[spoilers] Lucas and his tattoos

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Thanks! I'm just relieved anyone could make sense of it. By the time I read it back, it seemed pretty much like random word association. So I went to bed

(05-01-2011 01:39 PM)Byatil Wrote:  I was thinking that perhaps Lucas' tattoos were such an integral part of him because of the fact that his life is built on lies.

I'm going to say this, because I'm still too cross not to point it out AGAIN: I know this is what season 9 wants us to conclude. But the writing didn't give us (or the story) enough to go on to make this a logical conclusion within the narrative. If only there had been more effort put into demonstrating how the cognitive sustenance of Lucas-is-John actually functioned, we would be better able to establish a logic for the tattoos across seasons 7/8/9. As it is, we can't reasonably do this, because we haven't the necessary character information. I can't believe how annoyed I still (still!) am that the show is under the impression that "because we say so" is a good enough execution of rehtorical responsibility. It isn't. It just isn't

(05-01-2011 01:39 PM)Byatil Wrote:  ...he has learned to keep his mouth shut and not to give too much away, because as soon as he is void of information he is worthless.

Byatil, this is a brilliant turn of phrase. Can you expand on it? I'm really interested in your reading of this.