Rust is that dude, but he's just a man breh. And we talkin about pu$$y.
And he was wasted.
That's just how I feel. I dislike in literature, film, etc., when the antagonist's good and redeemable qualities are replaced by hypocrisy in some egregious sense. It makes the character feel hollow and dull to me in some regard. Yes, people are like that, we have qualities that are malleable and we are constantly prioritizing and switching them up when they suit us. Moreover, we understand that real humans are infinitely complex entities, so we accept that conciously or unconciously (e.g., The Taxman is just a man). I just feel like characters in print or in whatever medium have to have
some definitive and defining qualities. He made Rust a huge hypocrite for no reason. The dynamic of Marty's, Rust's and Marty's wife relationship deteriorating was already in place, and he could've explained the ultimate breaking point between them by some other convention.
It's still a great show. But, I think that shyt was incredibly weak on Nic's behalf. It's some Daniel Steele type shyt that a writer of his quality shouldn't have to resort to, in my opinion.
And I'm not trying to be esoteric by talking about literary devices in this manner. Some of you will understand what I'm saying though, and others wont. That's fine.
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