I'm not sure what I just did - I may have accidently linked to your post. I'm not sure what that means, but sorry. If I figure out how, I'll break the link.
Anyway - It's hard to defend a man who protects his sociopathic murderous monster of a son, I concede. I'm not defending him as a human being - I think the fact that his son slit daddy's throat pretty much is justice.
For what it's worth, though - his (David Morse's) response to the threat posed by Alison was to try and buy her off; and then to pressure her financially -- he didn't have her killed and he didn't set his son on her. His actions were ruthless but legal - it isn't clear what he would have done if Alison hadn't signed the contract, of course ....
Tracy Pollan's Character I found to be more reprehensible - she manipulated the situation and the son to cause the death of David Morse - her crime wasn't violence, it was complete amorality, imo.
I don't know about the eyes - I'm spoiled by watching Criminal Minds (about the FBI profilers) - those explanations are always provided. (BTW, if stories about child murderers bother you -- don't watch Criminal Minds. There's a lot of that and it is very difficult to watch.)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
Re: glad you liked it
Date: 2009-05-12 10:25 pm (UTC)Anyway - It's hard to defend a man who protects his sociopathic murderous monster of a son, I concede. I'm not defending him as a human being - I think the fact that his son slit daddy's throat pretty much is justice.
For what it's worth, though - his (David Morse's) response to the threat posed by Alison was to try and buy her off; and then to pressure her financially -- he didn't have her killed and he didn't set his son on her. His actions were ruthless but legal - it isn't clear what he would have done if Alison hadn't signed the contract, of course ....
Tracy Pollan's Character I found to be more reprehensible - she manipulated the situation and the son to cause the death of David Morse - her crime wasn't violence, it was complete amorality, imo.
I don't know about the eyes - I'm spoiled by watching Criminal Minds (about the FBI profilers) - those explanations are always provided. (BTW, if stories about child murderers bother you -- don't watch Criminal Minds. There's a lot of that and it is very difficult to watch.)