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So at this point on Whedonesque
Apr. 28th, 2009 12:37 pmIt appears that some of the commenters are specifically arguing for a conception of the imprints as separate personalities, and the original personality as essentially obliterated, so that the show will not be interpreted as being about rape.
Check out the views of Alan D.
He's making this argument despite the fact that in the very first scene, Caroline says that you can't erase a slate - something is always left behind - despite the fact that in Echoes it was canonically established that the original memories aren't removed but merely suppressed, and despite the fact that pretty much everything worth watching on the show concerns how the dolls' memories surface despite the wipes and despite the imprinting.
In other words, some commenters appear highly invested in an interpretation of the show that does not (in their view) require what's happening to be viewed as rape.
Check out the views of Alan D.
He's making this argument despite the fact that in the very first scene, Caroline says that you can't erase a slate - something is always left behind - despite the fact that in Echoes it was canonically established that the original memories aren't removed but merely suppressed, and despite the fact that pretty much everything worth watching on the show concerns how the dolls' memories surface despite the wipes and despite the imprinting.
In other words, some commenters appear highly invested in an interpretation of the show that does not (in their view) require what's happening to be viewed as rape.