Double Indemnity alignment?
Just bear with me here for a moment and fair warning, here be spoilers so stop reading if you don't want it spoiled. There are Double Indemnity spoilers here too, so again, if you haven't seen that, and plan to in the future, then stop reading.
Many years ago I watched one of the show runners of the Mary Tyler Moore Show who said that their idea was that Mary was still actually Laura Petry who had gotten divorced after her son had grown and decided to get a career. They kind of had that new independence in mind when they did the show.
That said, I had the impression that this was a sequel to Double Indemnity. After they murdered her husband, Walter and Martha marry (both oddly are really named Walter) and the guilt weighs on them for years. Then they end up doing pretty much what they did at the end of Double Indemnity. The only difference is a 3rd party involvement.
Then there is the dialog between Sam and Toni:
Toni: Maybe you think I've been trying too hard to get acquainted.
Sam: Maybe you have.
Toni: Maybe you think that's wrong.
Sam: Maybe it's too soon to tell.
Toni: I wonder what you're thinking.
Now here, I fully expected to hear Sam say, "I wonder if you wonder," which to me was one of the best lines (something that is truly hard to pick) in Double Indemnity.
Sam: I don't think you'll take up too much room in my Stanley Steamer.
Toni: Maybe you're all right.
As I mentioned already, this is very reminiscent of Double Indemnity and it made me smile.
I'm sure that this was all done on purpose and there's nothing wrong with it. It would help draw audiences and there's nothing like inside jokes that the audience gets. It helps them identify with the characters better and even relaxes them. It's been done a number of times in the past and I see no reason why this isn't one of them.
What do you think?
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