having a Little Thought about spencer and religion. i think the monroes were probably religious in that way most politicians and their families are, that is to say, In A Pandering Way, but in the course of it, spencer became invested in it for real. he always seems to approach gabriel with a reverence that can’t be faked, a respect for his status as a Father in a way that’s really only seen in genuine believers (non-religious people can and do respect men of the cloth, too, but i just think spencer’s interactions with him seem a little.. more than that). when he attempts to seek out the comfort of confiding in a priest it just reads more than spencer feeling as if he has no one - because he does have people, and i think he knows this, and so i don’t think that’s what he intended by saying “i just don’t really have anyone here” - the little you know? he tacks onto the end makes me believe that maybe he doesn’t have a place to really express his faith.