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stefanyd · 2 years

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So i was having a lovely talk with @blk-worth who was telling me how she thinks Pete is going to choose Vegas in the end an be the one that doesn't leave him like everything and everyone in his life, and i condescendingly went "child, please. you're right. of course he will." because im very condescending lol

But, the conversation brought about my thoughts on this, which is, i don't question Pete choosing Vegas. It's the journey there that i have my own theory on, and im looking forward to it so much if it happens.

Vegas has been stuck in this cycle of violence, repression, abandonment, and being constantly compared and derided as not good enough. And so he has been trying by force to bring all the things he wants under his heel. Something that has led to nothing but unhappiness and unfulfillment.

This, and every turn their relationship has taken up until now is what leads me to believe Vegas will let go of Pete willingly in the show. Because Pete has brought with him an enlightenment that Vegas would have never reached on his own. Pete has brought companionship, kindness, and empathy. Pete didn't leave when he easily could have.

Vegas, as a Good Son™ (those titles are harder to shake than you think), will still be obligated to follow his father forward on whatever little coup the minor family is cooking up. But that is all secondary to what Pete has brought Vegas. That will all be secondary to who Pete is becoming to Vegas. No book spoilers but what this show has done to this relationship is such a joy, from every decision they have taken, every development and how it's come about. And these creative choices, improvements to the story, lead me to the most logical conclusion.

Vegas will let Pete go. Because he fell in love with him. And every thing he has tried to bring to him by force, with anger and manipulation, it has never stayed, it will never bring him the happiness and approval he seeks. It will always feel or end in failure. The biggest show of love Vegas can give Pete at the moment, which is what i think he will come to as a conclusion, is to let him go. To put Pete ahead of what Vegas himself wants and needs.

Letting Pete go, narratively speaking, will be what makes Pete choose them at the end.

Tho, gonna hurt them both (and me) like a motherfucker in the meantime im sure lolololol

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mineonmain · 2 years

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KINNPORSCHE EP 11 (Spoilers, duh)

gawd I know I'm so late but life happens. It's literally like 12 hours before the next ep drops, but better late than never right? anyways here's my usual recap of highlights from the ep, random shit that stood out to me:

Kinnporsche: ok fine. tooth-rotting sweetness. almost too much for me to watch at times. both of them admitting to each other's families (EEEEEEEE) that they love each other. floating hearts everywhere. So lost in themselves that they seem to have forgotten mafia duties, big brother duties, friend duties, or literally any other duties other than getting their dicks wet. To think we haven't gotten the pool scene OR the 'i'm on your side' scene yet...fear.jpg

Kimchay: Kim you are so close to being on my shit list. I've said it before, but the only reason you're on thin ice but not in the sub-arctic waters is because I love Jeff. The thing is, I'm sure that Kim said that to protect (??) Chay from whatever shenanigans he's up to, but he better start resolving it soon. It's been there as a B plot/C plot since the early episodes, but it hasn't really progressed, and also it hasn't been made clear to the audience why we should care about whatever he's investigating. What impact does it have on our protagonists, other than the fact that it involves the Kittisawat parents? Also, we haven't seen much from Kim's POV so far, we need to see that there's a private side to him that isn't his cold facade, that he cares for Chay and struggled with his decision to let him go. (People who have read the books, this is not an invitation to slide into my DMs and explain, this is me critiquing the show's writing and storytelling technique, i'm not asking anyone to explain the actual plot to me lmao)

VegasPete: Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Vegas' sadistic side was probably born out of him needing a release from the violence his father inflicted upon him, him needing an outlet for all that pain. Understandably, he wanted someone else to feel the pain that he felt. In a way, every time Vegas has tortured someone, it was him calling out to the universe begging to be seen, to be heard, to be understood. He obviously didn't know this himself, how would he. He's suppressed any part of him that involves self-reflection, except the awareness that he's Fucked Up. His entire personality is a combination of Please Dad, Protect Macau, Piss Off Kinn, and Fuck the World Up. What I find so interesting, is the parallel between Porsche and Pete. They are both beacons of light in a world that's perpetually shrouded in darkness, and they are both bright sparks despite the shit they've both been through, making them ideal partners for Kinn/Vegas. They can help them out of the darkness without being idealistic, because they can understand what they other's been through. Vegas wanted to be seen, and Pete saw him, and saw right through him. Vegas tried to break him down the way his father has constantly broken him, but Pete broke through Vegas' walls instead. Vegas realises this, and knowing that in turn sees Pete properly for the first time. Not as Porsche's shadow, not as just another (head) bodyguard for the major family. And after their first real conversation, Vegas is going to go through a paradigm shift - it's already started, in fact. In his mind, Pete is elevating himself from the position of prisoner to someone on an equal level with Vegas mentally, and consequently Vegas is going to want to do things to Pete not because he likes seeing Pete in pain, but because he likes pleasing Pete and Pete himself is going to want it and enjoy it. It's about time Pete starting living for himself. I'm sure I could write a lot more about just their characters, and the symbolism around levels in the different scenes between their characters and how it changed throughout the episode, but I can't quite put it into words. This is enough already.

Things I need in the next ep:

KinnChay interactions A S A P

KinnKim interactions, why are they literally never in the same frame??

Kimhan. Mr. Kimothy. Sir Kimlock Holmes. If you don't explain yourself, both your actions towards baby Chay and also what all investigative spy work you've been up to, or so help me god i'll let Tankhun loose on you

VegasPete is going to follow their natural progression of events, so the next new conflict has to arise - Kim's info on the Kittisawats in connection with Korn??

P.S. I refuse to entertain the idea of ChayMacau. Absolutely not. I haven't read the book so I don't know but the little Macau that we've in the show is like, even more childish than Chay. I don't even want to see them talk to each other. If this makes me salty and petty so be it. I've said before that I'm not the biggest fan of JeffBarcode (as a pairing) but I will not think of any other pairing other than KimChay, and that's on that.

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