Nick Slade
Does anyone else find Nick Slade difficult to root for? (Great name for him, btw, since he's always nicking things).
Note: I've only seen S1, so please no spoilers.
Saulisa
Logic is our best defense against The Experts.
Yes.
Mostly because he's annoying and doesn't seem like he really cares about what he's doing. He looks as if he woke up one morning hungover and decided to go into law because there was nothing else to do.
After you watch S2 and S3 you will gradually warm to his character and understand why he does what he does.
shareAfter you watch S2 and S3 you will gradually warm to his character and understand why he does what he does.
If our society has deteriorated to the point that we ROOT for a thief (or even "warm" to him), we are no longer civilized.
[This is what our new "relativized" public schools have done to students thinking; everything is relative and if NOTHING is wrong, then NOTHING is right; NOTHING is bad, so NOTHING is good; NO ONE is up, so NO ONE is down; NOTHING is profane, therefore NOTHING is sacred! Got it? And, it we reject the notion of heroes, we are can no longer label creeps or stinkers!]
Nick STOLE a complete set of NEW court costumes (including a new wig) when he could have settled for used. He preferred to steal new than to save money by buying used. (In fact, many young interns are in the same boat with very small amounts of money coming in; however, there are ALWAYS "common/ used/ donated" robes, stored in chambers, that can be borrowed (and even altered) for those who have none. If there were no used wigs in chambers, he could have bought a used wig.)
He TRIED to steal a law reference book rather than arrange to make time payments (sometimes, you can get a much lower price on a book that is "out of date" (the material is the same, except that there are "updates" provided (back issues at the time, and new updates by mail) that you have to make by hand, but Nick is FAR too grand and too lazy to actually apply himself to save money).
He STOLE top of the line champers at the fancy office get-together. (Clive saw him and told him to immediately leave the party OR he would report the theft. Since stealing a "luxury" that you do not need is a good indication of rotten character, this "petty theft" may have been a good enough reason for Clive to vote against him at the interview. Also, since Nick provided Clive with this proof of his lack of character, he can't blame anyone but himself; but he will anyway, because that's what stinkers like Nick do!)
In fact, Nick will have a difficult time finding a place in any chambers (even the worst chambers) after he is a convicted felon!! I don't know what they do in Great Britain with chamber interns who are (a) accused of a felony, or (b) convicted of a felony.
Nick is NO "Jean Valjean" stealing bread for his starving children! He was able to complete law school in England! He was an intern at one of the most successful law firms in London. He is on his way to becoming one of the one percenters.
Whether convicted or not, he is a SKUNK who deserves to be reviled by decent society. All of the people he is stealing from are working citizens. The notion that stealing is EVER justified is socialist claptrap. Someone pays for every single theft. Those who believe that "the government" pays, are unaware that WE are the government, and we are the ones that pay. There is NO magical agency that provides anything to anyone "for free." Consider how Martha works to free people who have committed crimes; Nick sees this but is not able to transfer the wrongs he has committed to Martha's work. When Martha defends her alleged criminals, she is excusing away actions that are not part of her or her persona; yet, while Nick "assists" Martha, he is not able to understand that HE is doing the same thing that they are doing; he just hasn't been caught yet. What excuse will Martha use to defend Nick's common thievery when someone presses charges? I am stunned that anyone would see any character in him; he is an immature "man-child" without principles. There is a "triumvirate of related sins; those who lie, also cheat, and steal. Because Nick is so casual (and justified) with his stealing, we know that he also lies and cheats. Remember him "dipping" his purloined wig into that cup of tea or coffee? He is trying to make it look "old" so it will look like it isn't brand new (Martha told him that a "white" wig looked like a newbie); that is cheating. Lying? Remember how he told his "gay" customer that he had the brief for a time, and that he had read it? In fact, he hadn't even seen the brief. Nick has no conscience. share
"After you watch S2 and S3 you will gradually warm to his character and understand why he does what he does."
Nick Slade disappears after series one. I would venture a guess that you're actually thinking of Billy Lamb - the head clerk.