COMMENT CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR FURTdlgrNovember 17 2010, 17:26:17 UTC
We don't know what Karofsky's issue is. Maybe he grew up in a household where the parents cheerfully discuss how deeply homophobic they are over dinner. Maybe his parents are fine, but his teammates are homophobic enough to make up for it. Maybe the fact that "gay" is still a synonym for "lame" has something to do with it. Whatever the case is, what we've got in Dave Karofsky is, like Kurt shouted, a scared little boy. Based on his previous appearances on the show, we know Karofsky's likely got a learning disability [see the blurb from "Mattress"], so it's probably hard for him to use his words. But what does he have to make up for it? The Fury.
THIS. From my spec post: I can only assume Karofsky's dad is an ex-Texan that's all about football and forced his boy to play a-la-Emiilo Estevez in Breakfast Club and if he EVER found out his son was gay he would pull a Quinn-dad-move and set the microwave timer to 30 minutes.....actually he might not get that courtesy. :/ and But yeah I dont think that Karofsky has EVER known how to
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The math looks alright to me, but I'm no expert either. XD
I pretty much agree with everything you said. Well said. :) I am both so excited and nervous for the next episode, I think we will have a much better idea of where they're taking this character after that, not to mention answers as to why he is the way he is. Given the way Max Adler has talken about the character I can't help but think he knows there are redeeming scenes in the future. I mean he knows what's in the episodes that are filmed, and he seems really positive and even excited about all this, so that makes me feel a little reassured that even if things first go very bad they will eventually get better. Or maybe I just read too much into things.
Given the way Max Adler has talked about the character I can't help but think he knows there are redeeming scenes in the future.
That's my hope exactly! And not just because I'm developing a big ol' celebrity crush on Max. I actually, genuinely care about Karofsky's redemption as a character. *maybe draws a few hearts, a little*
Me to. It's been a long time since I've felt this invested in a character on television, and cared this much about how their story goes. I think I'm just a sucker for redemption-type storylines, and when Max managed to do that whole kiss scene and fill it with so much raw emotion I was just blown away. I so badly want to see Karofsky change and grow. I think he's a very important character right now, if it's done right. And I'm way too nervous that they will screw this up.
THIS explains so perfectly why I'm so obssessed with Karofsky's arc (and why I've been writing more fanfic in a week than I did for for the past few years XD).
I just hope members of the Glee writing team are reading your post. Is it at all humanly possible? Sigh. Last night I worried that they thought we were invisible.
IDK about the writers, but Max Adler certainly seems to have been self-Googling up a storm the last eight days. :) I have some theories about how the bullying arc will play out, thanks to comments from Ryan Murphy, et. al. I think it's going to get way worse for both of McKinley's known gay students before it gets better. There'll probably be more threats/locker shoves/other violence on Karofsky's part, and heaps more angst on both of their parts. But Ryan mentioned in an interview that [highlight for possible spoiler] the bullying arc won't just fizzle out after a couple episodes -- it's definitely the overarching theme of this season [end spoiler], so... we'll see, I guess? I think there's hope for Karofsky's redemption, but I don't think we'll be seeing him walking down the hall holding Kurt's hand anytime soon.
I also wanted to bash my head against a wall, esp.
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THIS. From my spec post:
I can only assume Karofsky's dad is an ex-Texan that's all about football and forced his boy to play a-la-Emiilo Estevez in Breakfast Club and if he EVER found out his son was gay he would pull a Quinn-dad-move and set the microwave timer to 30 minutes.....actually he might not get that courtesy. :/
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I pretty much agree with everything you said. Well said. :)
I am both so excited and nervous for the next episode, I think we will have a much better idea of where they're taking this character after that, not to mention answers as to why he is the way he is. Given the way Max Adler has talken about the character I can't help but think he knows there are redeeming scenes in the future. I mean he knows what's in the episodes that are filmed, and he seems really positive and even excited about all this, so that makes me feel a little reassured that even if things first go very bad they will eventually get better. Or maybe I just read too much into things.
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That's my hope exactly! And not just because I'm developing a big ol' celebrity crush on Max. I actually, genuinely care about Karofsky's redemption as a character. *maybe draws a few hearts, a little*
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IDK about the writers, but Max Adler certainly seems to have been self-Googling up a storm the last eight days. :) I have some theories about how the bullying arc will play out, thanks to comments from Ryan Murphy, et. al. I think it's going to get way worse for both of McKinley's known gay students before it gets better. There'll probably be more threats/locker shoves/other violence on Karofsky's part, and heaps more angst on both of their parts. But Ryan mentioned in an interview that [highlight for possible spoiler] the bullying arc won't just fizzle out after a couple episodes -- it's definitely the overarching theme of this season [end spoiler], so... we'll see, I guess? I think there's hope for Karofsky's redemption, but I don't think we'll be seeing him walking down the hall holding Kurt's hand anytime soon.
I also wanted to bash my head against a wall, esp. ( ... )
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