One Last Ride On The Road To GTA VI 📅 106 Days to launch
Parents Often Love Their Children Differently, Whether They Choose To Admit It Or Not
Jimmy challenges Michael; “Why don’t you stick your nose up Tracy’s butt sometime?”
Michael’s answer reveals something interesting. He sees Jimmy’s mistakes. He sees Tracy’s vulnerabilities. He’s trying to protect both… just in completely different ways.
Rockstar doesn’t suggest Michael loves one child more. It suggests he’s far better at reacting to crises than building everyday relationships.
“Trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback.” — Dutch proverb
This scene is heartbreaking because Jimmy changes first. At the beginning he says; “This is real nice Dad”. That’s sorta genuine. He’s beginning to believe the bike ride is exactly what Michael said it was; a chance to reconnect.
Then comes the comparison. The special father-and-son moment he was starting to enjoy suddenly feels like it wasn’t really about him.
People rarely remember every word you said. They remember how you made them feel.
For a few minutes, Michael made Jimmy feel important. Then, unintentionally, he made him feel like an afterthought.
That’s why this scene lands so hard. The bike ride wasn’t ruined by the argument, it was ruined by the feeling that the connection wasn’t as genuine as Jimmy or Michael had hoped. I think that’s perhaps one of Rockstar’s most subtle and emotionally honest pieces of writing.
With Grand Theft Auto VI on the horizon, I thought it was the perfect time to revisit one of the greatest games ever made. Over the days leading up to the launch of GTA VI, I’m returning to Los Santos for “Grand Theft Auto V – Series 2”.
I’m creating a brand-new collection of shorts and then analysing the narrative in the comments to tell you what I think is going on. Disagree with what I say? Get in there! My challenge is to get the whole game covered by GTAVI launch.
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If trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair; as a child or parent how do you deal with that fallout?