I've done A LOT of writing about Nathan and what motivates him, what makes him tick NO! Bad choice of words, sorry.
Why is Nathan the way he is. My own personal canon about Nathan's drinking:
Nathan Petrelli is a borderline alcoholic. He drinks when he is upset or stressed, and sometimes he just likes to drink.
Whe he thought Peter was dead, I'd say Nathan was drinking like that for AT LEAST three months. Four months Peter was gone, yes? Nathan got out of the hospital and started drinking right away. He didn't shave! Look at the beard he had!
So, after Peter was okay, Nathan gets shot, right, and then gets better. He turned into God-boy Nathan. I'm sure he went for some kind of treatment somehow. His depression was gone because Peter was okay, so I guess he had the strength with help of his Catholicism and definitely a counselor. Maybe just a few sessions. He's a determined, smart guy. He had the will to change, and a new lease on life, and a reason to live: Peter.
Drinking against that kid in Tijuana: now, Nathan, being a lifetime drinker, and now a recovered alcoholic who has probably gone very easy since Peter was okay, and limited himself, sure he'd have a tolerance, but you lose it after a while. Remember, he's also 40 years old. Teenaged guys like that one can drink like nobody's business. Maybe Nathan didn't eat anything that day. And I have a feeling Nathan and the kid drank a lot more than they showed us.
So that's my theory. I love Nathan Petrelli way too much.
let me start by saying.. you can never love nathan too much. love is love and should not be hindered... lol. this is probably one of the reasons i can suspend the ick factor and love petrellicest so much..
i like yr thought process for this love affair nathan seems to have with alcohol. i think i'm gonna go with it.. it seems like a better worded version of my vague ideas.. there is just one thing that throws it off for me.. and i have tried to fanwank it into non existence, but something keeps me from being able to truly do away with it.
in that episode four months ago we see nathan healed and leaving the hospital to go off and grow his glorious beard with a floating title that was not three months ago.. it was something really close to present day.. like in the weeks range (at work and cant confirm right now). i know it is really trivial to get stuck on this of all the things the writers have effed up over the years.. it might be because i just like to think that nathan really can grow that beard in a week.
i also choose to throw in that during his years in the navy he would go wild on shore leave, which i was very happy to have confirmed for me in the tijuana episode.
He didn't shave! Look at the beard he had!
and as a side note to all of this. i love yr mention of the pas!beard. i miss it. and i love that it was really his and not fake and so wonderful people thought it was fake.
When I got that icon, I use it anytime anyone ever talks about drunk!Nathan. I have a soft spot in my heart for season 2 Nathan. His pretty long hair, the Pas!beard, the shotgun...I love him so, so much.
You're right, you can never have enough love for the morally gray Petrelli brother.
if i was not leaving for work two minutes ago i would have already uploaded it and made it default. but i guess i have to have something to look forward to when getting off work.
Why is Nathan the way he is. My own personal canon about Nathan's drinking:
Nathan Petrelli is a borderline alcoholic. He drinks when he is upset or stressed, and sometimes he just likes to drink.
Whe he thought Peter was dead, I'd say Nathan was drinking like that for AT LEAST three months. Four months Peter was gone, yes? Nathan got out of the hospital and started drinking right away. He didn't shave! Look at the beard he had!
So, after Peter was okay, Nathan gets shot, right, and then gets better. He turned into God-boy Nathan. I'm sure he went for some kind of treatment somehow. His depression was gone because Peter was okay, so I guess he had the strength with help of his Catholicism and definitely a counselor. Maybe just a few sessions. He's a determined, smart guy. He had the will to change, and a new lease on life, and a reason to live: Peter.
Drinking against that kid in Tijuana: now, Nathan, being a lifetime drinker, and now a recovered alcoholic who has probably gone very easy since Peter was okay, and limited himself, sure he'd have a tolerance, but you lose it after a while. Remember, he's also 40 years old. Teenaged guys like that one can drink like nobody's business. Maybe Nathan didn't eat anything that day. And I have a feeling Nathan and the kid drank a lot more than they showed us.
So that's my theory. I love Nathan Petrelli way too much.
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let me start by saying.. you can never love nathan too much. love is love and should not be hindered... lol. this is probably one of the reasons i can suspend the ick factor and love petrellicest so much..
i like yr thought process for this love affair nathan seems to have with alcohol. i think i'm gonna go with it.. it seems like a better worded version of my vague ideas.. there is just one thing that throws it off for me.. and i have tried to fanwank it into non existence, but something keeps me from being able to truly do away with it.
in that episode four months ago we see nathan healed and leaving the hospital to go off and grow his glorious beard with a floating title that was not three months ago.. it was something really close to present day.. like in the weeks range (at work and cant confirm right now). i know it is really trivial to get stuck on this of all the things the writers have effed up over the years.. it might be because i just like to think that nathan really can grow that beard in a week.
i also choose to throw in that during his years in the navy he would go wild on shore leave, which i was very happy to have confirmed for me in the tijuana episode.
He didn't shave! Look at the beard he had!
and as a side note to all of this. i love yr mention of the pas!beard. i miss it. and i love that it was really his and not fake and so wonderful people thought it was fake.
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You're right, you can never have enough love for the morally gray Petrelli brother.
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(how ever you would spell the sound of cocking the shotgun)
guh. thank you for reminding me of that lovely gem.
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If you'd rather it without the text just let me know.
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love. <3. total love.
if i was not leaving for work two minutes ago i would have already uploaded it and made it default. but i guess i have to have something to look forward to when getting off work.
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