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butterflyFraser reacts to the reappearances of Victoria and RayV in very similiar fashions. Catching a glimpse of the person, following them with single-minded intent, and then his joyous reaction to their confirmed presence. Makes sense -- in both cases, he wasn't expecting them at all, and he loves them both very much.
And, man, the hostility and fear that RayK puts out the second that he's adjusted to who Fraser was following... it totally does break my heart. He's just so hurt and pissed and... resigned. He assumes that now that RayV is back, he's out as Fraser's partner. Everything that he's worked to build over the months just comes crumbling down -- Francesca, his place and the 2-7, even his name, and most importantly, Fraser. None of it was his, but it'd started to feel like his. He and Frannie have a true sibling-eske by-play, Welsh both respects him and is annoyed by him, and Fraser is his partner.
And it all comes down to Fraser, in the end. "You ever feel like you don't know who you are? Like if you weren't around somebody, or that someone wasn't around you, then you wouldn't be you, or at least not the you that you think. You ever think like that?"
Fraser gave him an anchor. Someone to trust and to be trusted by. When he's with Fraser, he knows who he is.
There's so much reinforcing subtext in Call of the Wild. I can see why the episode grates on F/V people, because it keeps saying, over and over, that you can't go back. Fraser and Vecchio are friends, but that's firmly 'old times'. The scenes with Fraser and Vecchio echo with the feelings of the past, while the scenes with Fraser and Kowalski thrum with 'now' and 'tomorrow'. The entire episode is about moving forward. Only one person remains in place at the end of the episode: Lieutenant Welsh. Everyone else has moved on to something new.
And both sets of partners stick together.
There are moments when I find Dewey very attractive (Mountie on the Bounty, for example). I feel that I should let people know about this (oh, I'll be honest -- there are some moments when I find each character attractive -- RayV's would be in Burning Down the House). Generally, I like him. Sometimes he's a jerk, but he's not a bad guy.
You know what I love? Fraser's sense of humor.
In Say Amen, there's this priceless exchange that I totally missed until my most recent viewing.
Evil Church Lady: "God bless you."
Fraser: "Thank him kindly."
I love Fraser.
And, man, the hostility and fear that RayK puts out the second that he's adjusted to who Fraser was following... it totally does break my heart. He's just so hurt and pissed and... resigned. He assumes that now that RayV is back, he's out as Fraser's partner. Everything that he's worked to build over the months just comes crumbling down -- Francesca, his place and the 2-7, even his name, and most importantly, Fraser. None of it was his, but it'd started to feel like his. He and Frannie have a true sibling-eske by-play, Welsh both respects him and is annoyed by him, and Fraser is his partner.
And it all comes down to Fraser, in the end. "You ever feel like you don't know who you are? Like if you weren't around somebody, or that someone wasn't around you, then you wouldn't be you, or at least not the you that you think. You ever think like that?"
Fraser gave him an anchor. Someone to trust and to be trusted by. When he's with Fraser, he knows who he is.
There's so much reinforcing subtext in Call of the Wild. I can see why the episode grates on F/V people, because it keeps saying, over and over, that you can't go back. Fraser and Vecchio are friends, but that's firmly 'old times'. The scenes with Fraser and Vecchio echo with the feelings of the past, while the scenes with Fraser and Kowalski thrum with 'now' and 'tomorrow'. The entire episode is about moving forward. Only one person remains in place at the end of the episode: Lieutenant Welsh. Everyone else has moved on to something new.
And both sets of partners stick together.
There are moments when I find Dewey very attractive (Mountie on the Bounty, for example). I feel that I should let people know about this (oh, I'll be honest -- there are some moments when I find each character attractive -- RayV's would be in Burning Down the House). Generally, I like him. Sometimes he's a jerk, but he's not a bad guy.
You know what I love? Fraser's sense of humor.
In Say Amen, there's this priceless exchange that I totally missed until my most recent viewing.
Evil Church Lady: "God bless you."
Fraser: "Thank him kindly."
I love Fraser.