I didn't like 'Hungry' much, but the third-person point-of-view is one that really works for me-- when, as you said, the narrations are from an outside observer. Because they are making these observations without context, the events-- even outwardly insignificant ones, like 'Thomas Hopkins' showing the deputy the back of his neck in response to the question of his identity-- become significant, portentous even. Although I have to admit my first reaction to the reveal at the end was one very vacuous WTF.
the assumptions we make about what story we're being told.
Kipler plays on that vagueness, the little fragments of what an outside observer can offer-- which are referenced often in the idea of a story made from pieces, threads. One of my favorite parts is the end of Part One, which ends: I looked at his face and again at their feet in a snow-melt puddle under the table, and wondered what lines ran between them. Scratch that--I love the way the entire idea is presented, those paragraphs preceding/ concluding a section.
I can hardly believe that this was actually written pre-Requiem.
Well, after seasons of near-death, undeath (okay, so it's not a word) and alien abductions Chris Carter has to up the ante. Season finales need major cliffhangers, and the options are a) character(s) is/are in dangerous, life-threatening situation, b) character(s) is/are in unknown, probably also life- threatening situation. a) is utilized pretty much every episode, b) to a slightly lesser extent. I think it was just a matter of time before it happened. /cynicism
Still, it is creepy to know this was written before Requiem-- the writing resonates with the general feel of the episode.
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Date: 2009-04-17 02:58 pm (UTC)the assumptions we make about what story we're being told.
Kipler plays on that vagueness, the little fragments of what an outside observer can offer-- which are referenced often in the idea of a story made from pieces, threads. One of my favorite parts is the end of Part One, which ends: I looked at his face and again at their feet in a snow-melt puddle under the table, and wondered what lines ran between them. Scratch that--I love the way the entire idea is presented, those paragraphs preceding/ concluding a section.
I can hardly believe that this was actually written pre-Requiem.
Well, after seasons of near-death, undeath (okay, so it's not a word) and alien abductions Chris Carter has to up the ante. Season finales need major cliffhangers, and the options are a) character(s) is/are in dangerous, life-threatening situation, b) character(s) is/are in unknown, probably also life- threatening situation. a) is utilized pretty much every episode, b) to a slightly lesser extent. I think it was just a matter of time before it happened. /cynicism
Still, it is creepy to know this was written before Requiem-- the writing resonates with the general feel of the episode.