10-28-2024, 10:13 AM
The Haskle kid stood as an example to my mind:
An example of base manipulative insincerity... a closeted bully... a model of disingenuousness. A "user" of people.
I thought that was the 'intent' of the character in the show.
They never glamorized his behavior, and often showed it's contrast with the more stolid obliviousness of his buddy, for whom Eddie's behavior went right over his head.
It became clear through the lens of 'the' Beaver... (I always found it weird that they referred to him that way... not "Beaver" but The Beaver.")
An example of base manipulative insincerity... a closeted bully... a model of disingenuousness. A "user" of people.
I thought that was the 'intent' of the character in the show.
They never glamorized his behavior, and often showed it's contrast with the more stolid obliviousness of his buddy, for whom Eddie's behavior went right over his head.
It became clear through the lens of 'the' Beaver... (I always found it weird that they referred to him that way... not "Beaver" but The Beaver.")
