But more of interest is how making Jack a product of this man affects our understanding of the character and his history. It also makes his relationship with Kim and the outcome even more tragic because he tried to be everything his own father wasn't and still failed because of things beyond his control.
Fabulous analysis. Jack might have failed with Kim, simply because he tried too hard to prove he wasn't the same as his father. Yet, in just the two episodes that we've seen Philip Bauer, it's clear that Jack comes from the same mold. Both are ruthless when they need to be, to further their goals.
That could also explain his almost reckless need to self-sacrifice, to show the world that he is not his father's son. Yet his survival instinct appears to be far stronger.
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Date: 2007-02-08 05:18 pm (UTC)Fabulous analysis. Jack might have failed with Kim, simply because he tried too hard to prove he wasn't the same as his father. Yet, in just the two episodes that we've seen Philip Bauer, it's clear that Jack comes from the same mold. Both are ruthless when they need to be, to further their goals.
That could also explain his almost reckless need to self-sacrifice, to show the world that he is not his father's son. Yet his survival instinct appears to be far stronger.