Oh man, I have so many ideas about how Peter factors in, because I really don't think he's very much like Eva and Marco in terms of the Bright Clear Line ideology. I mean, in #45 he's concerned about his son stealing from Controllers. He's very clueless and from what we see of him in the series, very inept at just about anything but his job. From the series, I always read Peter as very good-hearted, very honest and sweet, very emotional, and brilliant (dude built a SPACE RADIO), but really kind of a dope and irresponsible. And a little bit passive-aggressive and emotionally manipulative. He's really just a genius ditz who's excellent with computers but has no fricking clue how to parent a teenager or deal with emotional trauma. Then again, I also think Peter has depression and was probably in therapy, on antidepressants or both during the series after #5.
Anyway, I always saw Peter and Eva kind of working together by tempering each other. Eva wouldn't put up for Peter's self-pitying baloney and Peter would bring out the sweet, vulnerable side of Eva (who's sharp as a whip but seems very proud). So together they kind of balanced. His relationship with Nora was different because after Eva 'died' and he mourned for years, he had to learn to stand on his own two feet, in a sense, and be a responsible adult. By the time Nora came along, he didn't need someone pressing him to be said responsible adult, so he could love Nora over shared passions and making-out-on-the-couch instead. A no less valid love, but a different one.
/blah blah blah I read too much into Peter and I love him even though he is Failure Dad in the Sad Cave.
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Date: 2010-11-02 03:36 am (UTC)Anyway, I always saw Peter and Eva kind of working together by tempering each other. Eva wouldn't put up for Peter's self-pitying baloney and Peter would bring out the sweet, vulnerable side of Eva (who's sharp as a whip but seems very proud). So together they kind of balanced. His relationship with Nora was different because after Eva 'died' and he mourned for years, he had to learn to stand on his own two feet, in a sense, and be a responsible adult. By the time Nora came along, he didn't need someone pressing him to be said responsible adult, so he could love Nora over shared passions and making-out-on-the-couch instead. A no less valid love, but a different one.
/blah blah blah I read too much into Peter and I love him even though he is Failure Dad in the Sad Cave.