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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does Barrow have some sort  of STD?[/quote]

No.  He's trying to cure himself of the gays.[/quote]

I would appreciate that story line more if they had shown him wrestling with his attraction more. Except for the Bateses, all the staff are celibate, so Barrow isn't anything special.

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Original PP here. I agree that it doesn't make sense really. He's never seemed ashamed or regretful of his feelings. [/quote]

I think because he was in love with Jimmy, who is now gone.  Maybe this is his way of trying to get over him?
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I think Thomas has most definitely seemed remorseful and mortified that he is gay.  Those are the scenes in which I feel so much empathy for him and where he shows his true vulnerability.  When Jimmy realized that Thomas was gay and reacted with such utter revulsion, Thomas's self-loathing was palpable.  And now, with this chemical castration story line, he's trying so hard to rid himself of those feelings.  As nasty as he can be, my heart aches for him.  [/quote]

ugh.  I hope you aren't in line to marry Charles Manson, too.  (teasing you ;-)

Mr. Carlson was the one who expressed his distain in pretty harsh terms.  To be fair, Jimmy acted "with such utter revulsion" because he awoke to find Thomas ready to kiss him.  That stuff is really scary--getting woken up with some unauthorized person in your space.  Some roommate of mine did that to me once--I woke up and she was sitting cross-legged on the foot of my bed, gazing at me, for god knows how long--and it's been 30 years and I'll still never forget it--it still gives me the creeps.  It's a little unbelievable to me that Jimmy would have ever gotten over it, and admirable that he did.

Another PP made an interesting point, that if they're all supposed to be celibate, what does it matter?  I mean, the Anna/Bates thing is really unusual, so if staff are not supposed to marry--or fall in love--why would Thomas care so much?  If he "fixed" himself he'd just be lusting over women, which is still not allowed, apparently.

This to me is the more fascinating and weird thing I learned from DA.  That the underclass were denied even a mate or family. That to me is just wild.  Like going into a priesthood or nunnery.[/quote]

I don't think they weren't allowed to date or marry, they just didn't have the time for it.  They didn't get much time off back then.  [/quote]

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