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From: bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert)
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Subject: Re: St. Elsewhere, Nov 6 (SPOILER!)
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Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 16:30:17 EST
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> Would someone like to explain this "mad slasher" girl business? I had
> been assuming that what she had been snorting all along was cocaine. As
> far as I recall, that does not inspire such crazed violence. Maybe I'm
> wrong in that, but does anyone think it was supposed to be some other
> drug? (What is that one that caused violent psychosis -- PCP?) Also,
> the razor cuts don't appear to be deep enough to be fatal, so it is
> ironic that it is the plastic surgeon (with his excessive worship of and
> attention to the ephemeral and shallow concept of physical beauty) that
> got attacked in a manner designed to impair his appearance. 
> 
I didn't think it was the drugs (whatever they were) that led her to
slash him. When the guy was toying with the idea in the store she said
"Your new around here, huh"? Maybe she is nutso and he didn't know it?

Don't forget the house is reputed to be haunted. Maybe the devil made
her do it (sorry Flip).

> What about the "holding the blade in the mouth" business? Was the girl
> supposed to inspire vampire images?
> 
Funny you should mention that. When the blade first started coming out
of her mouth the ends were shinny like highlighted teeth. That was the
first thing I thought of too.

Bob Nebert   ___ sdcsvax!bmcg!bobn