I think that if Mere or Cris had been going through that situation with him (which would have felt oddly fake anyway because neither of them are into that 'supportive' kind of role) then Alex probably would have acted very differently. He's well practiced at being an ass in front of them. That is was Reed was an integral part of his inability to put the walls up in my opinion. She'd seen through him in the space of a couple of weeks. Mere and Cris hadn't managed to do that in the space of several years...
someone who knew him much better than Reed
I'd argue that neither Cris nor Mere really knew him all that much better than Reed. At least, not at that stage. In fact, I'd go so far as to argue that Reed had, in the space of a couple of weeks, been able to learn more about him than Mere and Cris had bothered to do in the YEARS that they had known him. And yeah, her fact finding was borne of a desire to get in his pants... but at least she bothered.
The fact that she wanted to get into his pants gave the whole thing a reality that I think would have been lacking had it been Cris that he cried in front of. Because I don't think I could take a scene seriously where he did that
I also wish they'd kept Reed. I think Mark and Lexie will ultimately end up back together and we all know that a character with no significant other is also a character with no screen time... I could have handled a Reed/Alex hook up but there is no way they'll pair him with April (unless she gets a personality transplant!).
I actually really like April. I just don't like her for Alex!
Maybe they'll shove him with Teddy... *gag* (not that I can really bitch too much about that because I did write Alex/Teddy once...!)
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Date: 2010-06-30 04:43 am (UTC)someone who knew him much better than Reed
I'd argue that neither Cris nor Mere really knew him all that much better than Reed. At least, not at that stage. In fact, I'd go so far as to argue that Reed had, in the space of a couple of weeks, been able to learn more about him than Mere and Cris had bothered to do in the YEARS that they had known him. And yeah, her fact finding was borne of a desire to get in his pants... but at least she bothered.
The fact that she wanted to get into his pants gave the whole thing a reality that I think would have been lacking had it been Cris that he cried in front of. Because I don't think I could take a scene seriously where he did that
I also wish they'd kept Reed. I think Mark and Lexie will ultimately end up back together and we all know that a character with no significant other is also a character with no screen time... I could have handled a Reed/Alex hook up but there is no way they'll pair him with April (unless she gets a personality transplant!).
I actually really like April. I just don't like her for Alex!
Maybe they'll shove him with Teddy... *gag* (not that I can really bitch too much about that because I did write Alex/Teddy once...!)