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« on: July 10, 2016, 10:12:06 PM »
I agree with you that having Claire more involved would have been much nicer. Just like you, I love Nancy's work. Though the sad thing is that when the script gave Claire material in which Tracy confides in her about Quentin (Scenes 81 & 82), DC decided that he wasn't even going to shoot them, much less include them in the film. Plus DC also left the scene of Quentin, Alex, Tracy and Claire discussing Angelique in the gallery (Scene 87) on the cutting room floor. So, sad to say, I have a strong impression that even if the script had had Claire more involved, DC wouldn't have used it, either by not shooting it or leaving it on the cutting room floor.
And as for Alex, it's established in the never shot Scene 82 that Alex and Quentin have always been really close, something Charles and Gabriel apparently never were, so that may be why Quentin never sees Alex as a rival. And as far as Alex vs. Gerard goes, all but one oblique reference to Gerard having been Angelique's ghost's lover before Quentin shows up never made it into the film. It would have been much clearer why Quentin singles out Gerard as Gabriel's counterpart if they had - not to mention it would have also been much clearer as to why Gerard goes after Tracy (as revenge for Quentin replacing him in Angelique's, uh, affections) - but no! Character stuff is not where DC's priorities lied.