May 20- How Do I Kill Thee? Let Me Count the Ways…
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I’m happy to hear that so many of you got into “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man”- especially since it was its farewell appearance on our show. A few people commented on the constant whining of Larry Talbot about how he wants to die-and how he felt that, in this film, much as energy could be drained from the Monster- HIS life force could be drained from him, finally giving him eternal peace.
Perhaps Larry failed to realize that the Monster had those handy electrodes protruding from his neck to facilitate the
Power drainage- what would they hook the jumper cables up to, in Larry’s case? (Supply your own joke here) Another idea had crossed our minds- if Larry really wanted to die, and regular bullets couldn’t do the job- and SILVER bullets were somewhat hard to come by- why couldn’t he take yet another tip from the Monster? You know, his old mantra- “fire bad?”
If Larry really wanted to die- couldn’t he set himself on fire, and get burned to a pile of wolf-scented ashes? Granted, it isn’t the most painless death, but, as dead-set (sorry) as he was on dying, you’d think he’d be willing to endure it to end his curse. But wait- even if he was a pile of ash- would the light of a full moon still restore him to his wolfen form? Even if the ashes were wind-strewn, would the moonlight make him pull together, like the Sandman in the Spider-Man comics and movie, and become the werewolf again? And- when the moon set- would it be a case of “ashes, ashes, we all fall down”- and he’d be fodder for an ashtray once again? Or- if the wind really sent his ashy bits to all corners of the world, would the moonlight create little teeny tiny werewolves (more like little killer shrews? Not the “Afghan hounds in masks”-sized ones from the famed movie- just “mini-me” versions!)
If a silver bullet could kill Larry and end his wolfism- couldn’t he just swallow a silver charm- and would that kill him, as the silver sat in his guts- or, would it just be one heck of a stomachache for eternity? Could he down some powdered silver dust, that would end up surging through his entire bloodstream, both poisoning him and ending the curse? Or- did it really have to be a bullet, propelled into his carcass? I would think not, since his silver-headed cane crashing on Bela’s skull in the original film pretty much did the poor lycanthrope in…
So- bottom line- was whining Larry just too busy bemoaning his fate to come up with ways to kill himself- or just not inventive enough?
I’m happy to hear that so many of you got into “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man”- especially since it was its farewell appearance on our show. A few people commented on the constant whining of Larry Talbot about how he wants to die-and how he felt that, in this film, much as energy could be drained from the Monster- HIS life force could be drained from him, finally giving him eternal peace.
Perhaps Larry failed to realize that the Monster had those handy electrodes protruding from his neck to facilitate the
Power drainage- what would they hook the jumper cables up to, in Larry’s case? (Supply your own joke here) Another idea had crossed our minds- if Larry really wanted to die, and regular bullets couldn’t do the job- and SILVER bullets were somewhat hard to come by- why couldn’t he take yet another tip from the Monster? You know, his old mantra- “fire bad?”
If Larry really wanted to die- couldn’t he set himself on fire, and get burned to a pile of wolf-scented ashes? Granted, it isn’t the most painless death, but, as dead-set (sorry) as he was on dying, you’d think he’d be willing to endure it to end his curse. But wait- even if he was a pile of ash- would the light of a full moon still restore him to his wolfen form? Even if the ashes were wind-strewn, would the moonlight make him pull together, like the Sandman in the Spider-Man comics and movie, and become the werewolf again? And- when the moon set- would it be a case of “ashes, ashes, we all fall down”- and he’d be fodder for an ashtray once again? Or- if the wind really sent his ashy bits to all corners of the world, would the moonlight create little teeny tiny werewolves (more like little killer shrews? Not the “Afghan hounds in masks”-sized ones from the famed movie- just “mini-me” versions!)
If a silver bullet could kill Larry and end his wolfism- couldn’t he just swallow a silver charm- and would that kill him, as the silver sat in his guts- or, would it just be one heck of a stomachache for eternity? Could he down some powdered silver dust, that would end up surging through his entire bloodstream, both poisoning him and ending the curse? Or- did it really have to be a bullet, propelled into his carcass? I would think not, since his silver-headed cane crashing on Bela’s skull in the original film pretty much did the poor lycanthrope in…
So- bottom line- was whining Larry just too busy bemoaning his fate to come up with ways to kill himself- or just not inventive enough?
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You certainly have a VIVID imagination - and speaking of which, I loved, loved, loved the "Just for Wolfmen" skit on this past weekend's movie. It was brilliant...and so helpful for those who need help dying! LOL!
BC