When I realised the significance of the date of Pam's turning (right between the Black Death and the Great Earthquake of 1906), I knew I had to write something
( ... )
Some recapper called Pam the vampire Joanie Stubbs (from Deadwood), and I thought it was absolutely correct. I wasn't shocked or angered by the blatant emotional manipulation that Pam used to get Eric to turn her, because it was pretty evident to me that (a) she wasn't doing it in a fit of hysterics, but that it was, at least partly, a calculated risk that she look, and (b) Pam knows how to read men, even if they're undead, and I think she was fairly certain that this "honorable vampire" wasn't going to let her go easily
( ... )
I agree. I was surprised by it at first, but they'd pretty clearly set up a character who was highly aware of death, the inherent fragility of her situation, and so on. Eric was her best choice from a limited set of choices- it's obvious she didn't get that far in life by sitting back and waiting for a man to decide to protect her or raise her status. It seems like a passive act, a desperate lady mind-game, but what tools did women have in their arsenals back then? They were supposed to abide the rules. She forced his hand, the best way she had available to her.
I love them so, so much. The scene on the stairs just about killed me, but it makes sense. They'll never lose their bond- not really- but it frees Pam a little to be her own agent. I liked the look she gave Tara while she was sleeping- a little bit of that resigned maker responsibility creeping into affection. Their family line truly is different: that's not just Eric's pride talking.
It seems like a passive act, a desperate lady mind-game, but what tools did women have in their arsenals back then? They were supposed to abide the rules. She forced his hand, the best way she had available to her.
Right. Eric is nothing like Cy Tolliver, but I think that like Joanie ("Kill me too, Cy. Or let me go."), Pam had reached the end of her tether and saw this as perhaps her last change of getting out of this life that she detested. I find it strange that some viewers saw this as weakness in Pam, a contradiction to her sassy behaviour as a vampire, whilst Joanie's guts and determination were never questioned. Maybe they were forgetting that 1905 Pam is still a product of her times and her circumstances, and that it's irrational to expect her to behave in exactly the same manner as Pam does now.
Their family line truly is different: that's not just Eric's pride talking.Tara, girl, you have no idea (yet) how lucky you are. I half expected her to wake up during the Eric/Pam break-up scene (or admit later she overheard, and
( ... )
Comments 6
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
I love them so, so much. The scene on the stairs just about killed me, but it makes sense. They'll never lose their bond- not really- but it frees Pam a little to be her own agent. I liked the look she gave Tara while she was sleeping- a little bit of that resigned maker responsibility creeping into affection. Their family line truly is different: that's not just Eric's pride talking.
Reply
Right. Eric is nothing like Cy Tolliver, but I think that like Joanie ("Kill me too, Cy. Or let me go."), Pam had reached the end of her tether and saw this as perhaps her last change of getting out of this life that she detested. I find it strange that some viewers saw this as weakness in Pam, a contradiction to her sassy behaviour as a vampire, whilst Joanie's guts and determination were never questioned. Maybe they were forgetting that 1905 Pam is still a product of her times and her circumstances, and that it's irrational to expect her to behave in exactly the same manner as Pam does now.
Their family line truly is different: that's not just Eric's pride talking.Tara, girl, you have no idea (yet) how lucky you are. I half expected her to wake up during the Eric/Pam break-up scene (or admit later she overheard, and ( ... )
Reply
Leave a comment