This episode I found incredibly satisfying because OMG OMG OMG conversation about Sam!
The way Gene talked, the way he looked, the things he *didn't* say (like 'until I met you, Alex, of course' or whatever) fitted very nicely into my personal idea of Gene/Sam. My own current theory is that Gene is still in love with Sam on some level, but mourning his disappearance and more than prepared to have the rumpy pumpy with Alex, his friend and trusted colleague.
Alex and Sam both have gender non-specific names, have you noticed that?
I loved that speech so much. OH was in the room but inside my head I was jumping up and down and shrieking "We were right!" when he said about faking Sam's death. We must find out where Sam is now, surely?
Alex and Sam both have gender non-specific names, have you noticed that?
Well, sort of. Perhaps it's a generational thing, but in my experience people still expect "Sam" and "Alex" both to be male unless otherwise stated. I'm certain that was the reason for Alex's name, and it's clear in Ashes 1.01 that they were expecting a man as the new DI. Certainly they can be either gender, and that may be important. There are those who suggest that perhaps in some way Alex is Sam. (Hmm, just had another thought - people definitely expect "Jean" to be female when they hear the name
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Re-reading this eight months later: I did make the icon in question *points* but I've just realised I didn't put in a frame for Sam. Ah well, maybe I'll get round to that at some point.
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The way Gene talked, the way he looked, the things he *didn't* say (like 'until I met you, Alex, of course' or whatever) fitted very nicely into my personal idea of Gene/Sam. My own current theory is that Gene is still in love with Sam on some level, but mourning his disappearance and more than prepared to have the rumpy pumpy with Alex, his friend and trusted colleague.
Alex and Sam both have gender non-specific names, have you noticed that?
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Alex and Sam both have gender non-specific names, have you noticed that?
Well, sort of. Perhaps it's a generational thing, but in my experience people still expect "Sam" and "Alex" both to be male unless otherwise stated. I'm certain that was the reason for Alex's name, and it's clear in Ashes 1.01 that they were expecting a man as the new DI. Certainly they can be either gender, and that may be important. There are those who suggest that perhaps in some way Alex is Sam. (Hmm, just had another thought - people definitely expect "Jean" to be female when they hear the name ( ... )
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