Re: Horatio & Yelina #6 - A Sense of Belonging - So Say We A
Anyway. I'm just wondering what H is thinking standing there with his brother's wedding ring? I can't for the life of me analyse his expression
That's a really good question. For me, I don't really believe that Horatio was thinking anything remotely related to his romantic feelings towards Yelina. Given the situation, I just think that'd be amazingly inappropriate of him. I mean - holding evidence in a man's brutal murder and thinking about how you would have liked to have married/dated his wife? Horatio has a hard enough time under normal circumstances understanding and accepting his feelings for her. I don't mean to offend anyone in saying that; I just really cannot believe that that's what's going on in his head at that moment.
I agree with HC_4_my_birthday in that there's definitely going to be regret that Horatio wasn't there for his brother. We already have seen that in the first ep. of season two where Horatio tells Yelina that maybe he didn't try hard enough to save Ray.
And of course, there's going to be the tremendous feeling of loss. Horatio's lost his little brother, and by holding the ring, it's a tangible reminder that others are suffering from this act of violence too. Yelina only matters in so far as she was this man's
wife.
The ring symbolizes the ideal of the unbroken, eternal bond of marriage. This illusion is shattered for H and I think the sadnees he feels in this scene is for all of them effected by Raymond's unfortunate actions and life choices.
I agree with that for the most part. In some ways, I almost wonder if this episode didn't reinforce Horatio's views that Yelina was off limits. Yes, the bonds of marriage had been broken, but by Raymond. She was still the devoted wife and, in the episode, she is definitely the wife and Horatio the brother-in-law, so perhaps that, in the end, makes her more untouchable. *shrugs*
I also wonder if Horatio put the ring back into the evidence box. I mean I guess he did since missing evidence isn't a good sign for a murder trial, lol. But in season one, he stole his mentor's wedding ring to give to the man's widow. Perhaps Yelina had wanted it when Ray originally died, but wasn't allowed to have it - and that spurred Horatio to take the ring for his mentor's wife. And maybe, since he got away with it before, Horatio was contemplating on doing it again. I don't know... I just think it would have been a nice tie-in because Horatio really does seem to respect the bonds of marriage, etc. Besides, he'd be a good jewel thief, don't you think?
