In that original script, Thomas was also definitely much more of an active participant in helping Lucille kill his wives. And I think there was a mention he had killed the baby himself, since it was ill. However, with the rewrite I’d say he’s more on the side of thinking that everything they do is just so they can survive, and that it’s not really him doing anything bad if Lucille is just taking care of him just as she has always done.
Or so he thinks. Again, closing his eyes to the horror, just as he has managed all his life. You have it exactly right, with his not wanting to experience any discomfort by fighting. He’s been in denial for his entire life, and thinks what he has with Lucille is normal. In his mind, as you mention with the harem, he could make it work and everyone might be fine—deluding himself.
With the original script, I think the ways the ladies were killed were different, and at least one person had a name and city of origin change.
When it comes to their father, I do remember it’s definitely mentioned in the novelization. Lucille poisoned him with the tea over a period of time, until it weakened him enough for some sort of accident to occur when he was out of the house. First, he was killed. Then, later, Lucille killed Beatrice.
Yes, those deleted scenes were included on the DVD. For some reason, a lot of the time I haven’t seen that one included in uploads on Youtube, but I managed to find it;; skip ahead to 3:26, Lucille At The Piano.
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Date: 2018-12-03 02:57 pm (UTC)Or so he thinks. Again, closing his eyes to the horror, just as he has managed all his life. You have it exactly right, with his not wanting to experience any discomfort by fighting. He’s been in denial for his entire life, and thinks what he has with Lucille is normal. In his mind, as you mention with the harem, he could make it work and everyone might be fine—deluding himself.
With the original script, I think the ways the ladies were killed were different, and at least one person had a name and city of origin change.
When it comes to their father, I do remember it’s definitely mentioned in the novelization. Lucille poisoned him with the tea over a period of time, until it weakened him enough for some sort of accident to occur when he was out of the house. First, he was killed. Then, later, Lucille killed Beatrice.
Yes, those deleted scenes were included on the DVD. For some reason, a lot of the time I haven’t seen that one included in uploads on Youtube, but I managed to find it;; skip ahead to 3:26, Lucille At The Piano.