Cael Malloy

[Detoxification]

I really like the direction the creators are taking with Cael for season 2. I feel like he is really the only character from the family that still acts like a traveler. I hope that he continues to keep this static mindset, rather than confroming to what his father wants for him.

[Cael_TammyFan]

I agree, Im even more in love with Caels character now that he is the only true traveler left of the malloy family. this past episode was awesome, in the sense of Cael's character. I agree with everything that he said to his father. I can definately see this developing into something deeper.

[unholyghost2003]

Cael_Tammyfan, I can't find where you said it but I hope Cael DOESN'T get back with Tammy and I don't think we will see him with a new love interest anytime soon. Not out of any anti-Tammy sentiment, just ... Cael is too much of a Traveler to hook up with a buffer ... and if he gets back together with Tammy we REALLY wont see more of him! Remember how Ginny's brother moved in with them because he was going to marry DiDi? If Cael gets back together with Tammy he will have to go apprentice to HER father before too long (they get married young and he is around the age) and then NO MORE CAEL ON THE SHOW!

well it seems to be going toward Cael being even MORE resolutely a Traveler ... wasn't it in a teaser that


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Cael starts camping out on the lawn again because he feels like the House is stealing their Traveler Souls?

[branham6]

I just watched the episode where Cael leaves the family because he thinks the house is stealing
there soul, you can kinda understand where he's
coming from. His whole life he has lived the
travelors life, (no rules) then your whole care-
free life is changed in one day. The people he
hates the most (buffers) is kinda what he and
the rest of the Malloys have to be to have the
american dream. I don't think any other actor
that i've seen could play this part better than
he can. I think he is very talented and portrays
that character better than all the other characters.
He really makes you belive he is a travelor.

[unholyghost2003]

Yes, Noel Fisher is a VERY good young actor. Easy to see why he was nominated for two Gemini Awards (Canadian Equivalent of Emmy Awards)

[Orbert]

Cael is the one Malloy who has never deviated from his beliefs. Sure, some of it is just normal teenager rebelliousness, but he's old enough to make some decisions, and it's really hard to find any fault with what he's done. He's been raised to take what he can get and just live wild and free. Part of that must include disdain for buffers, which by extension includes everything they stand for: the accumulation of wealth and possessions, the importance of status over real worth, all that.

And then, in a flash of <whatever>, Dad asks him to become a buffer. Place a value on things he's been told all his life don't really matter. Get along with folks he's been taught are nothing more than potential marks. Fit in and don't cause trouble, when he's been a free bird all his life.

Being wealthy brings a different kind of power, and with it a different kind of freedom, but at a price Cael is not willing to pay, so he rejects it. You gotta admire that.

[unholyghost2003]

[Orbert]

Oh definitely. I allowed for that in my explanation of Cael's attitude, just didn't want to get into it too much.

I figure Traveller parents know that they don't have a lot to give their kids, so they raise their kids with a mentality that "stuff" doesn't matter, mostly so they can all feel better about their situation. This is where Cael is. The cons, outright stealing, and singing on street corners is just so they can eat. I don't see it as money and property for their own sake. Eventually, though, most people start noticing that it does feel good having nice "stuff".

So while some Traveller adults may actually have their sights set a little higher, Cael isn't there yet. When the Riches died, Wayne saw an opportunity to "steal the American dream", something Cael never wanted in the first place. This is the source of the basic rift between them.

[unholyghost2003]