so much so that I was a bit shocked when Orrie showed his darker side.
Re-reading FDL for this discussion, I noticed (as I hadn't, before) Orrie being quite dark during their "attack" on the women in the car. Orrie's the one who plays the major bad guy, and he's very verbally frightening and aggressive (which is why he's the one who gets bitten *g*). I know that was his task, to make her believe that the bad guy was ending her obligation to him--but in hindsight, it's very interesting that he was the one chosen (or who volunteered) to play that role, and that he did it so well.
I'm wondering if Archie's dislike for Orrie, as a character beat, somehow came along hand-in-hand with the development/emphasis of the possessive side of Archie's nature (specifically meaning possessive of Wolfe). Since a major source of friction between Archie and Orrie is the idea of Orrie angling for Archie's job/role, and Archie pretending to be blase about it while being obviously tense.
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Date: 2010-04-06 01:44 am (UTC)Re-reading FDL for this discussion, I noticed (as I hadn't, before) Orrie being quite dark during their "attack" on the women in the car. Orrie's the one who plays the major bad guy, and he's very verbally frightening and aggressive (which is why he's the one who gets bitten *g*). I know that was his task, to make her believe that the bad guy was ending her obligation to him--but in hindsight, it's very interesting that he was the one chosen (or who volunteered) to play that role, and that he did it so well.
I'm wondering if Archie's dislike for Orrie, as a character beat, somehow came along hand-in-hand with the development/emphasis of the possessive side of Archie's nature (specifically meaning possessive of Wolfe). Since a major source of friction between Archie and Orrie is the idea of Orrie angling for Archie's job/role, and Archie pretending to be blase about it while being obviously tense.