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What do you think was the back story behind the upper middle aged couple?

posted a year ago by CalvinJarrett (462)
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The patron who had his finger cut off (Judith Light's husband) - what do you think was his back story? I got the impression that their daughter (Claire) had died. Then we learn that the husband had hired Margot as an escort. He asked her to act like his daughter as he masturbated in front of her. Were we to sympathize with him? Was this his albeit odd way of coping with the loss of his daughter? Or was it implied that she killed herself because he must have been sexually abusing her? I happened to think his wife (Judith Light) was the least culpable character in the film and did not deserve to die. And if the former theory is correct, neither did he. (Not remembering what he ate in previous visits is not a sin justifying death.)

[–] LiquidOcelot (2412) a year ago

I think almost none of them deserved to die. Did the actor who starred in a bad movie deserve to die?

[–] CalvinJarrett (462) a year ago

No, really none of them deserved to die. But that’s a separate topic. I was curious about that specific character’s backstory.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (17845) 6 months ago

"...He asked her to act like his daughter as he masturbated in front of her. Were we to sympathize with him?"

That's a hard 'NO'.

[–] CalvinJarrett (462) 6 months ago

Hey, HarlemEagle42, yes, either way it's weird what they stated he did. But I can not speak to what's appropriate for a parent to do in order to cope with the loss of a child. I can not fathom any of my children dying before me. I have a great deal of empathy for those who have had to deal with such a loss, and I would give them a fairly wide berth to do whatever they need to do to get through the rest of their lives.

Of course, if her death were brought on by him sexually abusing her and he's now using a prostitute as a surrogate for his deceased daughter, I have zero sympathy for him. And, yes, I can pretty much justify his demise in the movie. But the script is unclear. Their story would make a pretty compelling story in and of itself. And if any actress could take on that kind of a part, Judith Light would be the one.