As I was just saying to fajrdrako,I have a lot of sympathy for Bush. Though maybe I should confess that the fic was originally intended to be more Archie-centric - but sweet William hijacked it rather as it was being written...
Kennedy's courage is obvious and dramatic.
Yes, Archie is my Hero. Can you tell? *g*
He has had to find a sort of courage that isn't as obvious or dramatic.
Yes, because it does take courage for him to overcome his initial impressions of both Horatio and Archie. Joining the mutiny takes courage as well - and not the sort of courage that he is used to, either. Poor man, he's forced into mental, moral and emotional gymnastics by events - and he comes out of the situation with his colours flying and his honour and dignity intact.
I'm really happy the cliff metaphor works. It's such a brilliant scene - Mutiny and Retribution are absolutely full of brilliant scenes which really resonate with me. As source material for missing scenes, they're hard to beat, I'd say. Hence the fic-writing.
I don't know if I've ever said, but your Numb vid is one of my favourites. It really drives home the distance between Horatio and Bush, and certainly influenced the way I see their relationship developing post-Retribution.
I think this is the best missing scene on this subject I've seen.
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Date: 2005-06-20 07:20 pm (UTC)As I was just saying to
Kennedy's courage is obvious and dramatic.
Yes, Archie is my Hero. Can you tell? *g*
He has had to find a sort of courage that isn't as obvious or dramatic.
Yes, because it does take courage for him to overcome his initial impressions of both Horatio and Archie. Joining the mutiny takes courage as well - and not the sort of courage that he is used to, either. Poor man, he's forced into mental, moral and emotional gymnastics by events - and he comes out of the situation with his colours flying and his honour and dignity intact.
I'm really happy the cliff metaphor works. It's such a brilliant scene - Mutiny and Retribution are absolutely full of brilliant scenes which really resonate with me. As source material for missing scenes, they're hard to beat, I'd say. Hence the fic-writing.
I don't know if I've ever said, but your Numb vid is one of my favourites. It really drives home the distance between Horatio and Bush, and certainly influenced the way I see their relationship developing post-Retribution.
I think this is the best missing scene on this subject I've seen.
::blushes::
::is speechless::
Thank you. ::bows::