[spoilers] Harry and Ruth Strike Back

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(05-07-2010 06:34 AM)Silktie Wrote:  Ruth has offered Harry comfort before though, but he always seems unwilling to accept it. The roof scene in 8.8 is a good example. We also see it in 4.5, when she offers to be there for him after Clive dies, but he declines to take up the offer. I wonder why he does that? Is he afraid to show any weakness in front of Ruth? Or is he worried that he is reading more into her gestures than she means by them, and does not want to make a fool of himself? Maybe it's just a basic inability to open up, one of those limitations he so often refers to.

That's a good question, Silktie. I think his mantra of self-control and self-denial has become so engrained that he has real difficulty in opening up to anyone on a personal level. The nature of his job must have made it impossible for him to be open with Jane, his ex-wife and maybe Ruth is getting some of that behaviour.