MORE FEELINGS ON THE LAST SCENE (BECAUSE OF COURSE), gotta get this down before the new ep wipes out the thought train.
Sharon is the Queen Bee ISTJ, all about order and regulation (the rules, basically). And that's directly related to control -- 9 times out of 10 she's able to will and/or muscle a situation into her comfort zone (which isn't a bad thing most times, since she is so aligned with the rule of law and such). But Stroh is now this huge loss of control situation for her. After three seasons of doing everything she can to keep Rusty safe, Stroh is on the loose and everything is more uncertain now than it has been before (and it wasn't that great to begin with).
What we saw in this ep was the culmination of four months of her fighting to control the Stroh situation as best she can (keeping Rusty under surveillance mostly, but also receiving reports from Interpol). But it's taken a toll. She hasn't slept well, she's short-tempered, and on the verge of freaking out (regardless of what she wants Rusty to think) -- in terms of MBTI, she's "in the grip" of the intuitive function, which displays as angry/catastrophic/critical.
At the end of the ep, though, she calls Cooper's team away from Rusty. This serves to represent her acceptance of the situation -- she can't control Stroh, and she can't watch Rusty wherever he goes (at least while keeping it under wraps from him). So, in a healthy way, she's giving in to her lack of control in the situation and taking it as it is.
And right after that, she decides to (finally? I still wish we had some context...) have a conversation with Andy. About a situation under which she will have about 1/2 of the control she's used to having in a given situation.
Re: 4x01 A Rose Is a Rose
Sharon is the Queen Bee ISTJ, all about order and regulation (the rules, basically). And that's directly related to control -- 9 times out of 10 she's able to will and/or muscle a situation into her comfort zone (which isn't a bad thing most times, since she is so aligned with the rule of law and such). But Stroh is now this huge loss of control situation for her. After three seasons of doing everything she can to keep Rusty safe, Stroh is on the loose and everything is more uncertain now than it has been before (and it wasn't that great to begin with).
What we saw in this ep was the culmination of four months of her fighting to control the Stroh situation as best she can (keeping Rusty under surveillance mostly, but also receiving reports from Interpol). But it's taken a toll. She hasn't slept well, she's short-tempered, and on the verge of freaking out (regardless of what she wants Rusty to think) -- in terms of MBTI, she's "in the grip" of the intuitive function, which displays as angry/catastrophic/critical.
At the end of the ep, though, she calls Cooper's team away from Rusty. This serves to represent her acceptance of the situation -- she can't control Stroh, and she can't watch Rusty wherever he goes (at least while keeping it under wraps from him). So, in a healthy way, she's giving in to her lack of control in the situation and taking it as it is.
And right after that, she decides to (finally? I still wish we had some context...) have a conversation with Andy. About a situation under which she will have about 1/2 of the control she's used to having in a given situation.
:D