>> Reading about the early Fury and his interactions with Phil has brought a thought about current Fury. I wish he would realize how much easier his job would be if he *listened* to Phil. <<
Absolutely. Phil does a lot for Fury that Fury no longer realizes.
>> Also since they (Phil and Fury) seem to have a solid foundation in their early relationship, I wonder when and how it came to be that Fury stopped trusting Phil. I might be barking up the wrong tree but his disregard for Phil's opinion on things seems to be far greater than simply thinking his way is better than Phil's. I'm sure that's part of it but I don't think its the entire picture. <<
I'm going with the explanation given in Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier -- "The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye." I don't think that was Phil, but I think it was someone else whose relationship Fury treasured. That betrayal was so devastating that he lost his ability to trust anyone. There's another line in the same movie -- "Things like this are why I have trust issues." -- that indicates his life is very corrosive to faith, honesty, and relationships of any kind. Years of erosion and one cataclysmic blow have cost Fury not just his capacity to trust, but a chunk of his judgment too.
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Re: Fury
Date: 2014-08-11 03:25 pm (UTC)Absolutely. Phil does a lot for Fury that Fury no longer realizes.
>> Also since they (Phil and Fury) seem to have a solid foundation in their early relationship, I wonder when and how it came to be that Fury stopped trusting Phil. I might be barking up the wrong tree but his disregard for Phil's opinion on things seems to be far greater than simply thinking his way is better than Phil's. I'm sure that's part of it but I don't think its the entire picture. <<
I'm going with the explanation given in Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier -- "The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye." I don't think that was Phil, but I think it was someone else whose relationship Fury treasured. That betrayal was so devastating that he lost his ability to trust anyone. There's another line in the same movie -- "Things like this are why I have trust issues." -- that indicates his life is very corrosive to faith, honesty, and relationships of any kind. Years of erosion and one cataclysmic blow have cost Fury not just his capacity to trust, but a chunk of his judgment too.
It's very sad.