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There's a much more critical and serious way to articulate and examine this but every time Hickey does something that mirrors another character and then gets vilified for it I can't help but find it so fucking funny
“So when Fitzjames makes bad decisions because he’s gay blinded by homoerotic obsession he’s a ‘loyal commander’ and ‘devoted friend,’ but when I, Cornelius Hickey-”
“So when Franklin is consumed by hubris and leads men to their doom because of his fucked up evil colonizer religious superiority complex he’s ‘a beloved captain’ and ‘the best of us,’ but when I, Cornelius Hickey-“
“So when Crozier plots mutiny he’s ‘heroic’ and ‘doing it for the good of his men’ and ‘saving lives,’ but when I, Cornelius Hickey-”
“Oh, so when Crozier does an assisted suicide it’s ‘heartwrenching’ and ‘tragic’ and ‘understandable,’ but when I, Cornelius Hickey-”
“Oh so when Franklin orders Goodsir to dissect bodies, he’s a being a responsible captain, but when I, Cornelius Hickey-”
“Oh so when Goodsir steals the ring off of Gibson’s dead body because it is no longer of any use to a dead man, he’s “trying to be a decent person,” but when I, Cornelius Hickey-”
“Oh so when Fitzjames is a ‘fake‘ and has a ‘fake’ name and kills people to get to where he wants to be with zero regrets, regarding their deaths as just funny dinner table stories, he’s ’trying his best,’ but when I, ‘Cornelius Hickey’-”
"Oh, so when Hodgson kills innocent people in cold blood because of preconceived notions that he is superior and knows better than them, he's 'overcome with emotion and acting on impulse', but when I, Cornelius Hickey-"
"Oh, so when Bridgens comforts and gives false hope to his partner who he knows is going to die it's 'beautiful' and 'tender' but when I, Cornelius Hickey-"
"Oh, so when Crozier orders Silna to be kidnapped and dragged from her home to face judgment for events there's no proof she had any part in, he's 'just doing his due diligence' and 'not meaning any harm', but when I, Cornelius Hickey-"
"Oh, so when Irving takes his fear and anger out on whoever happens to be nearby he's 'just scared' and 'manifesting past trauma', but when I, Cornelius Hickey-"
Oh so when Crozier is upset and resistant to being romantically rejected it's 'a sign of how much he cares" but when I, Cornelius Hickey-"
"Oh so when Le Vesconte lets the sick die because he knows it'll slow their progress it's 'harsh but understandable' but when I, Cornelius Hickey-"
"Oh, so when Goodsir speculates about lead in the tins and gets angry at command for not sharing the knowledge with the crew he's 'concerned for the greater good' but when I, Cornelius Hickey-"
Literally the list goes on
the terror x "boots"
my “boots” amv is popping off again, and when it does there are always understandable comments about how they’d use this as a trailer to convince friends to watch, but there’s too many spoilers. but i like to think they’re so out of context that they’d still be an intense and satisfying experience to watch in the show properly? like, we know what those major moments mean in context, but a newbie wouldn’t? the amv is just a collection of similar looking white men in peril, y’know?
highly recommend finding a friend and you both getting into quoting the last known words of people who vanished mysteriously
there’s much to be said about donald crowhurst but one thing you cannot deny is that “IT IS THE MERCY” goes hard as hell
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Hello! Sorry in advance for rambling and I think I remember you mentioning that you don’t listen to the Dave K. playlists, but the Hickey one came out today and on the first playlist of two, I saw that one of the songs was Donald Crowhurst by Third eye foundation. I don’t know anything about the band, but I remembered an ask I sent probably months ago regarding the person Donald Crowhurst and how he compares with the characters in The Terror, as you mentioned, like Sir Franklin and Doctor Stanley. I just had this thought that Hickey is a perfect comparison with Crowhurst as well. I don’t know what I’m connecting, but the idea of Crowhurst, a man with very little sailing experience taking it upon himself enter a race to sail around the world. The idea that he had to deceive others regarding his progress because he had so much to lose if he failed. All of this eventually culminating in him gradually losing his sanity with Crowhurst having delusions regarding gods and his place in the universe. There’s a lot more to his story, but I also remembered that scene in the last episode where Hickey says something like, “I can’t go back” and how he can only move forward. We don’t know what he’s running from back in England, but the actions he took in order to run away from everything back home does show some level of desperation. I don’t know, just seeing Donald Crowhurst attached to Hickey just hit me like a lightning bolt.
You, my esteemed chum 🤝 Mr Dave K
^ Drawing utterly fascinating and extremely well-articulated parallels between various Terror characters and the sad, strange fate of Donald Crowhurst
(👋 < me, saying "WOO!" and "YAY!" on the sidelines and occasionally contributing additional unhinged thoughts)
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In all seriousness, I think you ought to have more confidence in your 'ramblings', my friend, because you've absolutely hit the nail on the head with this one. I'm in awe, honestly, and have very little of coherence to add!
Looking back at your original ask (which, funnily enough, came a year ago almost to the day) I do still think certain aspects of Crowhurst's story mirror well those of Franklin and Stanley. But Hickey's fate parallels Crowhurst's so closely and in so many ways that I can't believe I didn't fully appreciate it before now. It's hit me like a lightning bolt too!
Personally, I've long been obsessed with the reading of that line you've mentioned - "I-I I can't go back." and the backstory it speaks to.
Although his confidence seems to waver for a moment, Hickey remains resolute in only going forward and to me that begs the slightly terrifying question - "How fucking bad would your fate back in England be if facing down a charging Tuunbaq is honestly still, even now, the preferable option for you?!"
Throughout [Donald's diaries] there are suggestions that Donald was a god, or could be a god, and he discusses integrating his mind with the gods or the cosmos: Mathematics is the language of god, however possesses more poetry than abstract validity. Restated as: Perhaps mathematics is the only certain ground today man occupies in the kingdom of god.
— HorsesOnYT, 'Madness at Sea: a Horrifying True Story': a video essay about the psychological deterioration of sailor Donald Crowhurst during an around-the-world race.
shut up, wait, i just learned about donald crowhurst.
finally back on my terror bullshit and the secondhand embarrassment I feel at fucking James telling that fucking story and comparing himself to fucking CESAR like bestie ur about to get soooooo humbled.
the terror fandom is a miracle. a freak of nature. writers and actors engaging with fans regularly after EIGHT YEARS? unheard of.
the terror x "boots"
I have a fitzier fic idea. I have it. Is it very good? Couldn’t say. Will it be sensible to the characters? Likely not. Will it give me something sweet and creative to do to fight against this latest wave of Big D Depression? Yeah. Yeah, I think it will.
so, i did start it, but i have very little confidence in my concept. but i shall persevere in an effort to stave off the horrors.
I have a fitzier fic idea. I have it. Is it very good? Couldn’t say. Will it be sensible to the characters? Likely not. Will it give me something sweet and creative to do to fight against this latest wave of Big D Depression? Yeah. Yeah, I think it will.
why did no one tell me that the eye peglar draws in his journal is the tattoo bridgens has on his arm.
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