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Did I miss why Declan has it out for Tommy?

posted 9 years ago by toddp-10
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Watched the series. Not bad, the family side stuff dragged it down. But the political and mob stuff was great. But I must have missed why Declan had such a hard on for Tommy. I could see him wanting Michael to burn, but he was obsessed with bringing Tommy down. And with everything around him [including his own actions, over the series easily far worse] Tommy was nothing. He bent the rules a ton, but still.

I must have missed something early on. What was his motivation to make Tommy of all people a target?

[–] 9 years ago

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[–] SkinlessPeen 8 years ago

Im almost done rewatching. Declan just kinda snaps. There's no clear moment, some facial expressions where he looks pissed at Tommy for using him.

[–] depaul_rules 8 years ago

I think Tommy was just as bad as Michael. He used his position to fill his pockets. He didn't do it through violence, but he was just as much a criminal as Michael.

At least Michael never hid who he was. He was out in the open, but Tommy was a coward and didn't have a truthful bone in his body. He also was not loyal to anyone. Michael was loyal to his friends/family.

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[–] huggybizzzle 8 years ago

I wouldn't go as far to say that Tommy was a coward because, let's face it, all politicians lie to benefit themselves. But he certainly had the arrogance to believe that he was infinitely times better than his older brother Michael. And that simply wasn't true.

As for why Declan turned against Tommy, it wasn't something that just happened in the spur of the moment. Tommy continuously took advantage of their friendship by having his detective-buddy breaking laws whenever it fit his agenda. It got to the point where Ralph turned just as corrupt as Deco and ended up paying the price for it. What changed their friendship was Deco's realization, realizing that Tommy was just as cancerous as his gangster brother. The only redemption his character could get at that point was chopping the head off the snake: Tommy Caffee. When you take all that into consideration, also the fact that the character was always in a desperate attempt win back Cassie, it should be pretty clear why Declan went ahead and did what he did.