Flow of Madness

Cook and Naomi bonded from the start and their friendship developed from witty exchanges to a deep respect for one another. Under the cut I discuss this amazing friendship. 

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 Top 5 Cook Quotes

1. “The thing is, Naomi, you splash about…other people get wet. I don’t give a fuck or anything, you just get a bit…you know.
2. “You gotta seize life. Do something man, just do something that matters. Squeeze the fuck of every day.” 
3. “This day has potential. It’s pregnant.” 
4. “She broke my heart as well. You broke my heart. I bet you’ve broken hers at some point. So what are we gonna do? Are we just three losers, just screwing each other forever? Or are we something better than that?” 
5. “If this was us meeting for the first time, I’d do it all again. Everything. The fucks, the fuck ups, everything.” 

Top 5 Cook Moments: 

1. (4x2 ) Cook with his brother: These are more moments. However I loved Cook with his little brother Paddy. It showed quite a bit about Cook. It showed how much he loved that little kid and at the same time Paddy was used to show Cook what he once was. Then show Paddy following in some Cook’s foot steps. Then him being a bit alarmed by it toward the end. Great relationship. Great moments. 
2. (4x7) Cook helping Effy: Cook even being who he is. Embraces the reality of life and even embraces the pain of life better than most. He may not be good at taking responsibility or showing that he does care, but he is amazing at taking things in. He was the perfect person to get Effy to wake up from her John Foster brainwashing. You got a little glimpse of the man that Cook could turn into if he just tried. It was a great moment. 
3. (4x7) Cook telling Freddie off: Cook bringing Effy back to Freddie then telling Freddie that things need to stop. The fucking each other up and games need to stop. That people just need to stick with things. Stop running. Just stop. Proper be there for one another. Great scene. 
4. (4x2) Cook with the lawyer breaking down: This was Cook getting real. Real about how he feels. Real about the things he has done. Taking responsibility. Accepting things as is. I was quite proud of Cook in this moment it was something he needed to do. He needed to take responsibility.
5. (3x6) Cook running for president giving Naomi a hard time: That scene where Cook gave it back to Naomi made me both laugh and think. The battle between the one who doesn’t care and the young idealist afraid to let go. He has some great lines and it was just entertaining to watch Cook campaign with his platform of anarchy. 

Top 5 Words to Describe Cook: 

1. Honest
2. Raw
3. Impulsive
4. Limitless 
5. Extreme 

Anonymous asked: thoughts on random crack pairing; grace and cook?

Grace and Cook! 

I think that Grace would be able to see the beauty of Cook. I think she would be able to see something in him that maybe the rest didn’t see. Romantically I feel it would be doomed. 

Cook is a risk taker, an envelope pusher, and like an out of control fire. 

Grace is quite contained. Old fashioned. I think she needs a foundation. She’s classic and modest. 

The thing about Rich is that he has Cook’s attitude about people, right? FUCK THEM. Do what you want to do. Which is the lesson Grace needs to learn to progress. But Rich on top of being that “FUCK YOU” stubborn guy we know and love. He is also quite old souled. Quite stable. He’s earth. Somewhere Grace can fall. 

Cook does not provide that and I doubt he ever would . He’s Cook. So he does have that lesson to teach he does not have that thing that would make a relationship with Grace work. In my mind anyway. 

They are both beautiful characters inside and out though. 

Cook has some of the most memorable and I dare say philosophical quotes a Skins character has ever uttered. This is a look at not only the words he says but the actions behind. 

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Many times people in genera have a secret desire. Something that they yearn for above anything else. It might not be something they talk about but it is always there acting like an elephant in the room. People usually have a fear as well usually connected with the secret desire. Cook is no different but he is different in his approach to everything. He takes it head on not afraid to bulldoze his way through. 

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This post breaks down the personality and motivations of one of the most extreme and most explosive characters Skins…fuck…television has ever seen. 

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“forgive and forget” 

I love this! Though Rich and Alo have the healthiest friend dynamic. 

