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What did he love about her?


I mean, she doesn't seem very loveable, at all.

Oh well, I guess this proves there is someone for everyone.

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He said he was in love with the fantasy that he created for himself of who she was. This happens a lot I think for people.

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Yeah, I guess...

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He said he was in love with the fantasy that he created for himself of who she was


I would say that this was only the show's explanation (but then we're discussing the show here, after all), except that I strongly, STRONGLY suspect it was true in real life given how much of a phony Holmes was.

It's completely conceivable to me that the real Holmes, even more than the Seyfried portrayal, manipulated Balwani by becoming what she sensed he wanted. In essence, she "fulfilled his fantasy."

In "Disclosure," Demi Moore's character did something similar, very purposely changing her entire look to appear more like the CEO's daughter.

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