Talk:Ethan Ramsey/@comment-36836718-20190322183651/@comment-36277500-20190324184730

Welcome to the club. And I'm still stating that even after buying diamond scenes.

Nearly every of my early premonitions came true:


 * 1) the authors tried to give him a human face, in purpose of justifying his actions;


 * 2) there was horrible t(o)rauma from his past, which allegedly damaged him emotionally - in the same purpose;
 * 3) the final result of justifying is totally implausible, weak and stilted, because his actual behaviour strongly opposes his "diamond" excuses.

Examples of incoherency?


 * 1) He preaches about "responsibility for the ones in his care", but where he was when Annie had collapsed? He ought to be responsible for both Annie and Rookie (whom he blamed for HIS own negligence)...
 * 2) He says that "he's not obliged to make someone's day better", but wastes his precious time on gossiping with elder lady about sweet little nothings (perhaps that was particular reason why he was too busy to help Rookie with CPR?)...
 * 3) He says that "idolizing doctors is foolish", but he doesn't mind bathing in young nurses' openly lovestruck gaze. He even idolizes himself, stating that he tried to make Rookie his "double", because "he's one and only" (thanks to God) and the latter one "shows potential" to be his kindred soul.
 * 4) He's also not obliged to make anyone's day worse, although he does it with obvious pleasure... He makes excuses about his "lack of patience", but he's hateful and passive-aggressive even without any slightest provocation what could trigger his outbursts (false accusations towards young doctors during morning rounds before they did anything wrong). He seems to especially like torturing the weakest units in the flock - the most timid and vulnerable kids who have no guts to talk back to him (Landry Olsen). He is just cruel without any logical excuse.

The whole difference between theory and practice, and between both of his two faces ("free" and "diamond") is just incoherent and inconsequent. There was literally only one moment when he was quite convincing - when Dolores died. Either the author underdeveloped this character, or Ethan isn't honest with Rookie and - even in diamond choices - still wears his mucho-macho mask to hide the fact he's actually weak and vulnerable.

I'm trying to romance him, though it's Count Sacher-Masoch's work (even Jackie notices that)... I literally flinch when he spits some of his controversial, spiteful and hateful comments. However, he's still more interesting than the other potential suitors. Also, I like playing with fire.

Oh, and I noticed that my first post about him was deleted. My opinion was brutal, maybe too emotional, but still true.