Flow of Madness

Character Podcast Spotlight: Alo Creevey

• anon - Do you like Alo? 
• anon- Characterization in series 6 vs. series 5 
• maess - What do you think about relationships starting with sex and if you think this is Malo’s spark 
• I also talk about the bully/victim claims as well. 
• ottoisanybody - What kind of dad do you think alo would be? 
• Mention a secret of mine. 

Running is a theme we see in every single generations of ‘Skins’ and it often done by multiple characters throughout the two series each generation gets. In fact there quite a few running moments that I might not even address all of them. So if there is one that you want me to look at that I did not address feel free to ask. Let’s get running.

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Maxxie Oliver (Gen 1), Anwar Kharral (Gen 1), Sid Jenkins (Gen 1), JJ Jones (Gen 2), Alo Creevey (Gen 2), and Nick Levan (Gen 3) 

I know that’s quite a few Pisces. To me Anwar and Sid are negative Pisces. Maxxie is a positive Pisces, JJ and Alo are intermediate Pisces, and Nick represents the Pisces journey as a whole. 

Negative - Anwar and Sid

Pisces at their worst can be quite immature. They can be lazy. They can be self defeating. In fact one of the key themes of a Pisces is this sense of them being their own un-doing. They can pick the wrong company, can be pushovers, and can be quite overindulgent. Anwar suffers from being self-indulgent and he is quite lazy. Sid is the picture of laziness and is also self-indulgent. Both have history of picking the wrong people. Sid with his attraction to Michelle. Anwar with Sketch. They are both kind people though. Sid especially is a great friend and really cares about people. Really gets involved with his friends to the point that he feels what they feel. Though he doesn’t quite understand emotions quite yet. This doesn’t mean they can’t be anything more it just means that when we met them they were on the negative side of being a Pisces. 

Positive - Maxxie 

Pisces at their best are sensitive, supportive, helpful, intuitive, creative, understanding, loyal, generous, and above all else kind. Maxxie is a sensitive soul that feels guilty about things and gets his feelings hurt when he learns that his bestfriend may not be okay with who he is. He is creative and enjoys dancing. He is a big dreamer which is another portion of being a Pisces. He has learned to listen to himself and listen to others so he does not have that self destructive side. However he does feel things intensely that it might take him a few days to get over hurt feelings or understand where his father is coming from. He is also kind and loves everyone which is another Pisces trait that gets overlooked. Often times they can be quite accepting and wants to help make people feel better. For instance correcting Sid about Cassie’s beauty. He is a adaptable as well. 

Intermediate: Alo and JJ. 

Alo and JJ both care about what people think and also care about people in general. They can see things in people and are not fussy when it comes to people. However they also fall victim to Pisces trait of being a victim of themselves. In terms of self doubt. JJ lacks confidence and cares quite a bit about what people think of him. Allowing more forceful personalities to take control. However once he begins to have faith with himself the more positive traits begin to show. Alo is the same way has the irresponsible and lazy side to him that many Pisces have. Creates more problems for himself and often times gets sensitive and lost in their own emotions that sometimes he may not be fully present at times. However he is a good guy that cares. Only he cares too much about what people think. 

POSTER BOY OF THE PISCES JOURNEY: Nick

Nick is a victim of himself and his sensitivity toward how people think of him. It started with his Dad and his brother. He also can be lazy. When we see him we see him as an emotional guy who doesn’t want to be honest with himself. He feels so much and most of his feelings are pulling him into separate directions. Being what his Dad wants and doing what he wants. Doing what his girlfriend wants or doing what he wants. Helping his brother or falling in love with Franky. He is a bundle of emotions and none of them makes sense. He’s a nice guy though so he pushes the emotions down for the most part. Which creates even more problems for himself. He would do anything for his friend and he is a good listener. He is compassionate and loyal. Generous to the max. He can be indecisive but when he knows what he wants he can have quite a work ethic at times. The journey of Pisces is learning to listen to yourself in order to get those two fishes swimming in the right direction. The journey of Nick is to start being his own man and start being the leader oppose to allowing his emotions and others conflict his journey. He is a big bundle of feelings and that is exactly what Pisces can be. 

