dustlines:dustlines:ilovedirkgentlysomuch: Oh All you have to do is pay attention to Assistent w
dustlines: dustlines: ilovedirkgentlysomuch: Oh All you have to do is pay attention to Assistent when watching this show to see that he is terrified of Blackwing. This is not a place where he feels happy. This is not a place where he feels safe. Even his body language is defensive: he carries his tablet like a shield, his shoulders pulling inward as if to protect his core. He only ever seems to talk to one person there, Hugo Friedkin, and apparently sticks by him almost exclusively, even though being Hugo’s assistant is not his job. Through their briefings and their files, Blackwing told Assistent that the subjects they are holding captive are dangerous, and that what is being done to them is necessary to keep the rest of the world safe, but Assistent does not see that when he looks at them. He only sees people who, like him, are scared. This job is not what he wanted it to be. In a state of panic, he himself confessed that he thought he was going to see unique and beautiful things here, by making contact with new forms of life. He had no idea there was going to be torture, and screaming, and people being held in cages inside the floor. He just wanted to know that humankind is not alone in the universe. Blackwing is a nightmare to him, and even worse, he’s pretty sure anyone who holds its secrets – as he now does – would disappear for good if they tried to leave. It’d be terrifying to quit this place. People would definitely come after you. Once you’re there, you’re kinda stuck, no matter how badly you don’t want to be. #I feel like we’re neglecting a lot how dangerous Blackwing is when we consider why Assistent was there. #Assistent definitely does not have the resources to protect himself or anyone else #by defying an organizaton so powerful #that it could keep these humans with obvious superpowers of some kind contained. #All he could do was live inside of it. #He had no idea how to leave. #He was scared #and in that fear #he was probably doing whatever it took to convince himself #that his instincts about the place were wrong. #I think he was probably relieved after the knights invaded and he escaped #that he might have the chance to pretend to be dead #so he would never have to go back there again. (x) -- source link