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« on: May 29, 2016, 03:14:48 AM »
One of my favorite scenes comes later on. After much cajoling from Julia, Chris has finally agreed to visit his little sister at Wyndcliffe. He knows that he should but is nervous about facing Amy. Amy has genuine issues with abandonment. Her parents are gone and have been for some time. Her brother Tom who had been her caretaker died under questionable circumstances. It's not clear how close she is to be cousin Joe but apparently having him as a guardian was not an option. Chris did not come back to Collinsport until after Tom's funeral. Amy is withdrawn and distrustful and feels that Chris is there to ease his guilt and not much more.
This scene just aches. It establishes both Amy and Chris as damaged, without any supernatural angle. They come across as a real brother and sister and help to anchor DS in a level of reality that the program didn't always attempt.