Marty’s Grandparents?


Why isn’t Marty shocked to see younger versions of his grandparents like how he is with his parents? Does he not have a connection to them in 1985?

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They might have died when he was young. I've seen photos of my grandparents but they died when I was little so I don't remember them.

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Seeing your grandparents, you always only know as elderly in their prime can be also quite shocking/irritating.

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Sidha108, Marty wakes in his mother's bedroom, so he knows that his grandparents are downstairs. He, however, has no idea that he is going to meet his parents. Lorraine is a drug addict, her father is a domineering ignoramus, and her youngest brother is in prison. Marty's maternal extended family is riddled with unstable connections, and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that his aunt and two other uncles also have major problems. The boy's mother might have stopped talking to her father and one of her siblings.

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He does look around the table at everyone in "I'm in a daze" kind of way but by that point after seeing his mum and dad the shock factor had probably worn off.

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