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Never go for the kill when you can go for the pain
I’m having trouble understanding Fred’s behavior after Supersymmetry. I understand that Gunn killing the professor made her look at him in a different light. She tells Wesley earlier in the same episode that she loves Gunn in part because he doesn’t have that side in him. Gunn killing her professor changes that perception. But I’m having a really hard time understanding her feelings. She seems deeply disappointed of Gunn, while I think that I’d feel deeply guilty for pushing him to cross that line.
I also have a very hard time understanding why she gravitates towards Wesley in the following episodes. I get that Wesley is still in love with her and cannot help himself (this part is debatable, but for the purposes of this post, I’ll leave it at that), and since her insertion into the group, Wesley and Fred had a lot of affinity from an intellectual point of view. At this point, this is still the case; however, Wesley has shown to have very questionable judgement (at times) and clear bitterness after the Holtz/Connor storyline. In my mind, it doesn’t make much sense that Fred moves towards him. Maybe it could have something to do with Gunn’s jealousy, but IMO Gunn’s reaction is more than understandable (Fred goes to Wesley for help in Supersymmetry and then allows him to kiss her and get closer to her).
Honestly, I simply don’t understand her behavior, she shuts down and never has a real conversation with Gunn after what happened, even though he insists that he wants to talk to her again. I also feel that Fred should have had had that conversation with him, she owed him at least that, but instead she pulls away. And I like Fred, but I hated this arc, it was never fully addressed, and I think that Gunn deserved better here. Of course, this story was kinda dropped at some point with all the other craziness happening in S4.
Thoughts? Explanations? Did I miss something in later episodes?
I also have a very hard time understanding why she gravitates towards Wesley in the following episodes. I get that Wesley is still in love with her and cannot help himself (this part is debatable, but for the purposes of this post, I’ll leave it at that), and since her insertion into the group, Wesley and Fred had a lot of affinity from an intellectual point of view. At this point, this is still the case; however, Wesley has shown to have very questionable judgement (at times) and clear bitterness after the Holtz/Connor storyline. In my mind, it doesn’t make much sense that Fred moves towards him. Maybe it could have something to do with Gunn’s jealousy, but IMO Gunn’s reaction is more than understandable (Fred goes to Wesley for help in Supersymmetry and then allows him to kiss her and get closer to her).
Honestly, I simply don’t understand her behavior, she shuts down and never has a real conversation with Gunn after what happened, even though he insists that he wants to talk to her again. I also feel that Fred should have had had that conversation with him, she owed him at least that, but instead she pulls away. And I like Fred, but I hated this arc, it was never fully addressed, and I think that Gunn deserved better here. Of course, this story was kinda dropped at some point with all the other craziness happening in S4.
Thoughts? Explanations? Did I miss something in later episodes?