Meh. He didn't say he doesn't care, he said it's his job to win his match -- if one of our guys said that, he would be focused on the things he can control.
Smart to try to get into Suriano's head if you're Gilman (calling him "another victim" and "kid," questioning his toughness on his feet) but Suriano comes off as impenetrable on the mental front. He wrestles as consistently as anyone on the team. If he loses to Gilman it'll be because he's not quite there yet, not because Gilman got into his head.
I think Suriano probably respects Gilman's attitude because it's exactly the same as Suriano's own.
When was the last time you heard someone say the Jersey guy was the cool, calm, collected one?
At least we know that if Skynet went active and machines starting hunting humans, Gilman would be in the subway tunnel hatching plans with John Conner. Foley would be a human camp guard for the machines to keep the human rabble in line.
Martinez's comments last year felt like he was telling Nolf to not push pace because he couldn't keep up. It was just such a weird thing to say -- to tell the opponent how not to wrestle. Imagine someone telling Ed Ruth to not even try the crossface cradle, or telling Zain to not bother throwing in legs.
There is something austere and old-school throwback about Suriano. If we want to tie him to a background of some sort, we need to go further back than Jersey. We need to think of him as a veteran Centurion. He is a guy who *will* calmly complete his mission.
You nailed it. That really gets to the heart of the matter.
Nice! I was just watching Red Dawn last night. It's on my DVR and just watched up to after the initial fight near the campfire between Jed and Daryl and before Robert's initiation into hunting. "You're just a bunch of goddamn kids!"