(via jssula)

Cook is a character that I have a bit of a love and hate relationship with. In this episode I went from thinking he was filled with excuses to feeling proud of him for finally taking responsibility for his actions (though later—he escapes). I think that there are many things you can look from Cook though. One of the things you can learn is to be brave and take chances by watching him take life by the balls. The other you can learn is that when you convince yourself “you don’t give a fuck” and start to feel sorry for yourself…you really can be capable of destruction. 

Before I get to the favorite scenes I also wanted to say that I absolutely adore Cook’s little brother Paddy. Cook was really sweet to him. Though I think that Paddy showed Cook that his little brother was starting to act like him. At first he enjoyed it and then he started in my opinion to become scared. Paddy I think showed Cook that he needed to stop. For at least a little bit. 

With that let me get to my two favorite scenes of the episode. Both of these scenes are very character driven and philosophical scenes. 

1.) Naomi and Cook talk on the hill
                              
Naomi and Cook have a wonderful friendship. They find themselves on the hill looking out upon the world as two lonely people who feel guilty. This scene also made me appreciate Cook a little more. I think that Naomi speaks the truth about Cook he really does live harder and tougher than anyone. It is also the first time that Cook really understood that even though he does life life hard he does end up hurting people. It was good to hear him say it out loud and acknowledge it. Because in the beginning of the episode it was Cook trying to blame everything on everybody else from his parents to his friends getting the girl. It was nice to see him actually take ownership. 
“You just live a bit harder than everyone else does. You splash about. You wallow in it. Like you can’t lose a moment.” - Naomi

“The thing is you splash about…other people get wet. I don’t give a fuck or anything it’s just…you get a bit you know.” - Cook 

2.) Cook and His Lawyer (The Last scene with them) 
                               
This scene was a bit of a continuation of the scene before. Cook snapping and admitting something instead of blaming and feeling sorry for himself. In this scene the lawyer took the role of Cook (who usually gets the other characters to snap and reveal truths) it is instead Cook this time. This scene blew me away and Jack O’Connell acted his ass off. Eventually true feelings surface whether you like it or not. 

“Well its easier ain’t it? Blaming all your shit on everyone else? Well, come on, then, why don’t you tell me something have done? That you did…all by your shitty little self?” - Lawyer 

“And I was thinking, why does everyone get to piss on me? Everybody is always fucking pissing on me. My fucking Mom. My Dad is a fucking tosser. And no one gives a shit. Everybody’s just out for them-fucking-selves.” - Cook 

**I want to thank frankybluerichards for making the lovely gifs in this post. 

This is the last episode of Series 3. The question that everyone has is “what the hell is going to happen with Cook/Effy/Freddie. This episode addresses it. We are also introduced to Cook’s father who is an absolute mess. 

This episode addresses issues such as identity, self-conception, control, and feeling like absolute crap about yourself. In the mix there was a bit of humor as well with the inclusion of a Grannie race that was meant to fix everyone’s problems. 

These are my two favorite scenes of this episode. 

1.) JJ and Anthea Stonem Talking about Effy
 

I absolutely adore this scene. This reminds me of both what Tony said to Effy when she asked about why people bother with caring. Tony replied that she doesn’t fool him one bit. Anthea builds on that statement by explaining what goes on in that Effy mind. I found it fascinating. 

“She’s so good at concealing things…and holding, avoiding. But I do know her. And I know that she has got so much love in her heart…that the thought of…letting it out, showing her cards. It scares her to death.” - Anthea Stonem

2.) Ending Scene on the Boat
 

This scene needed to happen. This is right after Freddie knocks out Cook’s father. They begin to really talk about what happened and what it all means in an honest way. Cook explains that he cannot stop, because he loves her. Even though things are not perfect between them. I think in this moment there was a calm with honest words spoken between the two characters. Then of course I love when Cook throws his Dad off the boat and Freddie gives him a much needed hug. It was a nice ending scene. Before Series 4 takes us deeper and darker.