Chapter 32 part 2: Captive Hearts

[zombeh-kitteh]

I have no doubt that eventually Scratch will get hers (and don't get me wrong, even though Burt is one of my top faves, so is she...despite the fact that she cut his finger off...).

What I love about Scratch (and I guess I should say more appropriately KC's writing and Jenna's acting) is that rage that's barely concealed in her voice, her whole demeanor reminds me of "a bow string pulled taut, about to snap" (put into quotations, b/c I'm pretty sure that this description has been used before in literature, and I can't remember who or what).

My Speculation:
I think KC is building up her death, because she's so vital to the story. It will be a auditory feast for the ears and a delight for the sick twisted imaginations of we listeners...it will be this way to honor her character and to make sure she pays for her myriad sins committed during this adventure.

In other words...epic.

I hope. (End of Speculation)

I don't like when they kill of good guys...but villians deaths are always satisfying, even if you don't want them to die. The bitter tears almost bewilder you..."Why am I crying? I hated that character!"

What really turned the tide for me is her revelation to Liz, followed by that horrific scene with Burt. The entire mood of the scene shifted from "two girlfriends talking baby-talk" to "incestual rape followed by abortion that went wrong followed by revenge that ended up scarring me for life" to "She's taking a real beating, I can still read her name on this piece, SLICE! off goes trigger finger, later Burt."

I was very confused. Conflicted about how I should feel about this woman. As a woman myself, I cannot honestly say that I blame her for what she did to her cousin...and I feel bad that it was that incident that led her to being scarred herself...and to some degree I admire her brutality because something that shouldn't have been broken inside her was and led her to become "Scratch." I want to know what she was like before that incident...I wonder if she was just a normal teenage girl, maybe in with the wrong crowd but still hadn't done anything truly terrible...? Or was she always a pyscho with a hunger for flaying flesh and laughing at the sight of blood? Was any of this nature vs. nurture? And I almost forgot about her brother...what role did he play in that incident, if any? What's their deal? He was the only other person she seemed to care about besides herself, so obviously he was important to her...maybe he was the only one who understood her?

She's so complex...what I love most about villians. Some are just straight up evil, but others have become twisted through time. I want to know more about her...but that doesn't change the fact that since we've known Scratch, all she's done is evil with Lizzie (and getting vengeance for John) being the exception.

[LiamKerrington]

I want to know what she was like before that incident...I wonder if she was just a normal teenage girl, maybe in with the wrong crowd but still hadn't done anything truly terrible...? Or was she always a pyscho with a hunger for flaying flesh and laughing at the sight of blood? Was any of this nature vs. nurture? And I almost forgot about her brother...what role did he play in that incident, if any? What's their deal? He was the only other person she seemed to care about besides herself, so obviously he was important to her...maybe he was the only one who understood her?

She's so complex...what I love most about villians. Some are just straight up evil, but others have become twisted through time. I want to know more about her...but that doesn't change the fact that since we've known Scratch, all she's done is evil with Lizzie (and getting vengeance for John) being the exception.

Yeah, her past remains a mystery as much as her personality. And that makes it very interesting to think about her.
And yes: she is complex. And way too much of a personality in order to be killed or simply to die in #32-3.

All the best!
Liam the short

[zombeh-kitteh]

Yeah, her past remains a mystery as much as her personality. And that makes it very interesting to think about her.
And yes: she is complex. And way too much of a personality in order to be killed or simply to die in #32-3.

All the best!
Liam the short

Yes, I completely agree...if and when she meets her demise, it certainly won't be anytime soon. I can see her being so tenacious that she outlasts most of the remaining cast.

She's one of the best parts of the show...

Cheers! ^_^

[Osiris]

I have no doubt that eventually Scratch will get hers (and don't get me wrong, even though Burt is one of my top faves, so is she...despite the fact that she cut his finger off...).

What I love about Scratch (and I guess I should say more appropriately KC's writing and Jenna's acting) is that rage that's barely concealed in her voice, her whole demeanor reminds me of "a bow string pulled taut, about to snap" (put into quotations, b/c I'm pretty sure that this description has been used before in literature, and I can't remember who or what).

My Speculation:
I think KC is building up her death, because she's so vital to the story. It will be a auditory feast for the ears and a delight for the sick twisted imaginations of we listeners...it will be this way to honor her character and to make sure she pays for her myriad sins committed during this adventure.

