Question of the week #57

[treonb]

What does Martha really think about Philip?  How far would she be willing to go to protect herself, from both Philip and the FBI?

You can expect spoilers for the entire first three seasons in the comments.

(There's no expiration date on these questions, so if you're reading this post months later and feel like jumping in, please do.)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Harsh? I think the sexual relationship with Clark is central to their relationship. Martha wants to be with him. Is it more than sexual? Yes, she would want an emotional relationship with him. But he doesn't really want an emotional relationship with her. Yet, he would like to protect her from the worst KGB outcomes?

As for Clark, he resists children and living together...she might be suspicious of who he is and what he wants. And, she might be suspicious of how much he wants to be with her emotionally. Martha, beware.

Still, Martha has a gun.

[theplatonicnonyeah]

I was more objecting to the "lonely, sad woman who found a man to bang her"-trope than anything else in your comment. :-)

Of course she would want sex with him. Most people in what they believe is a healthy, loving relationship want to have sex with their partner. But the question now is if she trusts him enough to want to share that type of intimacy with him again. If he lied to her about who he really is, what's to say he didn't lie about everything else?

But indeed, the proverbial gun has not yet been properly fired...