Knittykat is a Shane Walsh Apologist Part 3
3. Shane beat the shit out of Ed Peletier.
Yep, this one's true too. Ed Peletier is (was) a violent jackass who beat his wife and hurt his daughter. He was in the middle of chastising the women who were doing laundry for the entire encampment---while he sat on his ass. When he felt his wife talked back to him, he smacked her in the face. Shane grabs him, takes him down, and beats the shit out of him.
Extremely vivid visuals included, I was cheering when this happened. If you're gonna beat the shit out of someone, make it a wife-beater. I can't stand anything more than the "but it's their marriage" business. Way to avoid responsibility. Shane, you may have gone a little far here, but frankly you get a big high five from me.
4. Shane took aim at Rick in the woods.
This one was a tough one. But I'm going to break it down to plain stone cold fear. Fear for your life and the lives of those you care about. I am sure Shane is feeling really conflicted emotions at this point. Rick has recently returned and now Lori blames him for Rick's abandonment. In trying to protect her, to make a difficult choice in an impossible situation, he's being all but blamed for orchestrating Rick's death so he could take his place in his family.
Shane feels he's always lived in Rick's shadow, and his time protecting the Atlanta survivors has been a rare time of being in charge, of calling the shots. Now that Rick has returned, Shane feels that he is taking over, dismissing the fact that Shane kept these people alive and protected them in a time of crisis, and now Rick wants to lead the group into Atlanta in an attempt to reach the CDC. Shane feels this is a shot in the dark, and that the group is safer staying where they are, with its known dangers. He feels as though Rick is drawing Lori and Carl into extreme danger. He is terrified himself.
And I think that's why he takes aim. I don't have to tell you that he doesn't go through with it, that he puts down the gun with a horrified look on his face. When he realizes that Dale has witnessed this, that's why he makes a lame excuse---because he knows there IS no excuse for what he almost did. He knows it's not something he'd do, but he was caught up in an emotionally charged moment. In the face of cold, panicking fear, people do things they would not ordinarily do.
5. Shane drunkenly confronted Lori in the rec room at the CDC.
This is probably the biggie--the thing that turned most people off of him. I found the scene jarring when I first saw it. Lori is in the rec room looking at books, and Shane barges in, very drunk, and insists that he tell his side of the story. He tries to physically hold her in place, and she scratches his face to get away. He certainly does look menacing, and his actions are too forward and too demanding. In her place, I would have reacted just as Lori did.
But I fall short of calling this abusive or an attempted rape, as some people have. Again I have to call it extreme drunkenness and chaotic, raw emotions bubbling to the surface. He feels he's been unfairly vilified when all he was trying to do was protect Lori and Carl. He's scared for his life. He misses the comfort offered to him by his closeness with Lori and his friendship with Rick. He's very drunk, overtired, confused, and he picks a very bad time to try to have an adult conversation. He wants Lori to know that he cares for her and that's why he stepped in, not because he was trying to lay claim to Rick's life. He knows that the rest of the group is distrustful of him after he beat Ed Peletier, and he wants Lori to know that he is not a monster.
After Lori runs out of the room, Shane's face falls. He feels terrible for what he's done, he KNOWS he's fucked up. In trying to explain things and make them better, he's only made them worse. He feels like he's fighting a losing battle and he doesn't know where to turn. He feels he has everyone's best interests at heart and everyone is falling into line behind Rick's leadership instead of his.
Part 4 contains analysis.
Yep, this one's true too. Ed Peletier is (was) a violent jackass who beat his wife and hurt his daughter. He was in the middle of chastising the women who were doing laundry for the entire encampment---while he sat on his ass. When he felt his wife talked back to him, he smacked her in the face. Shane grabs him, takes him down, and beats the shit out of him.
Extremely vivid visuals included, I was cheering when this happened. If you're gonna beat the shit out of someone, make it a wife-beater. I can't stand anything more than the "but it's their marriage" business. Way to avoid responsibility. Shane, you may have gone a little far here, but frankly you get a big high five from me.
4. Shane took aim at Rick in the woods.
This one was a tough one. But I'm going to break it down to plain stone cold fear. Fear for your life and the lives of those you care about. I am sure Shane is feeling really conflicted emotions at this point. Rick has recently returned and now Lori blames him for Rick's abandonment. In trying to protect her, to make a difficult choice in an impossible situation, he's being all but blamed for orchestrating Rick's death so he could take his place in his family.
Shane feels he's always lived in Rick's shadow, and his time protecting the Atlanta survivors has been a rare time of being in charge, of calling the shots. Now that Rick has returned, Shane feels that he is taking over, dismissing the fact that Shane kept these people alive and protected them in a time of crisis, and now Rick wants to lead the group into Atlanta in an attempt to reach the CDC. Shane feels this is a shot in the dark, and that the group is safer staying where they are, with its known dangers. He feels as though Rick is drawing Lori and Carl into extreme danger. He is terrified himself.
And I think that's why he takes aim. I don't have to tell you that he doesn't go through with it, that he puts down the gun with a horrified look on his face. When he realizes that Dale has witnessed this, that's why he makes a lame excuse---because he knows there IS no excuse for what he almost did. He knows it's not something he'd do, but he was caught up in an emotionally charged moment. In the face of cold, panicking fear, people do things they would not ordinarily do.
5. Shane drunkenly confronted Lori in the rec room at the CDC.
This is probably the biggie--the thing that turned most people off of him. I found the scene jarring when I first saw it. Lori is in the rec room looking at books, and Shane barges in, very drunk, and insists that he tell his side of the story. He tries to physically hold her in place, and she scratches his face to get away. He certainly does look menacing, and his actions are too forward and too demanding. In her place, I would have reacted just as Lori did.
But I fall short of calling this abusive or an attempted rape, as some people have. Again I have to call it extreme drunkenness and chaotic, raw emotions bubbling to the surface. He feels he's been unfairly vilified when all he was trying to do was protect Lori and Carl. He's scared for his life. He misses the comfort offered to him by his closeness with Lori and his friendship with Rick. He's very drunk, overtired, confused, and he picks a very bad time to try to have an adult conversation. He wants Lori to know that he cares for her and that's why he stepped in, not because he was trying to lay claim to Rick's life. He knows that the rest of the group is distrustful of him after he beat Ed Peletier, and he wants Lori to know that he is not a monster.
After Lori runs out of the room, Shane's face falls. He feels terrible for what he's done, he KNOWS he's fucked up. In trying to explain things and make them better, he's only made them worse. He feels like he's fighting a losing battle and he doesn't know where to turn. He feels he has everyone's best interests at heart and everyone is falling into line behind Rick's leadership instead of his.
Part 4 contains analysis.
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