Whipped!Will (and I don’t mean his reunion with dear old dad) is both incredibly irritating and strangely endearing, mostly because it seems so believable. I mean, Will is an orphan and while he may not have been seriously abused, he has probably been overlooked and neglected, with the exception of Elizabeth (and Jack, we can’t forget Jack). I sincerely doubt that Cmdr Norrington’s put down and dismissal of young William in CoTBP, was the first time he has been brushed off and ridiculed because of his background and station in life.
As a result of winning his ‘fair lady’s heart’ he’s been tossed into a world where he is considered inferior, and likely his temper only gets him into more trouble. So he differs to Elizabeth, she understands these “shark” infested waters so much better than he does. Also, the fact that the one time we saw him irritated with Elizabeth, she got all weepy and ran off, upset that Will couldn’t understand why she would have taken and kept the only thing of value (monetary and sentimental) a young boy who had (once again) lost everything, had, selfish git.
On the bright side, I do believe that this is a phenomenon restricted to Elizabeth, Will practically snarls at Governor Pops during the jail scene, when he thought ol’Therby may have been dissing him (and Jack, we can't forget Jack).
I have to agree whole heartedly on OB making a distinct line for his character with regards to SocietyWill and Pirate!Will. The distinction can also bee seen in the scene with Beckett, Will tones down his natural inclinations for ‘confrontation’ in a way he doesn’t later in scenes with Davy Jones. I’m not sure confrontation is the right word here, but Will’s a get-in-your-face kind of guy, and while he doesn’t exactly throw the gauntlet in Jones’ face he is definitely more “Will” like in his dealings with Jones than he is with Beckett. And like you, I am more inclined to give credit to OB. Just because he doesn’t chew through scenery like a mildly psychotic beaver with inferiority complex doesn’t mean the man can’t act.
And on a completely different note, while I am used to referring to the actors in may various fandoms by their initials (except Johnny, ‘cause he’s Johnny), the whole OB thing is giving me 5th grade sex ed flash backs.
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Date: 2006-08-14 11:15 pm (UTC)As a result of winning his ‘fair lady’s heart’ he’s been tossed into a world where he is considered inferior, and likely his temper only gets him into more trouble. So he differs to Elizabeth, she understands these “shark” infested waters so much better than he does. Also, the fact that the one time we saw him irritated with Elizabeth, she got all weepy and ran off, upset that Will couldn’t understand why she would have taken and kept the only thing of value (monetary and sentimental) a young boy who had (once again) lost everything, had, selfish git.
On the bright side, I do believe that this is a phenomenon restricted to Elizabeth, Will practically snarls at Governor Pops during the jail scene, when he thought ol’Therby may have been dissing him (and Jack, we can't forget Jack).
I have to agree whole heartedly on OB making a distinct line for his character with regards to SocietyWill and Pirate!Will. The distinction can also bee seen in the scene with Beckett, Will tones down his natural inclinations for ‘confrontation’ in a way he doesn’t later in scenes with Davy Jones. I’m not sure confrontation is the right word here, but Will’s a get-in-your-face kind of guy, and while he doesn’t exactly throw the gauntlet in Jones’ face he is definitely more “Will” like in his dealings with Jones than he is with Beckett. And like you, I am more inclined to give credit to OB. Just because he doesn’t chew through scenery like a mildly psychotic beaver with inferiority complex doesn’t mean the man can’t act.
And on a completely different note, while I am used to referring to the actors in may various fandoms by their initials (except Johnny, ‘cause he’s Johnny), the whole OB thing is giving me 5th grade sex ed flash backs.