#nickftxt

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In ep 8, there's a deleted scene from the script after Francis says "That only makes you a man, James" to James' confession.

When James goes "Does it?" he continues to ask what sort of man? and asks Francis if he would have accepted a position which he knew himself he isn't qualified for and then a (realizing) and says: "But you've not had that luxury. I know."

And then in the description it says that Francis had been waiting years for someone to acknowledge that, but now that it's come, he's past it and then says the line about political luck/not a dearth of courage.

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just noticed that hes motioning/attempting to throw the dress to the side but is either unsure or instinctively holding on to it...

gif by @cinematicnomad

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james fitzjames is the kind of woman that goes "i can allow myself to go a tad bit crazy tonight" and pours herself a second glass of red wine

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The way the moment after "Are we brothers, Francis? I would like that very much" is described in the scripts is actually insane, like Fitzjames comes right up to the line of tears, then steps across it for a moment. Crozier takes Fitzjames' elbows in his hands, and nods, his smile brings one to Fitzjames.

Also after "and we are at the end of vanity" it says that Francis gives him a look of such acceptance an unflinching candor, James nearly has to look away.

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You know how your mental state affects your physical health/recovery sometimes, psychosomatic stuff etc...

In the scene where James sees his first signs of scurvy, I think he already gave up on himself. Like "well, that's it for me". He didn't give up on or lose all hope on the crew, or an overall rescue, but on his own survival.

If he had believed in himself, or fought for himself instead of just pretending to, would he have lived longer?

Obviously he would've died at some point, but I can't help but think that his own hope and emotions caused his body to crumble faster and illness to grow quicker.

I think the fact that Francis (who's believed in rescue and hope until the end), Bridgens (who kept going in order to help people, who kept fighting for Henry), Goodsir (who fought against Hickey, thought of the arctic as beautiful still) and Hickey (who believed himself above the others) didn't grow sick at all – Little staying alive until Francis founs him – proves that point in a way as well.

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if i had been on the franklin expedition i would simply have gotten james pregnant and thus convinced sir john to turn back