Yeah, it looks like a reflection of the ladder.
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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 I think there's a parallel between Woody's son and the Beav, both in how withdrawn and hurt they are and in how oblivious their elder siblings are.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.
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.I think you're right, there. I just was angry on Mac's behalf. When I thought it was a closet/beard issue, I just was angry that he'd use one of the few people who is decent to him as a beard.
But I don't think it's that simple any more. It's odd to change my mind so much, in just a few hours. When I was seeing people elsewhere expressing disbelief that Beaver could be gay, my initial reaction was, "Oh, stop deluding yourselves." Then I thought about the molestation issue, and 1000 lights went off in my head, at once. I still can't find all the switches.
I really liked this episode.
I'm having a wondering. Is Beaver the Mayor of Standoffia because him and Cordy've been at it and he's feeling guilty?
I can't put them together in my head (nor do I want to) but I thought I'd chuck the theory out there.