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Barbara's pills

posted 14 years ago by LollyMM
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I've seen this film many times and always wondered what Barbara's pills are. any ideas?

[–] profh-1 14 years ago

LSD ? One thing that seemed clear to me was that her taking the piulls caused her to become schizophrenic. As soon as she takes them, Lucy shows up. The first time I saw the story, I was taken completely by surprise at the ending. As it's the only story in the film without any supernatural elements, it's also, in a way, the MOST disturbing.

[–] WarpedRecord 12 years ago

Excellent point. Clearly she was having hallucinations, and the pills probably contributed to that (though I'm not familiar with LSD in capsule form).

[–] shellshock0714 9 years ago

One thing that seemed clear to me was that her taking the piulls caused her to become schizophrenic

Barbara wasn't schizophrenic -- she had a split personality which is something completely different.

[–] peteranderson975 12 years ago

I think it might have been some sort of amphetamine

[–] eightbitsofhorror 9 years ago

I'm late to the game but I always thought that the pills kept her from seeing Lucy which is why she didn't want her to take them.

[–] felstein 8 years ago

eightbitsofhorror, exactly! That was my interpretation as well.

[–] lord_kobel 7 years ago

But didn't her brother also want her to not take the pills?