John went crazy without Aeryn there. Literally went nuts.
On the other hand, consider the extraordinary situation John is, was, and has been in almost the entire run of the show (excluding a few... what was that, S4 eps?)--as good as the friendships he's built are and can be, to a certain degree he's not only entirely without a normal support system, but he's also entirely in a completely abnormal basic situation--a form of culture displacement so extreme there is literally nothing on earth that comes close, though you can compare some situations.
Looking at it like that, his relationship with Aeryn... well, there's still an element of co-dependence there, but it's a sort of necessary or at least more understandable one in that she is one of the few stable and relatable things in his world. After all, a number of traditional 'unhealthy' behavior patterns evolve out of ones which are 'healthy' in the sense of being necessary to cope with a situation.
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Date: 2005-02-03 01:49 pm (UTC)On the other hand, consider the extraordinary situation John is, was, and has been in almost the entire run of the show (excluding a few... what was that, S4 eps?)--as good as the friendships he's built are and can be, to a certain degree he's not only entirely without a normal support system, but he's also entirely in a completely abnormal basic situation--a form of culture displacement so extreme there is literally nothing on earth that comes close, though you can compare some situations.
Looking at it like that, his relationship with Aeryn... well, there's still an element of co-dependence there, but it's a sort of necessary or at least more understandable one in that she is one of the few stable and relatable things in his world. After all, a number of traditional 'unhealthy' behavior patterns evolve out of ones which are 'healthy' in the sense of being necessary to cope with a situation.
*pauses, stares at that, and blinks*
I have no idea where that came from.