[Ian Coke]

Originally Posted by Maru

I've noticed that as well. I'm not the biggest fan of Hughie's, but I always thought that him and Ryan were so alike because they live and react from within their own sensitivity levels. Ryan is defined by it and Hughie never chooses to leave it. Ryan I'm sure gets much hate as like in his social circles and perhaps Hughie is used to the similar treatment.

I did think Hughie was using Ryan for a while for airtime (and that could still be the case), but I think they genuinely get on very well.

Ryan, though he must have been hell to live with, at least seems to have a sense of how absurd he might be considered. Hughie doesn't have those filters. For example, Zebra-gate. It was harmless, if boring, airtime-seeking until Hughie dropped his shorts. And then it became ink black dark, something that nobody should have to watch on mainstream television. Or anywhere else.