Dawn of the Living Dead needs to burn for eternity. I see Treywreck as a self-serving opportunist and manipulator who may have protected Ryan on occasion, when it was convenient for him- and when they were much younger, but who used Ryan for his gain and Ryan's detriment while lying to him and stringing him along. Ryan would have been so desperate to be tolerated and to have an escape from catering to Dawn and trying to placate whoever was darkening the doorstep that he would have easily fed Treywreck's ego up until a certain age and tried to shadow him. My guess? By about age 8-9, Ryan's superior intelligence and moral compass would have far surpassed a 12-13-year-old Treywreck's and that, along with the way people responded to Ryan, would have fueled the jealousy and hatred that Ryan didn't allow himself to see. He needed to believe that someone could care about him and see value in him. Obviously, that wasn't the case since we saw Treywreck prepared to sacrifice Ryan from the very beginning when he knew full well that Ryan had no inclination or desire to follow in his footsteps. Then he place him in danger to save his own neck and we know how he betrayed him before flat out pulling a gun and shattering him. The strangulation and attempted bludgeoning just iced that yummy cake.
Kirsten might not have wanted to have any sympathy for Ryan since she was so prepared to view him as a no-good criminal and just wanted to blame him for forcing his own mother to throw him out. She never stopped to consider what could be involved. She was also, obviously, very sheltered and kept Sandy's job separate. Seth wouldn't have a clue- and still doesn't- because if it's not real to HIM specifically, it's not real in the truest sense. Sandy has no excuse. He worked in and around the legal and social systems for how many years? The family had how many resources both professional and financial at their disposal? Right from that revelation, and from what he had to suspect, he was telling Ryan that the behavior was justifiable on some level and that they didn't care enough to want to know- that he didn't matter enough.
I'll take a look at the prompts. There are some great stories and character analyses here. Anytime there are challenges to face, that's the foundation of great drama and interaction and how could someone not be attracted to Ryan as he battles so much with that innate grace and dignity- even if he sees himself as damaged goods even more than he did before. And we know he certainly did already...
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Date: 2006-11-01 11:24 pm (UTC)Kirsten might not have wanted to have any sympathy for Ryan since she was so prepared to view him as a no-good criminal and just wanted to blame him for forcing his own mother to throw him out. She never stopped to consider what could be involved. She was also, obviously, very sheltered and kept Sandy's job separate. Seth wouldn't have a clue- and still doesn't- because if it's not real to HIM specifically, it's not real in the truest sense. Sandy has no excuse. He worked in and around the legal and social systems for how many years? The family had how many resources both professional and financial at their disposal? Right from that revelation, and from what he had to suspect, he was telling Ryan that the behavior was justifiable on some level and that they didn't care enough to want to know- that he didn't matter enough.
I'll take a look at the prompts. There are some great stories and character analyses here. Anytime there are challenges to face, that's the foundation of great drama and interaction and how could someone not be attracted to Ryan as he battles so much with that innate grace and dignity- even if he sees himself as damaged goods even more than he did before. And we know he certainly did already...