Thoughts on VM....

[conuly]

Somebody on my Friends List commented that she never liked how Duncan was presented, especially because (this was a few days ago, so forgive me if I misquote) detectives don't just take somebody's word for it when they claim that no, it was consensual, they never raped anybody.

But I'm not sure we're supposed to take Duncan's word for it. We know that Veronica wakes up with a torn dress that she clearly didn't have in anybody else's recollections. We know that in Duncan's recollection, she's far more awake and coherant than she logically should've been, given the amount of drugs and alchohol she ingested. We know that it's unlikely Duncan was as drugged as he claims to have been - he only had one dose, and he's far larger than Veronica is. Unless more people were slipping him drugged drinks, or he suddenly decided to take some himself, I think he's using "I was drugged" as an excuse to absolve him of responsibility for his actions.

We know that everybody else's recollections don't hold up when compared to what other people say.

We know that Veronica wants to believe she wasn't raped, and that Duncan wants not only for Veronica to forgive him, but also that he wants to believe that he's not a rapist.

Nowhere do the facts add up, to me, to the idea that we, the viewers, are supposed to just believe Duncan.

Veronica certainly does, but it's easier for her to believe him. Duncan... who knows what goes on in his mind? Whatever really happened, it's unlikely he'll ever stray from his story.

Do I like Duncan? Eh. I don't dislike him, anyway. Do I like his relationship with Veronica? Let's give that another eh on its own. Do I believe him in the events from last season? Are you frakkin' kidding me? I watched that episode twice, three times, and I never saw the evidence that we're supposed to believe his view of events more than anybody else's - only that Veronica wants to believe that view. And if she wants to, well, more power to her.

And now, I run to the store! Djusk' a!

Comments

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

Another possibility is that Duncan isn't exactly lying, but that he's remembering the past the way he wants to remember it. That seems more likely, as I think it's important to him to see himself as the "good guy" (which is partly why being under suspicion for Lilly's death and V's rape bothered him so much).

[conuly]

That's actually my prefered theory - that he's not lying as far as he knows. He's just not telling the actual truth.

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

Another possibility is that Duncan isn't exactly lying, but that he's remembering the past the way he wants to remember it. That seems more likely, as I think it's important to him to see himself as the "good guy" (which is partly why being under suspicion for Lilly's death and V's rape bothered him so much).

[conuly]

That's actually my prefered theory - that he's not lying as far as he knows. He's just not telling the actual truth.