Flow of Madness

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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Tony Stonem (Gen 1) and James Cook (Gen 2) 

It is like I said in my description of the process. The zodiac signs are written broadly and each zodiac sign allows certain room for life experiences to take shape. This is what both Tony and James have in common. They are both action oriented leaders. They both are impulsive and can at times be so out of control that they achieve a distorted sense of themselves. That is them on a bad day. They are notorious men of action who initiate and push their friends forward with their uncontrolled antics. 

What are the differences? I am under the belief that Tony has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder and may be a sociopath. Meaning he is Aries without the heart. There is not a zodiac sign that accounts for personality disabilities or psychological abnormalities. However Tony is is a leader, he is active, he is talkative, and he is fire. Unchecked he can burn and left un-checked he could destroy. However underneath of this he still has the ability to cling onto people especially his sister. However he does have the combative energy that the sometimes self-involved nature of an Aries has. 

Cook to me is a classic Aries. Temper, brave, displays restlessness through action, energetic, positive, talkative, hates being told what to do, and tactless. However despite all of these action words underneath lies a generous soul who is insecure. Another thing that is extremely Aries like and also Cook like is that the journey is better than the destination. The chase, the chaos, the living, and the breakdown are much more vital to life than any finished product. 

Love! 

What does this mean? What you guys think?

I was talking to my friend the other day about ‘Skins.” She was talking about how the show is an ensemble show with an emphasis on one character on particular that acts as the face of the generation. Many people argue whether or not Franky was the face of Generation 3; however, she was suppose to be so for this post I am considering her as the face. Anyway, she brought up the fact that it seemed to her that the face of all the generations tends to be the characters who might not be the most likable. They are not usually the ones you think to yourself “oh, man I want to be her friend.” 

This intrigued me. So I wanted to do some digging about the three faces of all the generations: Tony Stonem, Effy Stonem, and Franky Fitzgerald. 

Tony Stonem: Is someone who has sociopathic tendencies and a definite case of narcissistic personality disorder (apparently not recognized as a disorder—but he has it.) He manipulates people out of boredom to see what happens. He treats people as if they are pawns in his game disregarding their autonomy and their feelings. He uses sex as a symbol of his power over others. 

However, by the end of the series due to massive head trauma and his recovery. Tony becomes a more thoughtful person and learns to allow himself to show his feelings a bit more than he use to. He becomes more human and humbled by his situation. Though he does crave for that power and that passion again. 

Effy Stonem: Definitely has some sort of personality disorder. Psychotic Depression or Bi-Polar Disorder. She was selectively mute in the beginning and lived a double life. She does not understand the point of emotions and feels as if they get in the way. She plays games and uses people like Tony only sometimes she uses her powers to fix situations. Still she is quite secretive and is capable of using people’s weaknesses against them due to the fact she is quite perceptive.

By the end of the series she gets the help she needs and is on her way to recovery. She allowed herself to fall in love and even broadened group of friends to include several different personalities. She is also shown being more affectionate.

Franky Fitzgerald: She has extreme abandonment and intimacy issues. Which gives her that crazy pulling people told her and pushing people away at the same time vibe. She does not understand what love is and finds it quite baffling. In the beginning she did not have a real sense of self or identity. She is prone to run away from problems and accidentally hurt people as she runs and self-destructs.

At the end of the series Franky confronts her past and stops stringing along several of the other characters along her path of destruction. She is shown to have good intentions but she simply does not know how to love or what love is. However she desperately wants to find out.

All Three: Every one of the main faces of the series has issues with emotions especially love. Tony sees love in the beginning as a weakness. Refusing to declare his love for Michelle in fear that she will hold the power in the relationship. Seeing it as a sign of weakness. Effy sees love as something that is suffocating and that it actually crushes you by the intensity of it. Love tipped her over the edge psychological she did not know how to cope with the powerless feeling love gave her. Franky simply does not know what it means to love or to be loved unconditionally. She feels it with her adoptive fathers but she can’t comprehend or accept it after being denied it for so long. 

The main faces of the show are three people who have issues with emotions and have deep seeded psychological issues. They push many of the plot points forward with their issues and the things they must learn. They are the…destroyers. Some may be more easier to love than others, but all of them hurt people some meaning it and some on accident. THE BRINGERS OF DRAMA! 

Tony’s Spotlight Character Podcast:

I am joined with ghostgracie. (12 mins long)

- Tony the controversial character?
- Is Tony like Joffrey from Game of Thrones?
- Tony’s Sexuality
- Would a certain other Skins character get on with Tony?
- Tony/Katie?
- More.

Top 5 Tony Quotes: 

1. “You know how subatomic particles don’t obey physical laws? They act according to chance, chaos, coincidence. They run into each other in the middle of the universe somewhere and bang! Energy! That’s the great thing about the universe, it’s unpredictable. That’s why it’s so much fun.” 
2. “I’m Mars, you’re Venus. I do things, you worry about them. I sleep with girls, you persuade them to attempt suicide.” 
3. “I had everything I wanted and lost it all. Hurts like fuck. But I’m going to get it all back. Piece by piece. What else is there?” 
4. “Then I start to feel distorted. Because I’m more than that and I don’t want to be a wanker. I don’t Sid. Effy knows that. She loves me for who I really am. God, I sound like fucking Lionel Richie.” 
5. “This is wrong, can’t you see it’s all wrong? You’re my girlfriend and you’re my best friend.”  

Top 5 Tony Moments

1. (1x8) The conversation that Sid and Tony had outside of Effy’s hospital room. It was the first time I saw Tony as a human capable of being weak and speaking from the heart. Almost losing Effy made him temporarily touchable. 
2. (2x6) Tony after his surreal experience went and confronted Michelle and Sid. I loved it because Tony was back. The FIGHTER was back. 
3. (2x5) Chris asked Tony if he ever gets depressed and Tony replied saying he will get it all back. Again that fight in Tony is amazing. 
4. (1x9) Tony giving Cassie Sid’s letter. I love that little exchange and that Tony progressed Sid’s chances. 
5. (2x10) The goodbye scene between Sid and Tony. It again showed Tony’s vulnerability and high lighted how much Sid meant to Tony. It was the ultimate gesture and in many ways Tony didn’t want to do it. But he did. 

Describe Tony in 5 Words: 

1. Calculating 
2. Narcissistic
3. Intelligent
4. Ambitious
5. Resourceful

This is an analysis about the relationship that existed between Tony and Michelle. 

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This is my review of the episode that started it all. The episode that lead the foundation for the series that I have come to obsess over. Thought I would tell you I was obsessed in case I was being too subtle. 

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