Well, without putting too fine a point on it, you can read his character as severely traumatized (possibly sexually) as a child, with the associated sexual identity problems often associated with said trauma. I don't know if that's specifically how Wes Chatham is playing the role, but it certainly seems that way to me. Which is, in effect, quite accurate to the observed effects of sexual trauma on male children.
You’ve got it 100% right. Lots of the Amos-isms are a result of severe childhood trauma including forced childhood prostitution. They did a really good job portraying just how screwed up in the head he is in the show without making it silly. Read the short story “the churn” if you want to know more.
Well, without putting too fine a point on it, you can read his character as severely traumatized (possibly sexually) as a child, with the associated sexual identity problems often associated with said trauma. I don't know if that's specifically how Wes Chatham is playing the role, but it certainly seems that way to me. Which is, in effect, quite accurate to the observed effects of sexual trauma on male children.
You’ve got it 100% right. Lots of the Amos-isms are a result of severe childhood trauma including forced childhood prostitution. They did a really good job portraying just how screwed up in the head he is in the show without making it silly. Read the short story “the churn” if you want to know more.