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Crozier: *doesn’t tell Little he suspects Hickey is the murderer, and scheming things*

Fog: *gets worse*

Little: *goes along with arming men*

Crozier on his return: *shocked pikachu face*

Crozier to Little: I was clear! For reasons! (Which I didn’t explain out loud)

Little: the fog literally got worse, I thought I was making the best decision

Crozier: No! The bad guy is Hickey! You’ve made it worse!

Only I find it wonderful? It's really beautiful. I love it. A really good actor. He did a lot of characters, with all different personalities. I love it

“I’m not the sailor you are, Francis, never will be. But you will never be fit for command”

So, it’s possibly the lukewarmest of takes to say that neither Crozier nor Franklin are the best of captains. The interesting thing is how their strengths and weaknesses complement each other and the two of them could have been a good team if they had both been able to put their differences aside and work together: Crozier is a shrewd and experienced sailor but cannot connect with the men around him, while Franklin is overconfident in his own abilities but beloved and respected by the entire crew (save Crozier).

I’ve seen a lot of gifsets and meta highlighting Franklin’s failings in comparison to Crozier’s strengths, but not so much giving the other side and showing all the ways in which the series contrasts Crozier’s mishandling of interpersonal situations with Franklin’s social grace. Crozier knows the arctic better than Franklin, but it is Franklin who understands that keeping the men’s spirits up and making them feel like a valued member of a team all working together is a vital part of a captain’s duties. It is clear to the audience that Crozier does care for his men (possibly even more so than Franklin does - Franklin’s decision to move a dying David Young to Erebus was not motivated by what was best for the patient) but this doesn’t stop him from treating them badly and fostering a resentment that eventually leads to mutiny.

Here are my (extensive) notes from the Terror Camp talk with Soo and Adam. Even though the event only lasted a little over an hour, I took four pages of notes because they had so much that was interesting to say. The video will be available soon, but I wanted to type this up.

·      Both Adam and Soo are looking great. Soo had a very interesting lamp and what appeared to be an anime poster (?) in the background. Adam was in a house with a gorgeous garden.

Kreese: drags Terry back into his dumb karate war by playing mind games on Terry, subtly insulting his stable lifestyle and calling him old

Terry: comes back to Cobra Kai after he remembers how Kreese gently caressed his neck at the tattoo shop, wants to teach kids how to be strong and win but doesn’t want to repeat past mistakes, backs up Cobra Kai financially, doesn’t try to dominate Kreese as a co-sensei

Kreese: questions Terry’s ethical methods, encourages him to go back to the no mercy way, drags him into his drama with Johnny and fuels Terry’s need for revenge, snaps at Terry for an innocent comment, pulls rank on him, belittles him, preys on his severe PTSD and mental issues, calls him a puddle of piss, bullies him into submission

Terry: doesn’t get upset at Kreese treating him like dirt, says he’ll do anything for him, pours even more money into Cobra Kai, goes back to the no mercy ways like Kreese wanted, tries to please Kreese by exacting revenge on Johnny because he thinks Kreese holds a grudge against him

Kreese: suddenly changes his mind and declares it Terry’s fault, bullies Terry into submission again, inadvertently drives an ex addict to substance abuse

Terry: finally snaps

Kreese: gets a sudden personality transplant

Everyone on Twitter: Omg, Terry Silver is MONSTER. He’s a PSYCHO. He’s even more unhinged than Kreese! He’s sadistic and twisted. He took over Kreese’s dojo!!! He wanted Tory to cheat! I hope Kreese gets a redemption arc now because he loves Johnny. Terry has no feelings and is beyond psychological help.

I just finished the newest season and I highly recommend it watching it on Netflix. It’s such a cool project too, the follow-up to an 80s classic with the same actors 40 years later. And it’s not some lazy reboot either, it really takes a life of its own.