Really good character development in the first scene with Judith and Carl. I think that Judith had some very contradictory feelings about Quentin; she hates how he behaves, but on some levels cares about him, and she seems to genuinely mourn him. Carl's (for want of a better term) soliloquy is quite a departure for the jolly joker. There's a lot of venom and pent up rage there -- he really seems to HATE Quentin and sees this as a chance to say everything he's thought for years, but was too afraid of retaliation to say. There seems to be no caring or regret at all. Karlen played this very well, making it fit with the Carl we've already met. And in the recurring pattern of irony that runs through this storyline, Carl's hate and lack of mourning is very ironic considering [spoiler]Quentin's regrets over Carl's death later.[/spoiler]
I agree, the writers really seem to have thought out the sibling relationships in this family, as we see a lot of these feelings and reactions carrying forward throughout the storyline.
David Henesy did a great job with this. He behaved the way you would expect, denying it. And the very poignant statement "now I'm all alone" implying that he felt Quentin was his only friend -- and we know even as he loved the boy, he was using him for all he was worth.
Anyone get the feeling that the stock coffin wasn't QUITE the fit for Selby? Best I can tell we never see Q full length in the coffin, just partial shots.
On an LOL note, in the coffin it's real obvious that the makeup artists used what my friend Joan (who studied to be a makeup artist in England) called "the purple eyeshadow of death" -- and with a liberal hand.
And Midnight -- Can't agree more about the scene with Quentin in the rocker. VERY spooky even now.
Jeannie