I missed that meta. Did one myself on what running point means, which explains Arthur poking holes in everyone's plans and maybe part of why he was a little snarky to Eames. I actually sort of see them as former friends or lovers who've had a falling-out, hence the tension level. The scene with them in the hotel almost feels like some sort of near-reconciliation in some ways. Eames is basically all "watch yourself" and Arthur's like "hey, no problem, man". And really, why is he hooking Eames up to the PASIV? I would think Eames knows how to do that himself... ;)
My head-canon is similar to yours, I don't know where some of the things in fanon come from. Balance is good, why do people not know this? Honestly, Eames comes closer to being an asshole without justification in the film - someone pointed to him chewing out Cobb and Nash after the Saito job but... He'd just been kneecapped and the job had imploded, I'd be even nastier than he was.
Wow, I didn't mean to cause this level of trouble for you... :/
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Date: 2011-02-03 02:48 am (UTC)My head-canon is similar to yours, I don't know where some of the things in fanon come from. Balance is good, why do people not know this? Honestly, Eames comes closer to being an asshole without justification in the film - someone pointed to him chewing out Cobb and Nash after the Saito job but... He'd just been kneecapped and the job had imploded, I'd be even nastier than he was.
Wow, I didn't mean to cause this level of trouble for you... :/