[Se7en] Somerset sells info to John Doe (spoilers)

Just joined this site so I could reply to this awesome thread!! What an amazing theory! This is my all time favourite film and I know an awful lot about it but never considered this theory! Heres my two penneth... Somerset, in my opinion, towards the end of the film starts to become the very portrayal of envy. Its referenced pretty early on that he takes a liking to Tracy. He meets up with her privately which to me, breaks any guy code he may have had between him and Mills. (not that any is implied) he even advises Tracey, that if she is to abort the pregnancy that Mills is to never have known about It. He is.no friend of Mills' lets get that straight. Although towards the end, when they are shown shaving their chests and Mills hesitates to say more after he references his wife thinking somethings up if he keeps coming home with cuts...there is a look of concern on Somersets face, as if he expected him to say more. It is here that the audiemce is reminded that Somerset has kept quite a big secret from his now partner...is he so trustworthy after all perhaps? And earlier in the film, after they argue their views on good vs evil in the world during the Apathy bar scene (after lust) Mills stands up and says he is goimg home. The scene then cuts to Mills cuddling up behind his beautiful wife in bed. Somerset is shown in contrast, laying, restless in an empty bed. His metronome no longer offers him any comfort and he throws it in temper and begins throwing his knife at the dart board once again. He is clearly envious of Mills' life. He wishes he still thought the way that Mills does. He has become bitter and apathetic and would probably love right now at this point in his life to settle down with a beautiful wife and chIld somewhere away from all this chaos. Is Somerset the real sinner of envy here or is that a ploy in the story to throw us off any possibility of the killer being a sinner himself. Me? I believe Somerset envied Mills and the life he lived away from their violent work. As for him selling info to Doe, coupled with the notion of him being envious of Mills, this is a possibility. I would like to take you all to the scene in the car where Somerset is driving Mills amd Doe to the dessert at the end. During the heated discussion between Mills and Doe about who got who first. Doe reminds Mills that he 'broke his face' and goes onto say that he is only alive because he allowed him to be. As Mills starts yelling at him to SIT BACK YOU FUCKING FREAK there is an important but easily overlooked shot of a sudden change in Does' focus. Where Somerset previously looks at him in the rearview mirror during this heated discussion its clear That Doe is looking at Mills but when Somerset looks again...Doe is very eerily all of a sudden looking directly back at him in the rearview mirror as he says the very words to Mills '...or what life I have allowed you to have." you know when he says 'remember whenever you look in the mirror at that face of yours for the rest of your life..." why did he suddenly change and look at Somerset as he says..."or what life Ive allowed you to have" I cant work out of this meeting of eyes in the mirror is something much more deeper. Is Somerset looking in the mirror and seeing Doe staring right back at him as symbolism that somewhere inside Somerset is a John Doe that secretly would love to take away Mills' simple lifestyle. He can see that Tracey is being neglected in order for Mills to reach the top of his personal mission to be the big hero and save the city! Shes really sad, and lost in a horrible city. He said himself during the bar scene that 'love costs and takes effort' and he sure does have a lot of regret in his life. The eye contact between him and John Doe during that heated scene could mean so many things or it could just be a reference to whats about to come. But taking all this into consideration...the possibility of Somerset selling information about Mills to Doe may not be such an absurd idea. Perhaps Where Brad Pitt became wrath John Doe took on Somersets envy? I love films like this!!!

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