Carrie was paranoid but Coop emphasized the overall air of paranoia even more.
Because Coop (well, "Richard") is unsure of himself, and getting moreso all the time. And it's disconcerting to see Coop unsure of himself, because Coop is always sure of himself, even when he's just woken from a coma and needs a firearm and flight to Spokane. Seeing him in this unnatural state shows us 1) that we're in frightening territory and 2) that this isn't exactly Coop. If Coop's not in control, no one is, and we're in deep shit. It's TOTALLY eerie.
Carrie was paranoid but Coop emphasized the overall air of paranoia even more.
Because Coop (well, "Richard") is unsure of himself, and getting moreso all the time. And it's disconcerting to see Coop unsure of himself, because Coop is always sure of himself, even when he's just woken from a coma and needs a firearm and flight to Spokane. Seeing him in this unnatural state shows us 1) that we're in frightening territory and 2) that this isn't exactly Coop. If Coop's not in control, no one is, and we're in deep shit.
Well said.
At the house, Carrie opens the door to FBI and asks "did you find him?". When the plan to go home is suggested, she looks outside nervously and says right now she has to get out of Dodge anyway and riding with the FBI might just save her ass. On the car journey, she asks and is satisfied she is really with the FBI, but still is scared she is being followed.
I think the point is that nothing supernatural happened. We kept waiting for a woodsman to appear in a backseat, for a lodge entity to speed next to Freddy and shout something threatening --we kept waiting for the kind of supernatural stuff that happened every episode.
But nothing happened. It was just a regular road with a regular Valero gas station on it.
Because it was the real world.
What was the reasoning behind the entire "is somebody following us?" bit? Who was the driver of the other vehicle? What does it add to the plot? What is the significance? Were they actually being followed or was it coincidence? Is it there just to create paranoia? Why? There is something important about this. Thoughts?
To me, it seemed like the headlights behind them belonged to Mr. C's truck. They were high up, like would belong to a truck. I thought that it might be Mr. C following them, or at least a nod to that element of Coop. Also, I thought that it was significant that the "truck" passed them on the journey back to TP.
Carrie was paranoid but Coop emphasized the overall air of paranoia even more.
Because Coop (well, "Richard") is unsure of himself, and getting moreso all the time. And it's disconcerting to see Coop unsure of himself, because Coop is always sure of himself, even when he's just woken from a coma and needs a firearm and flight to Spokane. Seeing him in this unnatural state shows us 1) that we're in frightening territory and 2) that this isn't exactly Coop. If Coop's not in control, no one is, and we're in deep shit. It's TOTALLY eerie.
Yes and I think his complete loss of assurance expressed as, "what year is this?" Caused Laura to lose what confidence she had left in him and led to her having an "aha!" moment right before Sarah called out to her . . . [Scream].
At the house, Carrie opens the door to FBI and asks "did you find him?". When the plan to go home is suggested, she looks outside nervously and says right now she has to get out of Dodge anyway and riding with the FBI might just save her ass. On the car journey, she asks and is satisfied she is really with the FBI, but still is scared she is being followed.
Ooh I forgot about that. Totally made me think it was Laura and she knew everything and she was asking about Bob. Damn.
What was the reasoning behind the entire "is somebody following us?" bit? Who was the driver of the other vehicle? What does it add to the plot? What is the significance? Were they actually being followed or was it coincidence? Is it there just to create paranoia? Why? There is something important about this. Thoughts?
To me, it seemed like the headlights behind them belonged to Mr. C's truck. They were high up, like would belong to a truck. I thought that it might be Mr. C following them, or at least a nod to that element of Coop. Also, I thought that it was significant that the "truck" passed them on the journey back to TP.
Homage to Steven Spielberg's "Duel"?
She was talking about trying to keep things cleaned and organized. Then said, "It's a long way." As she was falling asleep, "In those days . . . I was too young to know any better . . ."
"I was too young to know any better" as she's falling asleep!
Does this give fuel to the dream theory, is she remembering herself as Laura in a dream?
At first, I had the impression that Carrie was talking about her life in Odessa, which appeared to include an abusive relationship, as she was drifting off to sleep. But the dialogue could also make sense if her subconscious mind was taking her back to her life as Laura as she entered a dream state. I think that was what made the dialogue brilliant, because it could refer to both realities.
Although I liked that aspect, and the creepiness of the headlights, I did not like the endless driving scenes. In the moment, I found them quite exasperating.
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