That's the pattern, isn't it?

Dir. Christopher McQuarrie

It also offers additional texture to the lonesome and empty way we see him act between missions, where he’s literally sleeping in abandoned buildings and isolating himself from the world lol. It gives those at-rest periods more of an edge. In those moments, he is still working, but in a “selfish” way, using his own skills and reputation to get what he wants (eg protecting Ilsa). And imo it gives Ethan more agency in his life and helps inform how he relates to his own desires. His self-isolation acts as both a passive and active form of protection - he hides because he knows that getting close to people puts them in harms way, and he also hides as a bargaining chip for his friends’ lives. It gives you the impression that Ethan is aware of his own value as an agent, and deploys that value for political/strategic means. And for me at least it demonstrates a more cold and shrewd side of Ethan, where he can exert his will and behave in ways that are more hidden or subtle. People often joke about him being dog-coded, being a sad wet puppy, etc etc, and while all of those are definitely true lol, I like this much more deliberate and calculated side of him, where he has more control over his own actions when he isn’t being forced to just gut-react to everything. He’s great in a crisis, but when he’s not in a crisis, he is very, very still

When they had him do the boobs and butt pose...

ANONYMOUS REQUESTED: Ethan defending Ilsa

my bug...