Well, since everyone’s in the mood to quote people behind the characters, how about this one from Luke Arnold himself: “Flint is who we want to be, but Silver is who we are.” There was another interview where he talks about eternal question of idealism (Flint) vs. pragmatism (Silver), but I’m too lazy to look it up.

So – I will admit, there is an element of truth in this, in that Flint is definitely who we want to be. He’s brave, selfless in a lot of ways, and he’s willing to do what needs to be done to bring about his vision – Thomas’ vision – of a better world – one that I think is definitely worth fighting for. He’s got his flaws – plenty of them, and some of his actions are pretty well indefensible, but on the whole, he’s a good man fighting for a cause I can believe in . And I know myself well enough to know that I am not even close to as talented or as driven as he is – you notice I’m not currently burning the system to the ground in pursuit of a better one, and I almost wish I had the courage and lack of give-a-fuck to be more like him sometimes. As to the second part of that statement though, I have one thing to say. 

The day that I start to be Silver is the day that I want someone to punch me so hard my ancestors feel it. If you follow me, you know how I feel about him as a person. I’m not going to go on a rant, but… no. I am not Silver. ‘nough said.