Things I enjoy about Gareth’s and Roberta’s relationship with Richard. Madelena states that no one loves Richard in season 1 and his nanny only cared about him because she was paid too. That he was unlovable. But those two proved that not only is it false but he was loved that very moment. I’m not even talking about in a romantic sense. Gareth canonically loves Richard. It might not be romantic love, but Gareth admits he killed the only man he hugged because he dislikes them. But he hugged Richard and comforted him for 2 hours because Richard had his heart ripped out. That is love. Whether you view it as romantic is up to you. And Roberta was willing to go to war for a man she hadn’t seen in year. And I know spinster alley. But she stilled joined up with the Richard x gal bromantic road trip. She did place her life in peril and she truly believed that she couldn’t protect him and didn’t want to watch him die. Now you can argue that logic is infuriating. I personally believe that she didn’t join him in battle was a huge disservice to her character but she still loved him.
Like Richard was unlovable to everyone according to Madelena but he was loved by two people and Richard was unaware of that fact.