In other words...epic.

I hope. (End of Speculation)

I don't like when they kill of good guys...but villians deaths are always satisfying, even if you don't want them to die. The bitter tears almost bewilder you..."Why am I crying? I hated that character!"

What really turned the tide for me is her revelation to Liz, followed by that horrific scene with Burt. The entire mood of the scene shifted from "two girlfriends talking baby-talk" to "incestual rape followed by abortion that went wrong followed by revenge that ended up scarring me for life" to "She's taking a real beating, I can still read her name on this piece, SLICE! off goes trigger finger, later Burt."

I was very confused. Conflicted about how I should feel about this woman. As a woman myself, I cannot honestly say that I blame her for what she did to her cousin...and I feel bad that it was that incident that led her to being scarred herself...and to some degree I admire her brutality because something that shouldn't have been broken inside her was and led her to become "Scratch." I want to know what she was like before that incident...I wonder if she was just a normal teenage girl, maybe in with the wrong crowd but still hadn't done anything truly terrible...? Or was she always a pyscho with a hunger for flaying flesh and laughing at the sight of blood? Was any of this nature vs. nurture? And I almost forgot about her brother...what role did he play in that incident, if any? What's their deal? He was the only other person she seemed to care about besides herself, so obviously he was important to her...maybe he was the only one who understood her?

She's so complex...what I love most about villians. Some are just straight up evil, but others have become twisted through time. I want to know more about her...but that doesn't change the fact that since we've known Scratch, all she's done is evil with Lizzie (and getting vengeance for John) being the exception.

You had me at hello.

[Adventureless_Hero]

It's going to be a big jaw dropper when Scratch ends up being the one reading the journals at the very end of the story. She'll have slayed everyone in her path; opening the flood gates on Boulder, Colorado so the starving zombies could have a feast. She'll have killed Pinstripes, simply because he was in her way and she got tired of his shit.

The best part, she'll be reading the journals to her unborn baby, rubbing her baby bump with teary eyes. We'll never know who the father was.

Feck! Is it Monday yet?! I just want to know the reason for the assembly!

[LiamKerrington]

She'll have killed Pinstripes, simply because he was in her way and she got tired of his shit.

Hahaha! That would be awesome. "Clash of Titans" would get a totally new sense ... And especially the reason for killing pinstripes is so cool: "because he was in her way" ... Hahaha ... !

[UndeadSweeper]

It's going to be a big jaw dropper when Scratch ends up being the one reading the journals at the very end of the story. She'll have slayed everyone in her path; opening the flood gates on Boulder, Colorado so the starving zombies could have a feast. She'll have killed Pinstripes, simply because he was in her way and she got tired of his shit.

The best part, she'll be reading the journals to her unborn baby, rubbing her baby bump with teary eyes. We'll never know who the father was.

Feck! Is it Monday yet?! I just want to know the reason for the assembly!

Nope, it will be Skittles, the baby daddy and the new leader of the Zombies Hordes.

[Adventureless_Hero]

Damn brilliant prediction

^ this

[UndeadSweeper]

Damn brilliant prediction

^ this

Wouldn't this cause a move to Dunbar: better security, more weapons and food produce. If that happen I predict Pete won't make it, since he the only character that currently the only red shirt in party.

[Bullethead]

I was thinking that because Tardust is the one that is calling for the head count that perhaps we can expect bad news for Bricks, Lizzy, Burt, or Durai, IF this roll call even pertains to that situation brewing behind the scenes. Tardust was in the room when Scratch killed Angel, so if this roll call has anything to do with Bricks taking the tape to Durai, then I think the outcome will be in Scratch's favor.

But, I dunno. I'm thinking the roll call is just to get an idea of how many people they have so they can prepare for some kind of new objective. Maybe Burt cracked and they want to send a scouting party to Ft. Irwin? Maybe they are going to publicly execute Burt, or Durai, or Bricks?

Has anyone given thought to the posibility that Bixby is not the only one who witnessed Victor climb into the tanker? Perhaps someone has let word out that they have a stowaway and the reason for the headcount is to execute Gatekeeper and or Bixby.

I imagine if things really were better with Gatekeeper for the colonists, than executing him would be a big blow to the moral of the colonists who may have been holding out hope that he would somehow save them from the Mallers. So perhaps they know about Victor and are going to make a public thing about it, resulting in Gatekeepers punishment.