tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post1384134636762577935..comments2024-01-31T02:49:46.927-06:00Comments on Castle Inanity: Outtake #8: From "Just Say the Word, Trouble"Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-48589375477189567262010-08-05T15:23:09.237-05:002010-08-05T15:23:09.237-05:00So with all this talk of therapists, I'm just ...So with all this talk of therapists, I'm just wondering when Dr. Futurama will be making a return?mxpwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-39387425812409422452010-08-05T14:48:30.477-05:002010-08-05T14:48:30.477-05:00Wow - dialogue with the author! This is amazing so...Wow - dialogue with the author! This is amazing so thanks! That said, don't think you have to respond to this one as it's just my imagination, running away with me.... (courtesy of the Temptations)<br /><br />As hard as it has been for you to write the therapy sessions for Chuck, I have enjoyed them - especially the last one. You give us so many insights.<br /><br />I thought about Truth,PeterOinNJhttp://twitter.com/PeterOinNJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-36898567366389295122010-08-05T14:42:34.213-05:002010-08-05T14:42:34.213-05:00I guess all the comments are coming out because we...I guess all the comments are coming out because we all sense and/or know a big corner has been turned.<br /><br />'How Sarah didn't break down in tears at hearing that, I don't know. Oh wait... :) ' ;) Indeed!<br /><br />'Out of everybody in Fates, I think Sarah's had the hardest act to juggle, really, wanting Chuck to get better so badly and yet continually having to askOldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-46512967797644292512010-08-05T12:24:17.309-05:002010-08-05T12:24:17.309-05:00Wow, okay, the post comments exploded overnight wh...Wow, okay, the post comments exploded overnight while I was going all LA Confidential (thanks, CJ) on my team. Let's see if I can field these appropriately:<br /><br />OD - It's a rough balance, showing enough of the agoraphobia to let people know that, yes, Chuck is very, very damaged, yet not turn them off by the severity of it. I think my approach to it, and this I can probably get Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-47675825159327157292010-08-05T11:06:39.599-05:002010-08-05T11:06:39.599-05:00Hey Frea, thanks for taking so much time to respon...Hey Frea, thanks for taking so much time to respond to these posts. I appreciate the insights so I went back and reread Chapters 23 & 14 and I do see how Chuck knocked her off of that pedestal in both chapters. And it wasn't an accident - Chuck knocked her off when he needed to. She knew it too.<br /><br />Which of course got me thinking about the last chapter - did Sarah just get knockedPeterOinNJhttp://twitter.com/PeterOinNJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-8424527427880360232010-08-05T09:24:43.802-05:002010-08-05T09:24:43.802-05:00Frea many moons ago I worked in a psych hospital. ...Frea many moons ago I worked in a psych hospital. I have often thought how important Sarah is to Chucks recovery. Thank you for making sure Sarah doesn't try and fix Chuck. If she did their relationship would probably never work. So I guess I'd be in the camp that would have Chuck continuing to go to the dr. <br /><br />You can see how much Chuck has improved in his illness. Frea, I BDaddyDLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12039707733553657930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-27067210983169563582010-08-05T09:20:53.926-05:002010-08-05T09:20:53.926-05:00Ayefah it would be more dramatic if the readers co...Ayefah it would be more dramatic if the readers could see how serious Chuck's condition is by having Sarah confront Bryce about it. <br /><br />If she tore a strip out of Bryce laying Chuck's condition/situation at Bryce's feet such a moment would serve several purposes. It would remind the readers how tough it has been for Chuck. It would clarify Sarah's feelings for Bryce and OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-14276184955952811442010-08-05T08:06:42.206-05:002010-08-05T08:06:42.206-05:00Ah yes Chapter 23 - my favorite moment to date:
...Ah yes Chapter 23 - my favorite moment to date: <br /><br />"Because I've broken my sister's heart enough."<br /><br />Such a powerful moment.OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-63302594051943048152010-08-05T06:12:02.737-05:002010-08-05T06:12:02.737-05:00'I hope Chuck gets over his squeamishness abou...'I hope Chuck gets over his squeamishness about being touched by other people... '<br /><br />LOL. Indeed!OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-49628225369135583732010-08-05T04:17:52.421-05:002010-08-05T04:17:52.421-05:00"Next thing I know, you’ll be telling them ab..."Next thing I know, you’ll be telling them about the fact that Chuck ends up in prison and—DARN IT, I did it again."<br /><br />He's going to run into a guy named Tea-bag, right?<br /><br />I hope Chuck gets over his squeamishness about being touched by other people...mxpwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169374944969495531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-90055697482168967962010-08-05T02:15:34.746-05:002010-08-05T02:15:34.746-05:00Frea i just have to say that i absolutely love the...Frea i just have to say that i absolutely love the way you are doing your story! I think the route you have taken is absolutely unique and write it so incredibly well!! I love the fact that Chuck sees Sarah as this God because lets face it, we all kind of see her as one. But just the simple fact that Chuck doesnt see the signs that she has given him cracks me up! And i love the spin you put on rmastersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-47929486556772330892010-08-04T23:26:58.236-05:002010-08-04T23:26:58.236-05:00I think that more trips to the therapist might act...I think that more trips to the therapist might actually help with the acceptance of the fact that Chuck has psychological problems, by putting more of an emphasis on the recovery narrative.<br /><br />It would, on the other hand, be hellaciously hard to write, though if anyone can do it well it's you. And I totally think it's possible - one of the great X-Men movieverse fics is a Ayefahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-47007238796557103562010-08-04T22:03:23.117-05:002010-08-04T22:03:23.117-05:00Interesting Frea. Totally get what you are doing ...Interesting Frea. Totally get what you are doing with Chuck and the agoraphobia. It does seem that how debilitating it can be and how long the recovery can take have not been conveyed with enough vigor hence the readers who find Chuck too incompetent. Something you may want to consider revisiting in some form? Just a thought. <br /><br />So the reboot is temporary eh? Most intriguing.<br /><OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-69671120232048657542010-08-04T20:54:03.474-05:002010-08-04T20:54:03.474-05:00Comment Part 2:
