It's such a fascinating part of the show. I also think it's really interesting how they prefigure Silver's character arc through Randall even if they kind of seem to have gotten bored with that? (or maybe the actor wasn't available post-s2?) It's very much a CW move, where there are "two" of all the characters from the source property (famously there are two Jimmy Olsen's in Smallville, but also Lana doubles for Lois, etc.)
Anyway, it's an interesting juxtaposition between one character who uses other's expectations of him in order to shore up security and another who actively defies them to pursue his own ends. It's also something that speaks to the central conflict of the show, between security and freedom (and who gets either under different configurations of power). It's especially relevant given the story he tells Madi at the end, where he is asking her to choose love and security over the uncertain freedom of self-determination (which, ultimately, is the same choice Randall made).
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Date: 2021-03-30 06:22 pm (UTC)Anyway, it's an interesting juxtaposition between one character who uses other's expectations of him in order to shore up security and another who actively defies them to pursue his own ends. It's also something that speaks to the central conflict of the show, between security and freedom (and who gets either under different configurations of power). It's especially relevant given the story he tells Madi at the end, where he is asking her to choose love and security over the uncertain freedom of self-determination (which, ultimately, is the same choice Randall made).