I see it different! I think there are hints that both are equally supposed to take over - or not. Yes, I agree I think. Or at least Cowley is seeing them as a partnership even though he has decided that Doyle will do one thing best, and Bodie another... I don't feel that we got to the bottom of that part of the story, though.
sometimes it is insulting how he forgets about Bodie...("You? Well, mate, don't hold your breath.") – and Bodie is too much under Doyle's spell, to talk about it openly. In fact he doesn't even 'think' much about it. What I see in this is that Doyle hasn't forgotten about Bodie at all - instead he's been separated from him, and is trying to do his half of the job alone - and he's nervous about it. We know he's short-tempered from the eps, and it seems very canon to me that he'd snap something sarcastic back at Bodie if he felt deep down that Bodie had abandoned him somehow. And Bodie doesn't really seem to want to do the job that Doyle does, he's too laid back for it, again just as we see in the eps. It occurs to him as well that he and Doyle should be considered together, that if they're thinking of Cowley's job as the "top job" then there's no reason why Doyle should be thought of as more "top" than Bodie himself (especially if he thought Cowley did prefer him really). But we don't hear him sounding cross or bitter about it really because he isn't...
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Yes, I agree I think. Or at least Cowley is seeing them as a partnership even though he has decided that Doyle will do one thing best, and Bodie another... I don't feel that we got to the bottom of that part of the story, though.
sometimes it is insulting how he forgets about Bodie...("You? Well, mate, don't hold your breath.") – and Bodie is too much under Doyle's spell, to talk about it openly. In fact he doesn't even 'think' much about it.
What I see in this is that Doyle hasn't forgotten about Bodie at all - instead he's been separated from him, and is trying to do his half of the job alone - and he's nervous about it. We know he's short-tempered from the eps, and it seems very canon to me that he'd snap something sarcastic back at Bodie if he felt deep down that Bodie had abandoned him somehow. And Bodie doesn't really seem to want to do the job that Doyle does, he's too laid back for it, again just as we see in the eps. It occurs to him as well that he and Doyle should be considered together, that if they're thinking of Cowley's job as the "top job" then there's no reason why Doyle should be thought of as more "top" than Bodie himself (especially if he thought Cowley did prefer him really). But we don't hear him sounding cross or bitter about it really because he isn't...