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Seems evident to me that Gene is a superhero in every significant sense. Which explains a lot about why I like him so much (as does everybody else it seems). He’s not entirely uncute. He reminds me of a bull terrier. He’s certainly got the ego or confidence necessary for a hero. Also the brains. And that impossible to find in real life quality of actually doing the right thing. More or less. When it matters, anyway.

Okay, so we’ve got a hero all right, but is he super too?

Does Gene Hunt have special powers, aside from his fabulous and obscene wit? He can open the door to his office without touching it and turn out the lights at night just by walking down the center of the room. (Oh, any wizard can do that kid’s stuff…) Can he be killed? He repels bullets pretty well, but like in the A-Team, almost everybody seems to avoid getting shot in A2A (apart from the important shot, of course).

There is a fan forum for LOM and A2A where they’re contemplating whether Gene is actually God from the New Testament. (Which makes Shaz’s exclamation “Mary Magdalene, you all right?” when she first sees Alex pretty interesting. Magdalene is thought be some to be Jesus’ consort and/or a reformed prostitute.) Gene-Jesus makes some sense given the heavenly ending to LOM (from what I gather from the YouTube clips I’ve seen so far), but his boyish appetites (including the one for righteous vengeance) would make me place him in the Old Testament. Appropriate for a dinosaur. (Oh, wait…)

Here’s another Gene-as-God thread, drawing comparison between Narnia’s lion Aslan and the Manc Lion.

And here’s an excerpt from the shooting script for the pilot (differing slightly from the show):

She throws the radio at the wall. GENE blazes in - brimstone. Before he can say a word, she launches at him.
ALEX (CONT’D)
What’s so special about you “Gene”? When good coppers go under, why do you appear?!
GENE
It’s my aftershave. And stop waggling your bloody fingers when you say my name!

Thanks to the BBC’s Writer’s Room for releasing the script for us to enjoy!

Even better, I’d say a saint or angel of some kind. They always seemed the equivalent of demigods to me, and superheroes are a lot like demigods as well. So’s Jesus Christ, for that matter. Part God, part human; superpowers; goodness — the works. He’s a classic demigod, and the prototype for Superman who’s the prototype for all other superheroes.

Aha. So there it is. Every superhero is a Christ figure. If Gene is a superman, then he’s a Christ figure, and so he is an avatar of God.

I really hope this doesn’t mean he’s going to be sacrificed at the end of A2A. Maybe the god is immortal, but the avatars usually don’t get to come back. And dinosaur or not, I really like this one.

Is God allowed to doubt Himself while he walks in human form? Why not? Does God have any limits? I’m sure a bunch of Catholics figured out the answer to that 1000 years ago. Along with the angels on the head of a pin question.

And then there’s the question of the clown. Death? The Devil? Intuition? The Truth? Clowns suck.

Jeez, I should really get back to work while I have work. And next time I’ll join the fan group rather than blathering to you, Nobody, my Dear Reader.

Take another look at the handsome guy with the squirrel.

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