I feel like “childish” is somehow the wrong adjective to give Thomas and Alfred’s interactions, but little will convince me that they were not having this same conversation in this same way, if about different things, since Thomas was about twelve. It’s in a lot of ways sort of heartbreakingly simple: What do you do to an intelligent and no doubt precocious kid to show your power over them? You ignore them. What do you do when you’re said intelligent and precocious kid and want your parent to see you? You a) work harder and b) shout louder. That they’re still doing this, twenty-five or so years later, is both sad and, from a characterization standpoint, very intriguing.
I like this observation!
Everything from her tone to her expression to her words themselves are so carefully calculated to be unobtrusive and pleasant and conciliatory: she’s so good at this, and it still doesn’t do her any good.
Yes, perhaps being a woman Miranda was much more aware of the size of the forces against her.
I don't have enough brain tonight to make further comments other than to be delighted to read meta about Black Sails :)
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Date: 2018-12-13 01:29 am (UTC)I like this observation!
Everything from her tone to her expression to her words themselves are so carefully calculated to be unobtrusive and pleasant and conciliatory: she’s so good at this, and it still doesn’t do her any good.
Yes, perhaps being a woman Miranda was much more aware of the size of the forces against her.
I don't have enough brain tonight to make further comments other than to be delighted to read meta about Black Sails :)
Have you thought about archiving this at AO3?