Big revelation in Clock Tower novels **SPOILERS**
Mar 16, 2007 15:28:06 GMT -5
Post by synonymous on Mar 16, 2007 15:28:06 GMT -5
OK, as I said in the Clock Tower novels thread, I've been reading a bit ahead in Helen's book and have snuck peeks at the endings and whatnot. In doing so, I've come across an assertion that...well, would seem rather major in the scheme of things. It's common to all the endings, so it's not a one-time anomaly like the "Barton was the only Scissorman" idea from Helen's D ending.
One could dismiss it as the independant idea of a rogue author. Someone at the Don't Cry Jennifer forums, though, posted observations on the drama CDs which correlate with this idea - meaning, that it probably came from the director, as it pops in multiple places across the Clock Tower sidestories. (From reading the footnotes in the novel and CDs, he also seems very enthusiastic about and personally involved in the spin-offs; he also states in the novel footnotes that he used the books as depositories for material they couldn't fit in the game.)
Please note that this is a big spoiler for the imcompletely-translated CT novels. (The endings, though, have enough surprises to spare, so this isn't a complete spoiler for them.)
Ready? Here we go.
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Jennifer is a Barrows. Her mom was a Barrows. Edward states that they summoned Walter specifically, only because he was Jennifer's father, when the twins were born; apparently, he wasn't the closest or best doctor, as Ed openly mocks the idea of Walter being first choice when it came to obstetrics.
Now, to theories. Is there a male/female dichotomy in the Barrows family? The males go on to be Scissorfolks, while those associated with the female line have to be blood sacrifices - Jennifer on the cross, Walter with his eaten hand. Or...
If you read the novels, Barton's "therapy" for Jennifer is more like torture, getting her to relive the event again and again. He's trying to turn her. This would make sense as to why Edward let him in on the whole scheme; he needs someone who can get into her psyche and give him his "oneechan". (There's a big "you're one of us, Jennifer, or you're dead" plot in the novels.)
I dunno if I like this. On one hand, it does explain and flesh out a few things about the storyline - why Walter's body is in a "special place", another dimension to Scissorman's obsession with Jennifer and Barton's participation. OTOH, I didn't order Halloween with my CT, and it takes Jennifer from "ordinary girl" to "the fated one", which I don't really like.
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One could dismiss it as the independant idea of a rogue author. Someone at the Don't Cry Jennifer forums, though, posted observations on the drama CDs which correlate with this idea - meaning, that it probably came from the director, as it pops in multiple places across the Clock Tower sidestories. (From reading the footnotes in the novel and CDs, he also seems very enthusiastic about and personally involved in the spin-offs; he also states in the novel footnotes that he used the books as depositories for material they couldn't fit in the game.)
Please note that this is a big spoiler for the imcompletely-translated CT novels. (The endings, though, have enough surprises to spare, so this isn't a complete spoiler for them.)
Ready? Here we go.
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Jennifer is a Barrows. Her mom was a Barrows. Edward states that they summoned Walter specifically, only because he was Jennifer's father, when the twins were born; apparently, he wasn't the closest or best doctor, as Ed openly mocks the idea of Walter being first choice when it came to obstetrics.
Now, to theories. Is there a male/female dichotomy in the Barrows family? The males go on to be Scissorfolks, while those associated with the female line have to be blood sacrifices - Jennifer on the cross, Walter with his eaten hand. Or...
If you read the novels, Barton's "therapy" for Jennifer is more like torture, getting her to relive the event again and again. He's trying to turn her. This would make sense as to why Edward let him in on the whole scheme; he needs someone who can get into her psyche and give him his "oneechan". (There's a big "you're one of us, Jennifer, or you're dead" plot in the novels.)
I dunno if I like this. On one hand, it does explain and flesh out a few things about the storyline - why Walter's body is in a "special place", another dimension to Scissorman's obsession with Jennifer and Barton's participation. OTOH, I didn't order Halloween with my CT, and it takes Jennifer from "ordinary girl" to "the fated one", which I don't really like.
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