IVIV (8): Downstairs Eddie

[alice wellintown]

Why should we care about these two? While the phone call at the motel
does indeed increase the tension in the ever-knotting into plots,
these folks are staying in a motel full of dangers, the least of which
may be the phone call, a call that may be nothing more than a wrong
number. That we can't know if the caller was looking for Larry or to
threaten Larry through his parents, or if the caller was looking for
some one else or  . . . .there are several possibilities ....is of the
nature of Romance's subjunctives and competing narratives ....it might
be that, it could be this, some people say, others contend, one local
authority asserts ... the Bates Motel and Scooby Doo parody of Gothic
Zombie Romance is far more the reason to bring these folks into the
narrative. Most of the ink spilled here connects the parents and
grandparents with history (Hawthorne-historisizing), such as the year
1934, the economy and work--teacher and fortified wine salesman to the
misery market circa 1934, Bonnie & Clyde, then to films and TV.

On 10/5/09, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think he brings them on the scene to have us feel protective of them
> on Doc's behalf, and realize that they may be in danger because of
> Doc's investigations.  Pretty simple device, really.
>
> > On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Michael Bailey
> > <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Why would he bring Leo and Elmina in to just satirize them?
>