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Solomon Tozer, man whose narrative is defined by loss, compassion, judging authority by merit rather than taking it for granted, and shooting his fellow human beings.
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Hickey's suspicion of Goodsir pulling Silna from the chow line versus his magnanimous indifference to Goodsir refusing to heed his summons for the Mutineers' cannibal supper after being forced to butcher for it.
Do we think that Hickey didn't want to disturb his sacred meal of Gibson with the presence of the ungrateful? Do we think he was being compassionate in not dragging Goodsir to the table? Did Hickey compare captive Goodsir's aloneness to his prior companionship with Silna and decide that Goodsir was suffering more on his own? He allowed Goodsir to stand somewhat apart from the cannibalism after all.
The anatomist pariah. Hunger and loneliness…
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thinking more about crozier as a leader it occurs to me that he ends up falling into the same flaws as Franklin. Franklin makes the fateful decision to have them keep sailing into the pack because he believes they're close and feels it is the right choice, going against the advice of those who have more actual experience. He's afraid to make the safe call because of how that will affect others' perceptions of him (especially in respect to the larger world); he would rather be liked than be effective and disliked. He's aware he wasn't the first choice for the expedition and feels the need to prove that wrong. He's unwilling to send out a rescue party because he's afraid it will look bad & because he doesn't want to risk the lives of a few even if it means saving everyone. He refuses to believe that they need saving.
Crozier is our voice of reason at the beginning. He's got the polar experience, he's arguing for the cautious choice rather than the bold choice. He doesn't particularly care if he's liked. He decides to send out a rescue mission because it is the smart thing to do without regard to how it will effect his career or chances of promotion. But on the march out, he ends up almost exclusively making decisions based on emotion. He promotes Jopson because he feels indebted to him & cares for him personally rather than looking at who is actually in line for promotion and how promoting his steward will come across the to the crew. He says he'd rather they all stay together even if that means damning everyone to die together rather than giving some a chance to live (or even find help). He's unwilling to make the hard choice to leave some behind because it will make him feel bad even if it gives more of them a chance to live just as Franklin was unwilling to make the hard choice to either send out a rescue party because it put a few lives at risk to save them all. They both end up acting based on what makes them personally feel better about the situation rather than making hard calls for the greater good.
So I guess my overall conclusion is that I asked the wrong question. "Good" was the wrong word. I don't know how intentional this was on the writers' parts; it feels to me that the show feels he is in the right the whole time. However the question should have been "Is Crozier an effective leader?" and the answer, to me, is no.
no nuance: is crozier a good leader?
yes
no
fine here’s a secret third option because i am a nuance believer
to be clear on this one, do you think the writer’s intent was to portray him as a good leader who was foiled by circumstances or…..not? i’m trying not to phrase this leadingly ok here’s the poll
Is he supposed to be portrayed as a good leader?
aye
nay
secret nuance option
Ok so now that these polls are over (at different times because I'm bad at things) my reason for posing these questions.
I personally do not think Crozier is a particularly good leader. I think he is a good sailor and in a situation where he only needed to command a ship under normal conditions I'm sure he'd do fine if not well. That said, he lets his emotions and personal ties & grudges get in the way of his decision making. His alcoholism is absolutely part of that and I am not blaming him for that (addiction is a disease, etc).
It's really after his recovery that I consider, though. The crew was told he had been ill but surely at least some of them noticed his alcoholism. There must have been rumors in such tight quarters. The very first thing he does after reappearing is stop a party they were all looking forward to to tell them they have to walk 800mi on limited food. He builds a working and even fraternal relationship with Fitzjames but what has he done to gain the trust of the rest of the crew? As far as we know: nothing. Which is one thing for the Terrors and another thing entirely for the Erebites who don't know him and have been hearing from the Terrors who all voluntarily fled and have been debriefing on the brutal and obviously personal flogging.
He could have promoted another Lieutenant on Erebus or sent one of his over when the vast majority of his crew moved over there. Instead he waits until the point is fairly moot and elevates a steward (in a society & service with a very rigid structure) over men who are highly qualified. (Des Voeux had pass his lieutenant's exam but was working as a mate.) How do you think this reads to the greater populace? He repeatedly fails to take into account how his decisions will affect those (ie everyone) who server under him and how they will play out.
He clearly had his suspicions about Hickey and as a result concerns about Tozer. Had he communicated this at all to Little or Fitzjames, the entire opening of the armory might have been averted or at least handled differently. He also lets Hickey speak at his hanging to a point that significantly undermines him. Regardless of the fact that he thought Hickey was soon to be dead, he allows the opportunity for unrest & discontent to spread and reach men who probably would not have heard those claims before. This is not effective leadership!
All that said. I genuinely can't tell if the narrative thinks he's a good leader. Of course we all know they were doomed no matter what but does the narrative think he is making effective decisions? Is his decision to stop Carnival supposed to be a good one? Are we to suppose that over the course of the time from Carnivale to the walkout that he has in fact regained the trust of all but the mutineers? Of course, the real answer in the Terror (because it's brilliantly written) is always "nuance." But anyway, that's why I asked both questions and it's interesting to me that the proportions of yeses & noes in both questions are the same.
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no nuance: is crozier a good leader?
yes
no
fine here’s a secret third option because i am a nuance believer
to be clear on this one, do you think the writer’s intent was to portray him as a good leader who was foiled by circumstances or…..not? i’m trying not to phrase this leadingly ok here’s the poll
Is he supposed to be portrayed as a good leader?
aye
nay
secret nuance option
Introducing Cold Boy Tapes- A Terror (2018) playlist event!
As anyone could guess, I’m cig or @bell-swamp-fitzjames here on tumblr, and I love Terror playlists. I found out about a fan run event called Terror Tracks and realized I could take up the mantle sort of to continue fostering a place where we can just share some music regarding the Terror (2018). The prompts I have come up with and will be sharing next week are also heavily inspired by Dave K’s Davechella playlist event, as I personally have been adoring seeing everyone’s character playlists.
This is a lowkey event- participate however you can! Half the fun of making a playlist is seeing that people are listening to it :3 Check out this blog's page for more information about what's all this then. And if you have any questions, reach out <3
Rules:
1. In honor of my dead wife 8tracks, playlists must be at least 8 songs long. Beyond that, there is no set song number per playlist
2. Any kind of playlist is accepted- Apple Music, Youtube Music, Tidal, whatever streaming service you use, simply a written out list.
3. Because of number two, I have to insist you include a written out list of your playlist along with a link to the playlist itself. You could even do a whole write up on why you picked the songs even!
4. The playlist subject can be Terror (2018) adjacent- Franklin Expedition playlists, other polar expeditions/explorers, North Water playlists if you feel like it
5. Though the event is called Cold BOY Tapes I really encourage considering our Cold Girls too and a reminder that gender is a construct. What would nonbinary Billy Gibson listen to?
6. Please indicate if your playlist is meant to be played in order or on shuffle.
7. Please tag me & tag your playlist as Cold Boy Tapes 2026 so that I can see your amazing work & have fun with it!
no nuance: is crozier a good leader?
yes
no
fine here’s a secret third option because i am a nuance believer
to be clear on this one, do you think the writer’s intent was to portray him as a good leader who was foiled by circumstances or…..not? i’m trying not to phrase this leadingly ok here’s the poll
Is he supposed to be portrayed as a good leader?
aye
nay
secret nuance option
no nuance: is crozier a good leader?
yes
no
fine here’s a secret third option because i am a nuance believer
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