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A very generous assessment from Duane. I don't think he has the stomach for his usual harsh condemnations, not anymore. Maybe later, after his Harsh Condemnations health bar has refilled.

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Separator

I’d say it’s definitely possible to love and resent (or even hate) something at the same time. But what you feel inside doesn’t really matter if all you give them is pain. Because that’s what the relationship becomes: you’re not loving them (outwardly) - you’re hurting them. I can understand several of the things Quigley feels, but that doesn't excuse his behaviour - even if I can understand some of that too.

BizzAnon

On this episode of It's Always Sunny in Cresce: The Gang Reads Quigley for Filth

Colin Suess

TIL treacly and suppurating are real words in English!

The Clag

18 pages in and this chapter already feels like it's setting a new standard for your work Ashley. I am bathed in the hype.

Sharpeslass

I agree with Duane's Quigley analysis. At least if I'm correctly interpreting his meaning of "escape." Quigs is not going to be around much longer. Maybe he doesn't want Matti to miss him.

L Anon

This is my assessment: Duane is closer to understanding Quigley as a person than Jivi and Sette. Duane is closer in the sense that he understands Quigley's motivations and feelings. Quigley certainly does care about Matty, and when he lets his guard down, it comes out. But only when he lets his guard down. Sette is right that none of that excuses his behavior and Quigley should be fucking ashamed of himself. Jivi is wrong that Quigley doesn't care, but he's right that everything Quigley does is intended to make him seem as if he doesn't care. And in some ways, Jivi is right that this "matters" more. Duane is also correct that Quigley's lashing-out at Matty is due to two conflicting impulses; he cares about Matty, but resents the burden he represents. He is also correct in calling Quigley a coward. Duane may be correct in the literary analysis sense, but Jivi and Sette are not giving Quigley the Snape treatment (the "Snape Treatment" being that all is forgiven if it turns out he has noble intentions). And in the pragmatic sense, Jivi and Sette are correct: Quigley's feelings and intentions aren't worth shit if he's constantly undermining it with casual cruelty toward his son.