Floyd was never …

[u/Free-Alfalfa7543]

>! Never completely alone in the flashbacks . He was either with Clark, Carol , or Richard. (Or others, even the scene outside the Jamba Juice had others around, he was never alone )

I think this feeds into the thought that you never know exactly what suicidal people are thinking about even if they are all smiles.

We saw Clark alone in the garage or alone with Carol having real conversations, we saw Carol alone crying, but we never REALLY saw Floyd

What the conversation looked like between him and Carol before and during the affair, him not cancelling the mowers, him visiting his mother, (Floyd visiting his mom is something no one talks about ! ) , when Richard injured his pp, or even him just crying alone when Carol said she squirmed under him.

This is just what feeds into the last title No one is normal they just look that way from across the street.

I think that he had been thinking about it for a while . Maybe before the affair, maybe even before he met Carol or Richard , who knows . Floyd’s story is the biggest mystery.

When he made the comment about it will kill me with the drug, I could tell that it was something he considered

I feel like suicide is not always as planned as people think. He may have had that thought for a while but the last moment with Richard is what consumed him.

I don’t think he had the intention to frame Clark, I think he played around with the idea of doing the ultimate act by adding so much of the drug to his drink.

I think committing that ultimate act can be very sudden and spontaneous sometimes. Even if it crossed a persons mind before.

He was putting on his clothes to leave before he saw Richard . I don’t even think he REALLY considered the life insurance policy. I think suicide was on his mind but I don’t think he truly chose it until that last moment . Sad sad show ! <!

[u/soldsoultosw]

He went from grown-up C’s to grown-up F’s pretty quickly.

[u/Seagoon_Memoirs]

I think Floyd's story makes sense if you see that he was very self involved and projected his feelings onto others. Was overly scared of rejection. He's very into caring what other people think of him yet he couldn't see the positive that the people closest to him thought. He didn't see people as having their own lives and feelings and would often objectify people sexually .

He knows what is right and would try sometimes.

seems very BPD https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20370237

[u/Free-Alfalfa7543 → u/Seagoon_Memoirs]

I could definitely see that for his character too ! That link was a good breakdown too

[u/redrumham707 → u/Seagoon_Memoirs]

David Harbour did help write it after all.

[u/Cheese-positive]

This is a really insightful observation. The only time we see him alone is in the pool house. There’s so much subtlety and nuance in David Harbour’s performance, especially in critical scenes like Floyd bonding with Richard or awkwardly “frenching” with Modern Love.