Re: Horatio & Yelina #4 ~'The Romantic Real Deal'~
polina said:
Am I wrong or Horatio likes that kind of women? It looks like he is more used to talk and all other things with such women – they need help, support and that` s what he can give them for sure – then with strong ones like Yelina. Does he afraid of them?
This is a pointed observation your part,
polina. I have often wondered about this aspect of H as well.
Griffyn in his riposte to the horror of s4 said this of Horatio and his creators:
"It is axiomatic that Horatio Caine is tenaciously empathetic to the distressed and the downtrodden that cross his path, above and beyond measured expectation and reason. Indeed, he unerringly gravitates towards these unfortunates, these victims, with a Herculean zeal, determined to better their lot in any manner even in spite of themselves if necessary. Yet, it is these very victims who afford Horatio an avenue to channel his white-hot core of righteousness that seethes just below the surface. He assumes this self-imposed responsibility with all the steely avenging determination that has marked Horatio Caine from the very onset. If this were not enough, tack on a prodigious self-perpetuating guilt that shackles him at every turn."
As usual,
Griffyn has nailed it to the mast. This "aura" of Horatio's, as dictated by his creators, places H in this sort of "Protector of All He Surveys". One wonders if there is a jot of "normalcy" in H's life. Almost all his interactions with others (aside from his staff and colleagues) are with the walking wounded and the dead. Is there a turn off switch for H? Probably not since he does not have a family life away from the pervasiveness of his work to connect and ground him to his "other self".
In this context, Horatio getting involved with M and going the extreme extra mile by marrying her, was really Horatio taking his work home with him. It was and is a very Horatio-like thing to do.
As for Y, H's comment to her in "Whacked" (after she smacked our dear Rick), of her not needing him is also telling. The way he has been written, Horatio simply has to save the day. To quote
G again:
"...Yet, it is these very victims who afford Horatio an avenue to channel his white-hot core of righteousness that seethes just below the surface. He assumes this self-imposed responsibility with all the steely avenging determination that has marked Horatio Caine from the very onset..."
In a way, Horatio needs these victims as much as they need him when their paths cross; he is comfortable with these known relationship parameters. Unfortunately for him, he cannot apply these same parameters to Yelina; she just doesn't need him in this same manner. However, she is asking questions of him i.e. asking him to step outside his self-imposed emotional incarceration and allow the "real" Horatio a chance to live and be healed. Perhaps it is this sort of "questioning" which does frighten him.
It's ironic that for someone who's mission in life is to seek justice and peace for victims, Horatio cannot recognize that same desparate need in himself.
So much more rewarding on so many levels, I don't even know where to start!
