That's exactly my problem. I think it's supposed make me think Dwight's weird, but I have no understanding of its implications. I thought Sherriffs were elected policemen with guns and things. So does it allow Dwight to pretend to be tough? Or is he actually answering phones and posting speeding tickets and thinking that makes him cool? I don't know. Dwight seems a bit more insane than pathetic to me. (And as an aside, I'm well impressed with your understanding the TA: I had to ask my mother's boyfriend to explain.)
I actually have no clue what a volunteer deputy would actually do in...where are they again? I don't really understand what the TA is, but just the way people responded to it I could sort of get how it was viewed vs. the way Gareth was trying desperately to present it.:-)
I'm not sure where you're coming from on Not!Dawn here. I don't think Pam's been portrayed as Christian -- maybe you're confusing her with Angela, a different recurring worker?
No, it was Not!Dawn. I just remember at some point when she was talking about pushing her wedding back I got the picture of her of wanting to be married in a church, etc. And when her boyfriend wouldn't let her go out she seemed to be asking him permission rather than just asking if he minded, and all this in my mind made her came across as someone who came from a background that included a lot of church. Not that she was a fundamentalist or anything necessarily, but more just the average kind. Religion itself was never mentioned.
I like all the guys in it, though, so I'd definitely prefer to like the show.
how it was viewed vs. the way Gareth was trying desperately to present it.:-)
I didn't even get the difference, though. I didn't have a clue what Gareth was on about. The first time I saw it I watched it with her boyfriend, and I had to ask why he was laughing. Seriously. So sad!
all this in my mind made her came across as someone who came from a background that included a lot of church
That didn't even occur to me. I'll have to look for it when I rewatch. I haven't noticed it in the rest of the series, but it's something I could've easily missed.
Well, like I said, church itself was never mentioned. It was more just me filling in a background for her based on one little thing that she said--and maybe if I saw more episodes I'd say oh, I was wrong about that. They were going for a different type. Her being Christian in the way I was picturing her wouldn't really make her stand out here.:-)
And having thought it over, I think I might not notice that kind of subtle cue towards Christianity because my family was fairly into the Church while I was growing up. Not anymore, but it is in my background, so it could feel normal to me, rather than something tied to religion. Sorry. I would actually kind of really like that, if so. If only as a contrast to Angela, who makes me *cringe*.
I actually have no clue what a volunteer deputy would actually do in...where are they again? I don't really understand what the TA is, but just the way people responded to it I could sort of get how it was viewed vs. the way Gareth was trying desperately to present it.:-)
I'm not sure where you're coming from on Not!Dawn here. I don't think Pam's been portrayed as Christian -- maybe you're confusing her with Angela, a different recurring worker?
No, it was Not!Dawn. I just remember at some point when she was talking about pushing her wedding back I got the picture of her of wanting to be married in a church, etc. And when her boyfriend wouldn't let her go out she seemed to be asking him permission rather than just asking if he minded, and all this in my mind made her came across as someone who came from a background that included a lot of church. Not that she was a fundamentalist or anything necessarily, but more just the average kind. Religion itself was never mentioned.
I like all the guys in it, though, so I'd definitely prefer to like the show.
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I didn't even get the difference, though. I didn't have a clue what Gareth was on about. The first time I saw it I watched it with her boyfriend, and I had to ask why he was laughing. Seriously. So sad!
all this in my mind made her came across as someone who came from a background that included a lot of church
That didn't even occur to me. I'll have to look for it when I rewatch. I haven't noticed it in the rest of the series, but it's something I could've easily missed.
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