Reply To: What did you think of “The Grey Wolf” and why?
Nancy, I did have an initial worry about Gamache and his memory. But I don’t think that’s what we’re seeing hints of. He’s not forgetting things. If anything he’s remembering too much past trauma. He is still having flashbacks to the warehouse and then he has the terrible memories of Caron and Daniel. I’m guessing his lack of focus could be because the cumulative stress of the job may be beginning to take an increasing toll on him. Does that make sense? He’s also aging, now in his 60s, so it’s perhaps harder for him to bounce back? I recall that it took him a long time to recover from his injuries and the trauma from How the light gets in. He slowly got better through The Long Way Home and The Nature of the Beast buy it took a long time before he felt well enough to go back to work. I also think he’s increasingly doubting his judgement. But again, that’s reasonable considering how often he has trusted his work colleagues only to have them betray him. He’s rooted out so many black wolves in the Surete that I am sure it has made him increasingly skeptical of people. Curious to hear more of what you think.
