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Panhandle's rape

posted 8 years ago by the_editor76
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I remember how traumtized I was when Panhandle got raped. That scene was so shocking when I saw it in the 90s.

After binge watching the series for the last two days and that scene came up, it was not as traumatizing as I remember. Sadly, perhaps I've become desensitized because of such horrific scenes we see in recent TV shows and movies. I can think of The Sopranos, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and every third scene of Game of Thrones as being more graphic.

What I do realize is that the only result I was happy with all those scenes was Lisbeth Salander's response. She refused to be a victim and taught her rapist a lesson. She had her bath, didn't report it but made a plan, a very very nasty plan.

Off topic, I remember how cool Fitz was because somehow as he says himself - he hasn't got the best body type - but somehow he seduced Panhandle. I was thinking when I first saw the series: A smart fat guy who got the hot chick? How awesome is that!

Fave scene of the series - from To Say I Love You.

House is about to blow, Fitz walks out and Panhandle is screaming at him to run. Fitz run? Yeah, good luck with that Panhandle.

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[–] poninion 7 years ago

Good observation. As a rule I've always looked away and muted (if I have the option) during rape scenes because I decided long ago, when I began learning self-defense, that I did not want to be "conditioned" not to fight back. Now that you mention it, I realize I've been looking away more and more over the past 2-3 decades.

Since I just saw that episode (Men Should Weep), I also have an off-topic observation that relates to your off-topic point about Fitz running: He did kind of toddle quickly when he was rushing home because his wife was in danger.