Originally Posted by sheepiefarm:
“I didn't see a character showing any real remorse about what happened.
All I saw was someone wallowing in his own self-pity - "Oh poor me" "I love Katie but I don't want her to hate me" "Oh poor me" "I'll just dump her & then she won't hate me" "Oh poor me" "I'm a terrible person"
Did we see him taking any positive action about ensuring he doesn't let his anger reach those levels again - nope - it was Diane who was insisting he revisit his counsellor.
Andy was having nothing more than a pity party for himself.”
Hmm, well I suppose it's a very fine line between feeling desperately remorseful and desperately sorry for yourself, and maybe his acting skills weren't quite up to it. But I do think the character was
supposed to be seen as full of remorse and genuinely dumped Katie for the right reasons.
He'll never lose his 'Thugden' tag on DS, but I think we're supposed to have been left with the impression that he will now get more counselling and that aspect of the sl is probably over now bar the shouting, (pardon the expression).
I've told him what you've been saying about him while he's been away and he's threatened dire retribution on Thursday. 
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And tbf, I think he played those scenes pretty well last night. 
