Dec 18, 2022Liked by Mills, 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔞
Today I stumbled upon an interview with the cast where most of them describe Cameron as the most heinous/evil one of all characters (with the notable exception of the actor who plays him and probably understands him a bit more). That's when I remembered this post.
I don't think Cameron is pure evil. I don't even think he is jealous of Ethan's success and that it's the reason he does what he does with Harper.
In fact, I am sure that if Ethan hadn't had his exit, Cameron would act exactly the same on this vacation.
He is sociopathic, yes, but he operates on a different playing field. A primal one. And I even believe that he really does love his friend.
This show is a fascinating study of the modern human condition, I've never seen anything like it. Especially this season where the characters are even more real and three-dimensional than the previous season's.
Dec 1, 2022Liked by Mills, 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔞
I love this and I love you. I read the dichotomy of the couples slightly differently. In my interpretation, Harper and Ethan are portrayed as “good” (not “authentic”) and Cameron and Daphne as “bad” (not performative) but we then realize that the opposite is true because everyone performs, but Cameron and Daphne do so authentically. It’s the transparency between their inner selves and their performed selves that makes them good. The show condemns the fight that leads to complexity and confusion in favor of surrendering to what simply just is.
Albie definitely has big substack energy
Today I stumbled upon an interview with the cast where most of them describe Cameron as the most heinous/evil one of all characters (with the notable exception of the actor who plays him and probably understands him a bit more). That's when I remembered this post.
I don't think Cameron is pure evil. I don't even think he is jealous of Ethan's success and that it's the reason he does what he does with Harper.
In fact, I am sure that if Ethan hadn't had his exit, Cameron would act exactly the same on this vacation.
He is sociopathic, yes, but he operates on a different playing field. A primal one. And I even believe that he really does love his friend.
This show is a fascinating study of the modern human condition, I've never seen anything like it. Especially this season where the characters are even more real and three-dimensional than the previous season's.
I love this and I love you. I read the dichotomy of the couples slightly differently. In my interpretation, Harper and Ethan are portrayed as “good” (not “authentic”) and Cameron and Daphne as “bad” (not performative) but we then realize that the opposite is true because everyone performs, but Cameron and Daphne do so authentically. It’s the transparency between their inner selves and their performed selves that makes them good. The show condemns the fight that leads to complexity and confusion in favor of surrendering to what simply just is.