Also despite all of these characters who may seem weak and some of them are especially in certain times throughout the show. However the main thing about Pisces. Is for them to learn that they are tougher than people think and for them to understand that. 

Alo Creevey out of all the personality types is I believe closer to Type 7: The Enthusiast. More under the cut. 

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This is a character analysis of Alo Creevey looking at his personality and motivations in particular. It’s all under the cut. 

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Top 5 Alo Creevey Quotes: 

1. “They’re not really into electro pop or prison.” 
2. “I don’t care if they’re one-legged, dead hermaphrodite. I need some sex!”
3. “People say you can’t run away from your problems, well yeah, they just weren’t running fast enough!” 
4. “Bollocks, you’re terrible. You need someone to teach you the Ways of the Woman, the Method of the Muff, the Tao of Tifuckery.” 
5. “You should see the other guy…he’s totally fine.”

Top 5 Alo Moments: 

1. (5x2) Alo Telling Rich Off: I thought this moment was awesome. Alo knows Rich better than anyone else in this world. They have been mates for ages. He knows Rich. That kind of understanding only occurs with time. He admires Rich’s confidence in the way he views the world but at the same time he knows Rich is denying himself too much. He confronts Rich about Grace telling he can’t be that way. He’s being mental. Then he calls Rich’s bluff. That he was scared of letting himself open up to a new experience that didn’t quite fit the way he looked at the world. Great moment. 
2. (5x6) Talking with his Mom: This was the moment where Alo realized that there was more to the farm than just doing chores and being told what to do. There are other things going on. Like family stress and the health of his father. He promises his mom he would try and then spoke his truth. That his mom makes him feel useless. Great character moment. 
3. (5x6) He Loves Them and Stuff: Alo is getting all this advice most of it bad but some good. Alo has heart. He really is a good guy despite all his fault he has a good heart. He loves his parents. He may not understand that his actions has consequences or notice his father’s health or his mother’s stress but he does care. I thought this moment was just a great moment to show that side of Alo that and the bromantic hug he shares with Rich. 
4. (5x8) Supporting Nick: This is what I missed in Series 6. The Alo that sees people. Sees potential in them and sees potential in the situation. He may not be fully aware or knowledgeable on how to cheer someone up. However he notices the issue and responds to it. Alo gave Nick friendship and gave him the push he needed to embrace his newly made decision to be himself. I would have loved to have seen more of this. 
5. (6x5) You Smell So Good: Rich is back and Alo is beyond happy. He gives him a hug and tells him that he smells so good. I laughed hysterically. He does have heart. He cares. It was good to see that. 

Top 5 Words to Describe Alo: 

1. Immature
2. Playful 
3. Loyal 
4. Shameless
5. Optimistic 

I know, I know. Alo is now a controversial character after Series 6. However he does deserve like the rest of the characters some attention. 

Tomorrow and the next day I will be focusing on Alo Creevey. 

Expect: Character Analysis, Podcast, Top 5, and a Enneagram post about him. 

Please send in any opinions, topics, wonderments, praise, or damnation about Alo to my ask box here. 

(Again this is just a focus. I will be writing about other things as well. So no worries. Feel free to ask other questions as well.) 

Skins Tracks #45 - Skins Series 6 Episode Series 7 “Alo” 

Track Name: Take Care by Tom Rosenthal 

Played When: Mini walks away from Alo at the end of the episode. 

Tom Rosenthal strikes again. This is a heartbreaking and moving track. Played during one of the most frustrating scenes when it comes to block progression. When Mini was going to tell Alo but decides not to and walks away. The song high lights the lost opportunity quite well. One of my favorites.