by itsdave693 » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:25 pm
I'd like to take this opportunity to diagnose Impossible with Intermittent Explosive Disorder, not to be confused with spontaneous human combustion. Impossible, I hereby prescribe you Xanax (.5 mg, 3x daily), a carton of cigarettes, and a big fat joint. If this doesn't work, we'll throw in Clozapine.
I know you've probably been seeing some shrink about this, and that's nothing to be ashamed of. Not everyone is privy to the knowledge that "talk therapy" is nothing more than facilitated semantic self-gratification. Don't listen when they say you can't control your rage; now that you're properly medicated, it's within your power, and it's your responsibility.
So play nice. Clozapine is very unpleasant.
PS - I just thought I'd add something less barbed and more relevant.
The Serena = PS theory is one of three theories on the PS's identity that make any sense at all in my opinion. The only reason it's at all consistent with what we've seen, however, is because it's such a wild card. There really aren't even any criteria for dismissal, and a theory only goes as far as its empirically testable predictions.
The other two that are supported by the events of E1-5 are that either Gaius or Rhue is the PS. We know that, like his friend(s) the Blana Sera, Gaius can sense the memories of others, at least the guilty ones (see the scene where Kloe hugs him), so he would know if it was Rhue. Rhue could be the PS only under the assumption that what we see of the PS is merely a hallucination, however, as we see them in the same place at the same time frequently. I tend not to believe this. For one, it's unoriginal, and that would be somewhat of a first for The Way. More importantly, the PS actually does things that Rhue could not have in E5. For instance, it opens the prison door that Rhue is most decidedly on the other side of. That the PS was not observed by Scatha and friends in this case is odd, but the fact remains that prison doors do not open from the inside.
That leaves Gaius. His power to see the guilty actions of others, combined with The Way's theme (and the Blana Sera's intent) of perfect justice, fits exceedingly well with the PS's choice of victims. His appearance always falls after a murder and his departure directly precedes several of them. He has motive, he has placement, and he has power.
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itsdave693 on Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
anarchy through capitalism.