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nothing sexier than that picture with the italian players on top of eachother after the win and the english ones going through the 5 stages of grief in the back
One of the things I liked about Due South that I also see in Ted Lasso is how the shows play with knowledge. In both shows, we, the audience, see the main characters (Benton Fraser and Ted Lasso) more holistically than than the other characters on the show.
They are both struggling with a deep seated fear of abandonment that’s rooted in childhood trauma (Fraser: the death of his mother and semi-abandonment by his father; for Lasso it’s his father committing suicide while he was alone with him in the house). Along with this, both characters are strongly adverse to showing “negative” emotions and have a basic inability to emotionally rely on others. While I think it’s fair to say they wear a mask in public, I also think it’s equally right to say that the face they show to others, while partly performative, is also very true. Both are genuinely caring people who find meaning in helping others. What they show to others is truly who they are but not fully who they are. Fraser uses his politeness and general mountie-ness to distance people. Ted does the same but with relentless positivity.
Both are hiding a world of hurt underneath that exterior. Hurt that others around them cannot easily see, but we the audience do because we see them in their private moments. Moments were, for Fraser, we see his bitterness come out in his conversations with Diefenbaker and later the ghost of his father, both functioning as a kind of “safety valve” for his dark thoughts and moods.
On the other hand, we have the scenes of Ted home alone. For a character whose constantly in motion and spewing out wit and charm (ranging from really good to pretty dorky), Ted’s behavior when he’s alone are slow and quiet, understated. He seems shockingly sad in comparison to when he’s among others. He drinks far too much. He has trouble sleeping. Without a safety valve like Fraser, Ted suffers panic attacks throughout the show.
One of the ways the both shows build tension is in watching other characters slowly over time realize the issues Fraser and Ted have. we the audience realize it sooner,, so the dramatic irony comes from what the other character don’t know and only slowly become aware of at a slower rate than us.. Kind of like how we the audience might be shown where a bomb was and then watch the characters racing around looking for it, all while we audience is chanting “look under the bed!” There’s a tension in us knowing and understanding these character’s pain and other characters only slowly getting a grasp on it.
We get this in particular with Ray Vecchio in Due South as, by the end of S2, Ray’s calling Fraser out on his lack of emotional honesty. We are also seeing this play out in Ted’s relationships with Rebecca and Beard. Neither understand the full extent of Ted’s problems and not even Beard may know the cause, but we’ve seen them slowly start to understand Ted’s in a hell of a lot more pain than he’s willing to admit or show.
Today’s Autistic character of the day is:
Benton Fraser from Due South
Man, you know what would make a fun crossover? Connor from Detroit: Become Human teaming up with Fraser from Due South. They could go around earnestly licking things together as they solve crime.
Danny is truly the most protagonist ever. Like he’s angsty, he’s fluffy, he’s overpowered, he’s a mentor to others, he’s just learning, he’s still struggling with high school, he’s the leader to a whole realm, he has a wonderful support system, he’s truly the most alone, he loves his parents, his parents want him dead, he’s the hero, he destroyed everything.
The depth that this fandom gives this character continues to astound me
