Peter

[jackmerlin.livejournal.com]

This was mentioned in the last thread but two,but I thought I'd start a new one rather than add on an old. Is Peter a "poor copy" of Giles? We see him so much more from the inside whereas apart from a few lines at the end of RAH we never see Giles except from the outside. Peter has fears obviously but makes a point of making himself do the things he fears.And he is of course at the age of teenage insecurities etc.
I sometimes feel Peter's 'tragedy' is that he seems to have the potential to be a good teacher or farmer,(just to give two examples) but will end up in the Navy because it's the family tradition, and therefore is almost as limited in his life choices as the girls.Not that he won't do well in the Navy, I'm sure.

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saving the Dodds from drowning...

[tosomja.livejournal.com]

But his first response when he sees them climbing on the boat is to go off and have a ride by himself on top of the cliff, assuming Nicola will sort everything out! Seems a bit avoidant to me, and certainly not very responsible. Also, Nicola's response (something like 'Nicola bit back a response', can't remember exactly) indicates this isn't an unusual way for him to behave in a crisis.