Flailing right along with you. The closeness between various characters has been awesome, but dear god, they're going to give me a freaking coronary with the rest of it.
I'm not as down on Maddie's characterization as you are. Yes, she got used to the random WTFness that went along with Michael's "job," but he was totally out of touch with all of them for a long, long time, and I think that really pulled the rug out from under her, to the point where she no longer knew what to expect. And it didn't help that random, threatening stranger, James, and his creepy thugs just showed up out of nowhere to "protect" her and Charlie, either. One of my favorite moments of the season was her pointing the gun at James, and telling him if he ever showed up in her house again, she'd shoot him on sight.
Oh, and what she said to Lloyd came across to me as her saying whatever it took to get him to do what they needed him to do -- and she acted her part really well. It was very subtle, but I thought there was emotion behind her words, but not any real conviction. But, obviously, we're interpreting some things very differently!
I could totally understand why Michael flipped the hell out over Strong hiring Simon. It was just insanely stupid of Strong -- did he really think Michael would be okay with it, and not see it as yet another betrayal by the CIA?
I don't believe Michael's an irredeemable psychopath, not like Larry, Simon, or James. I think he still does have a moral compass, only it's lost its magnetic center ATM, thanks to Strong's stupidity and incompetence. BUT... and this is the last thing I'll say... I'm VERY afraid of where they might be headed. I don't want BN to be another show where, after the finale, my guts are all ripped out and stomped on, and I'm wondering why the hell I bothered. *gnaws remaining fingernails*
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I'm not as down on Maddie's characterization as you are. Yes, she got used to the random WTFness that went along with Michael's "job," but he was totally out of touch with all of them for a long, long time, and I think that really pulled the rug out from under her, to the point where she no longer knew what to expect. And it didn't help that random, threatening stranger, James, and his creepy thugs just showed up out of nowhere to "protect" her and Charlie, either. One of my favorite moments of the season was her pointing the gun at James, and telling him if he ever showed up in her house again, she'd shoot him on sight.
Oh, and what she said to Lloyd came across to me as her saying whatever it took to get him to do what they needed him to do -- and she acted her part really well. It was very subtle, but I thought there was emotion behind her words, but not any real conviction. But, obviously, we're interpreting some things very differently!
I could totally understand why Michael flipped the hell out over Strong hiring Simon. It was just insanely stupid of Strong -- did he really think Michael would be okay with it, and not see it as yet another betrayal by the CIA?
I don't believe Michael's an irredeemable psychopath, not like Larry, Simon, or James. I think he still does have a moral compass, only it's lost its magnetic center ATM, thanks to Strong's stupidity and incompetence. BUT... and this is the last thing I'll say... I'm VERY afraid of where they might be headed. I don't want BN to be another show where, after the finale, my guts are all ripped out and stomped on, and I'm wondering why the hell I bothered. *gnaws remaining fingernails*