Five Favorites: Steve

6/27/2017

Mark Valley as Steve Marek in Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

Love him or not, you learned something.

Many won't confirm or deny their feelings about Steve, but whether you love him or not, there's no denying his presence made for some serious A&D discussion. Here are a few of my favorites:

Transfer Report: All About Steve

Regardless of your feelings now, you were pretty excited to see what Steve would bring to the table initially---and I was geeked about about my first major scoop!

Mark Valley on set of Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

Before She Left

Not a lot of people were sitting around thinking about what it might have been like between Steve and Shane before they broke up. I took the liberty and it resulted in a fanfic.

The secret to understanding Steve was in his name, and what we discovered there put a whole new spin on his behavior since before we even met the guy. When you realize war employs a variety of tactics in pursuit of its ultimate goal, then Steve's pursuit of Shane was no exception.

Mark Valley as Steve Marek in Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible DreamPicture

Transfer Report, Part V: Marek's Mistake

You would think he would know by now what needed to happen in his relationship with Shane, but he ended up learning the hard way that not "all is fair in love and war."

Mark Valley as Steve Marek in Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground

War, Peace & The Grace Between

There was a fundamental reason Shane and Steve were never going to work together, but it really wasn't until Higher Ground that we got the full picture, which reached to the very core of their characters.

Which Steve posts are your favorites? What have your favorite lessons been? Share them with me in the comments!

Moving On,
~C

2 Comments

Patti

6/27/2017 12:07:34 pm

C- So I was fascinated by names and meanings. So I enjoyed the Tactic Manual the most. I think - again for me- the biggest lesson was that Steve thought he could possess Shane by just taking her. (ie: his statement to Shane, What man comes all this way and goes home without what he came for?) Instead Oliver has a firm grasp of what free will is all about.He asked instead "Why would a man ...let you go?" He seems to knows that by giving Shane her choice that if she chooses him it will be deep and abiding. Again - just my brain thinking..... ;-)

Doyle Houser link

5/19/2021 10:46:12 am

Great analysis of Steve in 2017, but it’s incomplete in 2021. Steve used his CIA training to influence Shane. After meeting Shane, he profiled and vetted her. Her background check exposed her painful childhood (absent father and sister’s addiction—Roads Less Travelled). Also, she lacked close family and friends, along with being non-religious. Knowing of their mutual attraction and her weakness for unavailable men (Something Good), he knew how to control and seduce her. In loyalty to him, she would even lie to her friends about his work and their affair (Truth be Told, Impossible Dream).
In April,2014, Becky had Shane transferred to Denver, while Steve was out of the country. Shane broke up with him, probably by July or August, 2014. Ultimately, it took Oliver’s confrontation with Steve to expose his real nature and force Shane to choose her own course (Higher Ground). She needed to see Oliver, as Steve’s equal, being a strong protector. The real paradox is that Shane was honest and intimate with Steve, but made Oliver earn her trust (Road Less Travelled) and prove his love. Steve benefited from her father’s failures, but Oliver had to overcome them to win her heart (To the Altar).