Normal People
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Im intrigued by the changes made to Lukass character here.
(Marianne, however, says his comprehension is excellent.)
If she breaks the rules, she gets punished later.
The game doesnt end when the sex is finished, the game ends when she gets in the shower …
He tells her bad things about herself.
And she feels like nothing, an absence to be forcibly filled in.
Its this stretch of the book where Marianne is beyond passive, just totally numb.
Or if audiences wouldnt tolerate the vaguely-kinda-sorta-consensual submissiveness of this already-prickly female protagonist.
Perhaps this is just my bias as an American viewer, though!)
Connell is still at Trinity.
You dont always have a good radar on that.
The eloquence that has … Im so moved.
He asks if he could get her to reconsider.
I really like you, he tells her, and she pinpointsthatas the problem here.
What does she want?
The opposite of that.
Viewers here whove also done the reading, what do you make of it?
Is this a kosher improvement or TV messing with whats canon?
Meanwhile, Connell and Helen are doing fine.
Dont ask the question if you dont want the answer!
Connell is crushed that Marianne isnt coming home for Christmas.
Over Skype, Marianne unconvincingly tells Joanna that shes doing fine.
Lukas tells her he has this idea for a photo he wants to take of her.
When she gets to his place she just sits on a mattress on the floor.
Is thatpartof their game, her protesting?
Or does she really want out?
We have no idea!
Can someone just give this girl a safe word?
As he ties up her wrists, Lukas says, This is what you wanted.
OKAY BUT IS IT?
Im trying to imagine the market for this photograph and feeling nauseous and depressed.
