What did you like about this script?
I thought the writer’s take on the Hand of Glory myth was interesting and I liked that the writer made it a hand of a witch and not that of a thief as it is commonly believed to be. I would have liked it if the writer expanded on their perspective of the hand a bit more and explained why most believed the hand aided thieves to steal when in each flashback those that come in contact with the hand are all killed.
The consistent paranormal and folklore elements in the script that play out in the past and in the present was great. It helped establish that there was something not quite right with the Whitby town, which seemed to extend beyond the Goth Week time frame. The writer does a good job of countering …show more content…
Since Hayden discusses what happened on page 67 to Chris word for word it defeats the purpose of creating a flashback scene to the incident.
Shifting to Mary’s character, on page 51, I understand that Marry has discovered Leap is leaving for the New World with Lily, but why is there no indication that Lily and he were a couple before this? It was around this plot point that Mary’s history and her actions that followed began to seem out of place and random.
For instance, if Lily is leaving why does she warn Marry about a gypsy curse? Has Lily cursed her, and if so why? Lily has Leap so there does not appear to be any reason for her to curse Marry.
Another confusing detail was the fact that Mary is categorized as a vengeful spirit when her motivations and her actions canceled each other out. Mary was guilty of her crimes and killed those who she felt most wronged against, Leap and Lily, so why is she so determined to kill complete strangers after her death as the Hand of Glory? In addition, if Leap was killed, how is he Graham Leap's great grandfather when Mary also killed Leap’s late wife and their
I thought the writer’s take on the Hand of Glory myth was interesting and I liked that the writer made it a hand of a witch and not that of a thief as it is commonly believed to be. I would have liked it if the writer expanded on their perspective of the hand a bit more and explained why most believed the hand aided thieves to steal when in each flashback those that come in contact with the hand are all killed.
The consistent paranormal and folklore elements in the script that play out in the past and in the present was great. It helped establish that there was something not quite right with the Whitby town, which seemed to extend beyond the Goth Week time frame. The writer does a good job of countering …show more content…
Since Hayden discusses what happened on page 67 to Chris word for word it defeats the purpose of creating a flashback scene to the incident.
Shifting to Mary’s character, on page 51, I understand that Marry has discovered Leap is leaving for the New World with Lily, but why is there no indication that Lily and he were a couple before this? It was around this plot point that Mary’s history and her actions that followed began to seem out of place and random.
For instance, if Lily is leaving why does she warn Marry about a gypsy curse? Has Lily cursed her, and if so why? Lily has Leap so there does not appear to be any reason for her to curse Marry.
Another confusing detail was the fact that Mary is categorized as a vengeful spirit when her motivations and her actions canceled each other out. Mary was guilty of her crimes and killed those who she felt most wronged against, Leap and Lily, so why is she so determined to kill complete strangers after her death as the Hand of Glory? In addition, if Leap was killed, how is he Graham Leap's great grandfather when Mary also killed Leap’s late wife and their