Hmm. I didn't get that from Beth, who I thought was broadly quite sympathetic. I would agree that Gussie is problematic, and was one of the few characters who I didn't really feel was three-dimensional.
Interesting; that implies that my reaction to Beth was more about me than about the show, which is not necessarily surprising. My strongest memories of the show are from when I was 16-17, and though I have seen it as an adult at least once, it would have been 10 if not 20 years ago...
As for Gussie, she's way more 3D in this version than in the original, where she is pretty much a plot device and doesn't get anywhere near as much stage time. And that's the text, not just me. :)
I agree that in this version he clearly starts off angry at Frank -- indeed, it's quite clear that he's *been* angry at Frank for quite some time -- and is gradually losing his remaining self-control about it, rather than it being that sublimated at the start...
Yeah. And I do think that angrier-Charlie made for a slightly more 3D version of Charlie&Frank's relationship/storyline. So there's that.
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Interesting; that implies that my reaction to Beth was more about me than about the show, which is not necessarily surprising. My strongest memories of the show are from when I was 16-17, and though I have seen it as an adult at least once, it would have been 10 if not 20 years ago...
As for Gussie, she's way more 3D in this version than in the original, where she is pretty much a plot device and doesn't get anywhere near as much stage time. And that's the text, not just me. :)
I agree that in this version he clearly starts off angry at Frank -- indeed, it's quite clear that he's *been* angry at Frank for quite some time -- and is gradually losing his remaining self-control about it, rather than it being that sublimated at the start...
Yeah. And I do think that angrier-Charlie made for a slightly more 3D version of Charlie&Frank's relationship/storyline. So there's that.