I circled them.
Are those kids (in the van) behind some sort of bars--like a cage?
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I circled them.
Are those kids (in the van) behind some sort of bars--like a cage?
I think those vertical lines are just a reflection.
Yeah, it looks like a reflection of the ladder.
What ladder?
Oh, the ladder on the back of the van? No. There are too many lines and they're different.
I thought they were a reflection of the lit-up church on that side of the van.
Oh, maybe. I don't freaking know.
I don't even think Beaver is gay now, or at least, I don't think that's the point. I think he was sexually molested, probably by Woody Goodman.
I'm with you on the sexual molestation rather than gayness. I think there's a parallel between Woody's son and the Beav, both in how withdrawn and hurt they are and in how oblivious their elder siblings are.
Did you notice how bitter he sounded, when he rebutted Mac's implication that he might be unexperienced?
I also think he might be trying to take down both Woody Goodman and Kendall, in one move, with the incorporation thing, and the land deals, etc., too.
He may well have some sexual issues, and maybe even questions about his orientation, but I don't think gay/not gay is going to be the point of his story.
I didn't jump immediately to sexual abuse as the reason (though it makes complete sense), but I definitely felt sorry for Beaver rather than angry in that last scene with Mac. For me, there was definitely a sense that he wasn't trying to hurt Mac as much as he was trying to get away from the conversation and where it might go.
Poor Woobie.