Now, I want, briefly, to touch on...Comment Part 2:<br /><br />Now, I want, briefly, to touch on the subject of Chuck’s agoraphobia. I view the coughing catharsis (I really like that term for it) as a temporary reboot, similar to something we saw in “Ring II.” There’s only so many times you can sucker punch your main character before he breaks down into an incoherent jumble of words and tears, so I needed something to stabilize Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-2830888022234408362010-08-04T20:53:14.211-05:002010-08-04T20:53:14.211-05:00LA - Yep, I'm happy the Bungalow is slowly gai...LA - Yep, I'm happy the Bungalow is slowly gaining ground, as there are several fun things about Randy that I would love to reveal in that story, and of course, Sarah Walker's tired emotions are all over the place. And I agree with you about being glad Chuck was alone when his brain finally allowed him to process all of the stimuli he had received. Poor Sarah. It took him something Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-53927308515245179922010-08-04T16:39:11.557-05:002010-08-04T16:39:11.557-05:00As I said mxpw, sure Frea has something even bette...As I said mxpw, sure Frea has something even better planned.<br /><br />"It may seem like a lot of time has passed, as we're 33 chapters in, but it's really only been about two months since Fates started. The fact that Chuck and Sarah are this far along in their development is pretty amazing."<br /><br />Totally understood and agree. I am a journey versus destination guy so OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-401955933145133772010-08-04T15:47:08.883-05:002010-08-04T15:47:08.883-05:00Man, sometimes it sucks talking about Fates becaus...Man, sometimes it sucks talking about Fates because I know all the answers and yet I'm unable to say anything. I can't go, "Yes, yes, yes, maybe, no, Batman, he likes pickles, yes, no." You get the idea.<br /><br />All I have to say is, OldDarth, is that everything you listed will probably be touched on, even if only obliquely, at some point in the upcoming narrative. But mxpwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-29378987107799823442010-08-04T15:13:42.190-05:002010-08-04T15:13:42.190-05:00And if I had to guess what is in store is:
a) Chuc...And if I had to guess what is in store is:<br />a) Chuck's self worth issues<br />b) are they both interested in just about a physical relationship or something long term - potential for misunderstanding? <br />c) the upcoming gun battle<br />d)the reappearance of Bryce - whose most endearing/aggravating? characteristic is to show up at the worse possible moment.<br /><br />These are the OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-16520424920801107532010-08-04T13:20:52.743-05:002010-08-04T13:20:52.743-05:00Chuck is going to get better. Eventually. Or at le...Chuck is going to get better. Eventually. Or at least I like to think so. But like with most emotional and psychological problems, it's a very gradual process. I like to think that Fates is as much a story about Chuck's mental healing as it is anything else. It's not going to happen quickly (obviously, 33 chapters in and it's still there!) but it's going to happen, I think.<brmxpwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-11404122124358003562010-08-04T09:31:28.273-05:002010-08-04T09:31:28.273-05:00Apparently I have a proclivity for interchanging e...Apparently I have a proclivity for interchanging enough and often so we are even Pete.OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-89502655802768711252010-08-04T08:23:18.476-05:002010-08-04T08:23:18.476-05:00Hey Lou, what can I say. I'm a victim of Spell...Hey Lou, what can I say. I'm a victim of Spellcheck Dependency. but now that you mention it - a looser Chuck could be - entertaining?PeterOinNJhttp://twitter.com/PeterOinNJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-35140927336711842922010-08-04T08:09:12.154-05:002010-08-04T08:09:12.154-05:00Good point Pete ie - Chuck's lack of self este...Good point Pete ie - Chuck's lack of self esteem, wanted to mention that too. Though a 'looser' Chuck might not be a bad thing Pete. ;) <br /><br />Also want to add further to my earlier point about the published version feeling truer because it honors the characters in contrast to the outtake version which shows up in fan fiction far too enough. Usually a sign of fanfic writing OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-62104886723948281572010-08-04T07:53:13.351-05:002010-08-04T07:53:13.351-05:00"Chuck's a whole different kettle of trou..."Chuck's a whole different kettle of trout." Never having had a kettle of trout before, I do agree with Lou that Chuck's cluelessness is due in part to having put Sarah on a pedestal - but also think that his self worth is still about as low as it can get. In his mind he must be thinking that he is sooooo unimportant, soooo worthless that they put him in Siberia because they PeterOinNJhttp://twitter.com/PeterOinNJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-15046927477431432242010-08-04T05:59:16.532-05:002010-08-04T05:59:16.532-05:00Also with Chuck's fit is that his coughing cat...Also with Chuck's fit is that his coughing catharsis? Will his agoraphobia no longer be an issue?OldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-62814630861236191272010-08-03T18:00:19.455-05:002010-08-03T18:00:19.455-05:00Yes Chuck's feelings are indeed going to be in...Yes Chuck's feelings are indeed going to be interesting. It is pretty clear that his cluelessness is due in part to having put Sarah on a pedestal and hence out of his reach.OldDarthnoreply@blogger.com