The creepy boy is... - American Gothic (2016) Discussion

[–] mikebourkefan 8 years ago

I have always liked creepy little kids in horror. but you are right it was nice seeing Jack pull that doll out of his bag instead of a dead cat from his Neighbor. that would have been horrible😠

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[–] LovingBooks 8 years ago

Well, the teeth were awful enough for me to shiver for a nice long time. How gross-- but how did he even get in there to get them? In that neighborhood, with the lady being as paranoid as she is, she'd surely have an alarm system and keep the doors locked.

Just a pet peeve of mine, but it's that old saying--the devil is in the details. He's a weird kid and I hate the way he acts. He needs to be in a residential school someplace that has room for his psycho parents.

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[–] pmbeatlefan 8 years ago

Ummm..... did you not see him crawl in through the cat door?

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[–] LovingBooks 8 years ago

Ohhhh, no!!! I missed that! I need to go back and see that again-- thanks for telling me that. I wondered so much about it!

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"Let's eat Granny!! Let's eat, Granny!!"
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[–] LovingBooks 8 years ago

Ohhhh, no!!! I missed that! I need to go back and see that again-- thanks for telling me that. I wondered so much about it!

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"Let's eat Granny!! Let's eat, Granny!!"
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[–] WanderingGriz 8 years ago

He is certainly the main reason I am quitting. His story line just highlights the overall ridiculous writing and characterizations in this show, but the kid -- and his ongoing bloodlust and animal abuse that is treated as a joke (and that would have had his family reported to child protective services long ago) have sealed the deal. I'm out.

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[–] lahscious 8 years ago

My thoughts exactly - Unless someone puts him in a cage...

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[–] TakeUpReel 8 years ago

Unless someone puts him in a cage...

Ha! :)

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[–] pmbeatlefan 8 years ago

(and that would have had his family reported to child protective services long ago)

Really? And who would have reported him? As far as we know, this is the first time Jack's done anything like this. Obviously, they didn't tell the truth to the vet, and they have admitted nothing to the neighbor. So who would call child protective services?

And it's not treated as a joke. It's setting up his psychopathy. Most serial killers and psychopaths have a history of harming animals in their youth. They aren't writing it into the story for humor.

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[–] Tree_Woman 8 years ago

And it's not treated as a joke. It's setting up his psychopathy. Most serial killers and psychopaths have a history of harming animals in their youth. They aren't writing it into the story for humor.

Exactly. Anyone who watches "Criminal Minds" knows the homicidal triad; cruelty to animals, fire-starting and bed-wetting after a certain age. And, additionally, the four factors of behavior; genetics, brain chemistry, psychology and environment.

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[–] WanderingGriz 8 years ago

The looks the family members threw each other certainly indicated that they were treating it as a joke, not the audience members, most of whom are well aware that animal abuse is one of the key signs of future psychotic behaviors. This also would not have been the kid's first foray into such activities, though perhaps teachers or doctors or what have you would not have bothered to honor their "reporting" mandates because they were dealing with the offspring of a high-profile, politically connected family.

As for whatever happened with this as the show progressed, I have no idea, because I stopped watching.

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[–] pmbeatlefan 8 years ago

The looks the family members threw each other certainly indicated that they were treating it as a joke

Then you are watching a different show than I am

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[–] vesdaris 8 years ago

The boy is the best part of this mediocre show ;))

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[–] ThresholdDweller 8 years ago

I don't understand how you can say that he's just a plot point for bringing the parents back together. It's plainly obvious that he is a budding serial killer himself, and that he inherited whatever gene/chromosome/mental malfunction that runs in the family blood. I can understand some people finding him annoying, but you can't look past the fact that his behavior is critical to the story line.

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[–] LovingBooks 8 years ago

Inherited that gene, yes, or witnessed someone doing something so traumatizing that he now acts out in an awful way!

In my career as a teacher, I've had kids that had the most horrifying behaviors, and when I researched their files I would often find out
they had seen something awful. Maybe this kid Jack has seen his whack-job mother and/or father do something creepy, and it made him freaky now...it's a thought!

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"Let's eat Granny!! Let's eat, Granny!!"
Punctuation matters.

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[–] TakeUpReel 8 years ago

I don't understand how you can say that he's just a plot point for bringing the parents back together.

I didn't say that he's "just" a plot point for bringing the parents back together. There could be other reasons. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

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If vampires hate "plus signs" - imagine how they feel about the "square root" symbol.