whole with silver, as both captain flint and reconciling with his past. but captain flint is made of violence and rage just as much as he's made of idealism, which is why his relationship with silver is so bonkers and insane and out of control. it's just as intense and meaningful, but the roller coaster dysfunction has to do with who he is now (and also who silver is) rather than who he was back then. doesn't make his love for silver any less impactful than his love for thomas however.

miranda was the catalyst for both of these self-actualizations. she kickstarted james mcgraw's "idgaf about society" belief and essentially kicked him towards the relationship with thomas. she also kickstarted flint. flint started as an amalgamation of both miranda and james mcgraw's rage, she gave birth to it and nurtured it. neither the self-actualization with thomas or silver could have happened without her. his relationship with miranda was just as impactful to flint as the other two, the other two literally would not have occurred without her.

so no, i don't think he loved any of them The Most. they were equally important. they just served different functions.