"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." I was talking about the moment when Doyle complains about HIM being tested by Cowley during his holidays. It wasn't yet clear if Cowley would plan something similar with Bodie. Doyle doesn't spend one moment thinking of Bodie – and I don't see Doyle this way in canon! He may be short-fused but he is not that insensitive.
"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... Yes! "It occurs to him…" That's a very good description for what Bodie is doing in this fic. He doesn't contemplates anything, he just 'reacts'
"In fact, I think the introductory paragraph tells us more than I first realised about this story, and about the way Bodie's mind is working." I don't like such metaphors unless they are very obvious… ;-) You declaration may be right – but someone else could interpret it completely different – so I don't even start thinking about it… Sorry!
"Nearly ALL of Bodie's thoughts circle around Ray, everything is RAY centric..." "And that's why Bodie's strength is in the training job he's been given - accurate short-term assessment and training, he just doesn't have the focus that's needed to do Cowley's job." I don't see it this way. He just takes things for granted and he doesn't need confirmation all the time. He's somehow happy with his job for the moment, knowing there is more to come. But as I said, those are all my own assumptions – because we don't get enough answers from Bodie himself in this fic.
"He does know exactly how to bring Doyle down from focussing too much on the job though, and that's where they complement each other again. Yeah – but where is "Bodie" in this scheme of life?
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"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."
I was talking about the moment when Doyle complains about HIM being tested by Cowley during his holidays. It wasn't yet clear if Cowley would plan something similar with Bodie. Doyle doesn't spend one moment thinking of Bodie – and I don't see Doyle this way in canon! He may be short-fused but he is not that insensitive.
"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...
Yes! "It occurs to him…" That's a very good description for what Bodie is doing in this fic. He doesn't contemplates anything, he just 'reacts'
"In fact, I think the introductory paragraph tells us more than I first realised about this story, and about the way Bodie's mind is working."
I don't like such metaphors unless they are very obvious… ;-)
You declaration may be right – but someone else could interpret it completely different – so I don't even start thinking about it… Sorry!
"Nearly ALL of Bodie's thoughts circle around Ray, everything is RAY centric..."
"And that's why Bodie's strength is in the training job he's been given - accurate short-term assessment and training, he just doesn't have the focus that's needed to do Cowley's job."
I don't see it this way. He just takes things for granted and he doesn't need confirmation all the time. He's somehow happy with his job for the moment, knowing there is more to come.
But as I said, those are all my own assumptions – because we don't get enough answers from Bodie himself in this fic.
"He does know exactly how to bring Doyle down from focussing too much on the job though, and that's where they complement each other again.
Yeah – but where is "Bodie" in this scheme of life?
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