I've read that online – did she shoot him on purpose, so that he could be resurrected? Which is completely missing the point of a story about an abused wife.
Actually, I disagree...one of the sickest things about an abusive relationship is that no matter how horrible the abuser is, the abusee will very often do absolutely anything for them in return for the love they don't feel they deserve. So I can totally see the Master treating Lucy like crap, beating her and sleeping with other women, and yet she's still willing to go to prison (possibly for life) just to help him escape justice.
And personally, I was quite impressed with the black eye, as well as the little menage-a-trois innuendo as the Master gets a massage: brief, subtle and very succinct; but still vague enough that the kids won't get it (and probably won't even realize there's something there that they missed). It also brought home Lucy's predicament in a very powerful way: get involved with a charismatic, charming man who you've already seen can get away with murder? This is what you live with in return. Be warned.
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Date: 2009-12-11 08:16 pm (UTC)Actually, I disagree...one of the sickest things about an abusive relationship is that no matter how horrible the abuser is, the abusee will very often do absolutely anything for them in return for the love they don't feel they deserve. So I can totally see the Master treating Lucy like crap, beating her and sleeping with other women, and yet she's still willing to go to prison (possibly for life) just to help him escape justice.
And personally, I was quite impressed with the black eye, as well as the little menage-a-trois innuendo as the Master gets a massage: brief, subtle and very succinct; but still vague enough that the kids won't get it (and probably won't even realize there's something there that they missed). It also brought home Lucy's predicament in a very powerful way: get involved with a charismatic, charming man who you've already seen can get away with murder? This is what you live with in return. Be warned.