I wish Silverusso fans would have written the aftermath of the Terry/Daniel fight in Stingray’s flat. It definitely would have gone differently. No friggin way Terry would have just left Daniel there, beaten and vulnerable; he would have kidnapped him, broken him mentally, and eventually made him his, like he’s wanted for 30+ years. The CK writers suck lol. Just kidding. Sort of.
Well, if silverusso shippers were writing CK, everything would be vastly different lol
Thing is, in the context of the scene and a Terry’s reaction - (what Daniel is to Terry) it makes sense.
Terry, is angry at Daniel - truly angry:
Not pissed (like the sauna scene) but truly angry - and he loses his temper in a way we haven’t seen (and different than beating Sting Ray as that was a means to an end to frame Kreese).
Because he was meddling? A thorn in Terry’s side?
No. He likes Danny’s attitude after all (CANON).
He was angry because Daniel was willing to give up - walk away - from this thing - this game they were playing - which equates to willing to walk away from Terry.
And that is unacceptable.
That is what pisses Terry off - even the dialogue you think you can walk away?! We are way past waving the white flag (aka I won’t give you mercy)
Remember he gave Daniel the option to walk away (although that was on Terry’s terms and he knows Daniel and his stubbornness and knew he wouldn’t so it was a fake gesture really).
He could have killed Daniel but he stops himself - he wants Daniel alive to see the plan to fruition (to continue to play with him - his favourite plaything).
So he walks away. If he stays he may break his toy past repair and he doesn’t want that.
This is why the whole narrative they tried to present in season four (and then never brought up again) of Kreese being his weakness makes no sense - and I did do a more in depth write up about this for other asks (I’m pretty sure).
It is not Kreese that got him back to CK - he had no problem saying no to Kreese.
Daniel’s name elicits the first sign of life from Terry.
And come on, thirty plus years and the first thing that pops to his mind is the nickname he gave Daniel?
Sidenote - Kreese is a master manipulator - knows what to say and what buttons to press to get the reaction he wants - to get what he wants - so why do you think he even brought up Daniel?!!
It’s Daniel’s rejection that starts the slippery slope into the old Terry - that’s what makes him shed this persona he created - like old skin - and go back to the old Terry and then an even worse version of that Terry.
It’s all traces back to Daniel. Everything.
It’s his marriage he seems intent on breaking - his kid’s he wants wrapped up in CK - it’s Daniel he wants to break - just like before.
Think too about TIG’s comments which kind of reinforces this idea.
The apology was sincere - it’s the rejection / he wants to be loved / he wants to be Daniel’s friend.
It’s Daniel that makes him lose his temper - his control - it is Daniel that causes his downfall - and if that ain’t the definition of a weakness, will I don’t what is.
I will take this moment to shamelessly promote the AU to the fight scene - kind of a darker route then I normally write
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