I agree with you about Jeannie - she's well beyond "snarky" to Rodney, and her "perfect" marriage gives me the creeps, too! Also, I don't believe it's possible that Jeannie can feel "completely fulfilled" in a marriage that she undertook while completely opting out of her intellectual potentialities and responsibilities (yes, I said "responsibilities" - anybody with the brain-cojones that Jeannie has, has a responsibility to use them if at all possible, and it certainly *was* possible for Jeannie!). I'm down with Rodney's anger at her self-betrayal, and can well understand him being unable to continue his relationship with Jeannie after she gave up her *life* to be married and have a kid! I'm not saying she shouldn't get married; I'm not saying she shouldn't have kids. I'm simply saying, why shouldn't she do anything else????
As far as some of the things Jeannie says to Rodney in "Miller's Crossing" concerning marriage and his prospects for finding somebody to care about him - well, I find the remarks offensive, and was particularly hurt on Rodney's behalf.... And we see how those remarks festered in Rodney's mind when we get to "Quarantine," don't we? He comes within a hairsbreadth of making a marriage with a woman who is so far from "right" for him that it's tragic that Rodney can even *imagine* that she's "the one!"
Okay, you got me started. I'm going to try to cool off, now!
I absolutely agree with you on No. 3 - Rodney is attune to John in ways that no one else is, and is willing to relate to John however John needs him to. That's quite a lot of love, even in a friendship. But John *cannot* really delve into his own psyche with impunity: it's dangerous territory in so many ways, and John's competence and leadership are pretty much founded on the fact that he *doesn't* delve too deeply into what he's doing and how he feels. And Rodney - extraordinarily - really gets that, and goes along with it, to his endless credit. He loves John "as is," so to speak. It's not a bad way to be, because John's not a bad person to be with.
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Date: 2008-02-27 02:52 pm (UTC)As far as some of the things Jeannie says to Rodney in "Miller's Crossing" concerning marriage and his prospects for finding somebody to care about him - well, I find the remarks offensive, and was particularly hurt on Rodney's behalf.... And we see how those remarks festered in Rodney's mind when we get to "Quarantine," don't we? He comes within a hairsbreadth of making a marriage with a woman who is so far from "right" for him that it's tragic that Rodney can even *imagine* that she's "the one!"
Okay, you got me started. I'm going to try to cool off, now!
I absolutely agree with you on No. 3 - Rodney is attune to John in ways that no one else is, and is willing to relate to John however John needs him to. That's quite a lot of love, even in a friendship. But John *cannot* really delve into his own psyche with impunity: it's dangerous territory in so many ways, and John's competence and leadership are pretty much founded on the fact that he *doesn't* delve too deeply into what he's doing and how he feels. And Rodney - extraordinarily - really gets that, and goes along with it, to his endless credit. He loves John "as is," so to speak. It's not a bad way to be, because John's not a bad person to be with.
Thanks for your episode notes.
Love, max