Grace - You beat me to it. There are real betrayals and then there are perceived betrayals. The question is what is the greater good and who gets to decide? The fact that each of us has our own values (not simply morals, but values) and will see the greater good from our perspective leaves this wide open. Also, we don't see our own blind spots. Think about it. How often do folks state their opinions and assumptions as fact? How often do folks declare a given motive when they don't even know the situation, never mind the hearts of the players? You see it in everything, ranging from news reports on the actions of world leaders to forum posts as to why readers don't leave comments on stories (and don't even get me going on celebrity rags).
Anyway, back to the matter at hand. I wish I had Sam's access to that facial recognition software because I'm convinced that I saw Josef in the scene in France. Not that would p*ss Mick off. Even so, is it a betrayal, a conflict of interest, or an old vamp who gets lonely trying to navigate the waters between Scylla and Charibdus (probably spelled wrong)? That may depend on who's shoes you are wearing.
wpgrace wrote:Oh I can see Josef betraying Mick... at least in Mick's eyes... sometimes betrayal is in the eyes of the beholder. Since Josef and Mick had different perspectives of morality sometimes, I can so see Josef doing the practical thing and Mick seeing it as a morally wrong, betrayal, whatever.
And I have no clue what the writers had in mind, but it could be something Josef had already done, that comes to light, that he never confessed to Mick... for practical purposes only... and that makes Mick feel betrayed, or lied to...
I think if Josef DID do something, and Mick SAW it as betrayal, it would HAVE to revolve around either Beth, Cora, or the Cure... those are the keys to Mick's own heart. I think anything else Josef did, like start WWIII for speculative profit, Mick would get over...