Look's like Flashy's "fiend" Sir James Brooke (From Flashman's Lady and .... what you call it ... history) is getting the story of his life told:
I've listened to from James', "Is the Duchess a ghost now", until the end of Sir Godwin's audition about 30 times now. I haven't even finished the episode. It's like Jamie's channelling a scizophrenic Sir Ian McKellen.
Thinking about the man who changed practically all of our lives with his unbeatable performance as James Bond. He moved like a panther and oozed charisma and charm. It’s safe to say without him, cinema would’ve been extremely different today.
[snatched that one from tumblr, there’s a larger belinker audience on here]
Okay, hear me out on this one. I think we can all agree Sir James was... weird in the finale. I think we can partly attribute that to Jamie being pissed as a duck and Rocky's... at times inconsistent characterization of people. But even so, Sir James was acting... weirdly. So, as I said in the title: I think Sir James is suffering from dementia. Let's look at the evidence:
- Sir James has retired from Steele's, supposedly embarking on a journey across the world for some sketchy reason, which would make it difficult to reach him.
- Despite supposedly leaving, Sir James was back in his office, acting very confused when asked why he isn't traveling the globe before finally blaming it on back pain.
- Steele's basically has everything you need to live in an office - beds, food preparation devices, even hidden rooms, etc.
- Sir James got distracted twice in that short conversation, once right in the beginning ("what? Yes, yes. No. Yes, well. No yes" or something like that) and then getting distracted by a toastie maker.
- He was also acting irritable and rude, a known symptom of dementia.
- He didn't seem to know what was going on in general: he did not acknowledge any of Belinda's victories and seemed oblivious to the mayhem going down in the canteen and Belinda's outfit.
So, here's my theory: Sir James had been diagnosed with dementia at some point in the past. Wanting to be remembered as the man that he was, he kept his condition secret and requested that, when it worsened, he be replaced by Tony in Steele's Pots & Pans, and to be cared for in SP&P HQ, away from onlookers, with only a select few knowing the truth, such as Tony, with whom he seemed to be close(close enough, in fact, to be acting as his best man at The Wedding). I know, staying in your company's HQ is a weird choice, but this is Belinda Blinked and there's been stranger goings-on, so bear with me!
So this dreaded moment finally came at the start of Belinda Blinked 6;
The stress of Belinda being kidnapped caused Sir James' dementia to worsen and he was forced to step down, using the alibi of finding his wife's murderer to explain his disappearance from public life, and Tony took over his position. Sir James had been secretly living in Steele's HQ for the past week, sleeping on the sofa bed in Tony's office, making food with the toastie maker etc., cared for by Tony. That would also explain w
Happy 25th anniversary to one of the most memorable quotes in the entire saga!
Please note that the day and time was calculated by a fan on a Tumblr post, but it pretty much checks out. Feel free to give credit if anyone can find the post.
We can celebrate it by mentioning our favorite Harry moment/quote. Let's see what we got!
