But the collection was also important to Pepper. And he just "gave it away" seemingly frivolously. Didn't research the Boy Scouts, etc, didn't consult with her, on and on. She doesn't catch this is more than Tony being Tony, which she should.
This is what I was coming here to say. From Pepper's point of view, Tony threw her pet project away. In other contexts that would be down right abusive, and it doesn't matter that it was his money.
Plus, as a sidenote, I'm sure the Boy Scouts would rather have cash. There's a little liberal arts college near my school that got a similar gift to its art department - and then found out they can't afford the insurance on the paintings.
The thing is, I cut Pepper a lot of slack - she might have caught on faster if she hadn't been juggling suddenly being CEO and all that entailed. It's a great example of dramatic irony - all those scenes hurt the viewers to watch because we know why Tony's being a jerk, but Pepper doesn't have that advantage.
(Then again, I thought the strawberry thing was hilarious, because I've had similar things happen. Nothing like offering up poison as a peace offering.)
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dancing_serpent
Re: Pepper / Art.
Date: 2014-03-31 09:18 pm (UTC)This is what I was coming here to say. From Pepper's point of view, Tony threw her pet project away. In other contexts that would be down right abusive, and it doesn't matter that it was his money.
Plus, as a sidenote, I'm sure the Boy Scouts would rather have cash. There's a little liberal arts college near my school that got a similar gift to its art department - and then found out they can't afford the insurance on the paintings.
The thing is, I cut Pepper a lot of slack - she might have caught on faster if she hadn't been juggling suddenly being CEO and all that entailed. It's a great example of dramatic irony - all those scenes hurt the viewers to watch because we know why Tony's being a jerk, but Pepper doesn't have that advantage.
(Then again, I thought the strawberry thing was hilarious, because I've had similar things happen. Nothing like offering up poison as a peace offering.)