Episode 7 Discussion

[lwhite53]

(12-12-2009 09:16 PM)femaleBertieWooster Wrote:  

(12-12-2009 08:03 PM)Silktie Wrote:  I have one gripe though; to me the fact that Ashok is only 17 makes that speech he gave the guy at the end really unbelievable. Such tremendous political and human insight is highly unlikely to come from someone so young. And also, I thought they wimped out of killing the bad guy at the end.

Ashok was living that political/human situation. On first hearing nothing jumped out as insight a politician could only have (or not have as the case may be.)

Ashok's age could have been a problem in the way you reference Silktie if the writers hadn't done such a good job of setting up the character. The first time we meet him, he comes across as intelligent, articulate, thoughtful and savvy. I had no problem believing anything he said throughout the ep, especially after hearing about his efforts and problems finding someone to play football with -- he's had to grow up quickly and he's found wisdom through his struggles. He's nobody's fool though, as we hear quite clearly in his interactions with Lucas.