Despite the rather, er... interesting shenanigans with food in KP, the true showcase is Pete and food as a theme throughout the series. For Pete, food is a mark of comfort, connection, and love. He is completely devoted to his job and following the rules.
In fact, the only bodyguard rule we see Pete break involves food and, specifically, food his grandmother sends him. He connects to Porsche by sharing it with him, before even sharing his name, marking the beginning of their friendship.
Pete doesn’t complain about the bodyguard food, because while it’s not appetizing, it is healthy, which is important to help him stay in shape for his job. Eating that healthy food is a mark of his connection to and love of his job, his purpose.
When Vegas is holding him prisoner, at first he refuses to eat(i.e. connect to Vegas) He gets beaten for it, but that still doesn’t make him concede. He’s imprisoned and starving and still, food means so much to him that he won’t give in. Literally, this guy shrugged off torture, but an unappetizing meal? That’s a bridge too far. Metaphorically, this is him rejecting what Vegas is offering him right now(being treated like a pet, eating off the floor).
Even after Vegas bandages him up and gives him medicine, he rejects the food. (You treated my wounds but I’m still leary. Is this really a change? Because it still looks like the old crap)
It’s not until Vegas makes the noodles for Pete, hot, fresh served to him in bed, that they really make the first connection.
Food is not only the way that Vegas and Pete really connect for the first time. It’s the way that Vegas sees Pete for the first time.
Once he understands how important food is to Pete, not just sustenance but more, he happily goes out of his way to offer Pete that. That’s why it’s particularly egregious that Gun knocks the food onto the floor. He’s not only disrespecting and dismissing Vegas’ efforts, he’s literally dirtying and destroying the connection between Vegas and Pete.
Pete and Vegas separately try to recreate the comfort of the connection between them with food, but they can’t.
By the pool, Pete deliberately uses that connection to try and pull Vegas off the ledge and back to him.
When Pete says “I’m hungry,” he means, I need connection, I need comfort, I need love.
And when Vegas asks if someone else can give him that, his response says no. No. Only Vegas can give him that.
And finally, the epilogue begins with Pete coming back to the hospital with food for Macau, building new connections of comfort and love.
The show does such a beautiful job of character-building for these characters. They never feel like an afterthought in the KinnxPorsche show.
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