(Oh, and I forgot to say this before, but your title is great. :D)
Thank you :D
my general impression is that he's like Neal with the brakes off
I love that description, because that is definitely what Patrick is like. With Patrick revenge has pretty much become his whole world to the point that it's like he doesn't know how else to exist (where he sleeps is just depressing: first in his empty house under the smiley face Red John painted on his wall, then... I believe he's now living above the police station, or some kind of warehouse. Either way, it's just as barren and sad) and the result is that on the surface he comes off as someone who doesn't care and who will do what he wants, how he wants.
But while Neal did have that taste for revenge for a time, that caring side of him didn't change, and I believe it's what helped him eventually get over Kate's death and move on.
In fact one thing I find interesting about both shows is their development. Where as Neal is developing as that person who cares (by coming to care even more) Patrick seems to be growing more dangerous (and I actually say that as a... er, good thing? Because it's interesting, and I'm kind of hoping that it turns into Patrick sinking deeper into a dark place and Lisbon slowly pulling him out of it). And I find both directions fascinating.
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Date: 2012-03-29 03:48 am (UTC)From:Thank you :D
my general impression is that he's like Neal with the brakes off
I love that description, because that is definitely what Patrick is like. With Patrick revenge has pretty much become his whole world to the point that it's like he doesn't know how else to exist (where he sleeps is just depressing: first in his empty house under the smiley face Red John painted on his wall, then... I believe he's now living above the police station, or some kind of warehouse. Either way, it's just as barren and sad) and the result is that on the surface he comes off as someone who doesn't care and who will do what he wants, how he wants.
But while Neal did have that taste for revenge for a time, that caring side of him didn't change, and I believe it's what helped him eventually get over Kate's death and move on.
In fact one thing I find interesting about both shows is their development. Where as Neal is developing as that person who cares (by coming to care even more) Patrick seems to be growing more dangerous (and I actually say that as a... er, good thing? Because it's interesting, and I'm kind of hoping that it turns into Patrick sinking deeper into a dark place and Lisbon slowly pulling him out of it). And I find both directions fascinating.