The Sympathizer
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It takes him a few weeks to recover with Bon by his bedside.
He recalls things slightly out of order again.
Damianos attests that he has little control over the sacred mystery of the editing process.
(Ha, same!)
Who knows whether the multimillion-dollar explosion will even make it in?
Its one of RDJs better improvisatory riffs: subdued and intense with an earful of film-bro philosophy.
Editing is about rhythm, impulse, sex.
His attempt at generosity backfires as theres no way out of the dilemma.
Its only later, when he arrives at Ms. Moris house, that he realizes that shes seeing Sonny.
In her defense, Ms. Mori hasnt heard from the Captain in half a year.
Its no surprise that Sonny angers the Captain to the extent that he does.
He never returned to Vietnam to leverage his American education on behalf of the Communists.
He stayed in America, exempt from his homelands ideological violence.
The Captain spurns Sonny for never having to put his life or identity on the line.
Ms. Mori briefly intervenes to say that Sonny is American.
His home is here in L.A. His people are here, too.
Refugees like you, she says to the Captain.
The Captain, finally seeing Ms. Moris love for Sonny, realizes the futility of such comparisons.
Hes distracted from his revolutionary duties, and he indulges it.
Hes grown complicit as a refugee in a country he claims to hate.
To make matters worse, the Captain is behind on his correspondence with Man.
Man has become an even greater mystery in the latter half of the series.
I havent heard from you, Man says.
Regardless of the nature of the talk, its a wake-up call for the Captain.
He decides to playtripleagent by secretly mailing Sonny photos of the Generals plans.
to hand the Captain the latestViet My Baonewspaper and discussThe Hamlet.
Its a scathing summary of whats wrong with the culture industries today.
He visits her dressing room after several shows, and they make small talk about his breakup.
Their dynamic has shifted.
Sonnys article inViet My Baocriticizes the Generals homeland mission and only encourages him to expedite the plans.
But is it true betrayal if the Captain, too, was deceiving Bon the entire time?
