heh, that was not respect. Dismissing his father's slap with a smirk and a joke-a joke that reiterated Arlo's lack of authority, no less-was one of the best sorts of disrespect: courteous disrespect. Not that Arlo didn't have worse coming.
Nah I don't think Raylan had any love for his dad. That response was a total taunt at him resorting to violence, which is what Arlo did to young Raylan and his mom.
it felt like a callback. like either his mother or his aunt taught him to use his words instead of his fists. like, you know how violence in the family turns into a vicious cycle? the cycle got broken by raylans mother figures. and he is showing that to arlo. basically talking down to him like a child. because raylan learned that in childhood. arlo still hasn't
I think Arlo would agree with John Rooney: “Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers.” As a son whose father was to say the least wayward, I know exactly what Raylan felt-and I admire his self control. One other thing that struck me-Arlo’s face as Raylan basically calls him a lowlife, how his mouth puckers at the insult; and then slowly getting up and slapping Raylan, the reaction of a father to his own son badmouthing him no matter if the son was right. And Raylan’s reaction-just like a son who knew he went a bridge too far, and holding back the beatdown that any other man would have gotten in that moment. Their faces as Raylan says for Arlo to use his words-neither wanting or willing to back down but neither going beyond either. That dynamic is universal-because I’ve lived that moment myself with my father. Same look, too. Winona once said to Raylan that he was the angriest man she’d ever known-not hard to see why
“Now Arlo use your words” 😂😂
Raylan repeating his mothers words there
I like that Tim wasn't about to have any of Arlo's shit but Art held him back knowing that Raylan would handle it just fine.
Still had respect for his father which I can’t extend
heh, that was not respect. Dismissing his father's slap with a smirk and a joke-a joke that reiterated Arlo's lack of authority, no less-was one of the best sorts of disrespect: courteous disrespect.
Not that Arlo didn't have worse coming.
Raylan still fears him deep down, though he'd never admit it.
Nah I don't think Raylan had any love for his dad. That response was a total taunt at him resorting to violence, which is what Arlo did to young Raylan and his mom.
it felt like a callback. like either his mother or his aunt taught him to use his words instead of his fists. like, you know how violence in the family turns into a vicious cycle? the cycle got broken by raylans mother figures. and he is showing that to arlo. basically talking down to him like a child. because raylan learned that in childhood. arlo still hasn't
@@yaqubebased1961 I think Raylan fears what harm Arlo could cause, but Arlo himself? Nah.
I think Arlo would agree with John Rooney:
“Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers.”
As a son whose father was to say the least wayward, I know exactly what Raylan felt-and I admire his self control.
One other thing that struck me-Arlo’s face as Raylan basically calls him a lowlife, how his mouth puckers at the insult; and then slowly getting up and slapping Raylan, the reaction of a father to his own son badmouthing him no matter if the son was right. And Raylan’s reaction-just like a son who knew he went a bridge too far, and holding back the beatdown that any other man would have gotten in that moment. Their faces as Raylan says for Arlo to use his words-neither wanting or willing to back down but neither going beyond either.
That dynamic is universal-because I’ve lived that moment myself with my father. Same look, too.
Winona once said to Raylan that he was the angriest man she’d ever known-not hard to see why
Yesss Sirr! 😂