Based on what we know now

[UnPRePared]

I implore all of you to watch the movie Gaslight starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotton.

It's where the term comes from, and for an older film taking places in the 1800's, its tone and atmosphere is strikingly modern.

Watching it again recently with Mal, I thought back to Pat. Just because ones an idiot doesn't mean they don't know how to manipulate.

 

[Riccardo Bosi]

I advocate for a #SaveNiki movement. Nobody should say anything bad about her. She's just a regular gal who has been victimized by a psychopath.

And imagine what details we could get from her should she one day spill the beans.

 

[Harry Powell]

Someone text her, ask if she’s safe, I’ll pay for her to stay somewhere else

 

[guest]

Here's something to consider. Fat has never once said "OK hun, I'm off to work. See you tonight" the sentence every man who has ever lived with a woman in modern history has said, with the exception of criminals, ghetto filth and royalty. Think about that. She's left the house to go to "work," if you can call it that. He never has. Not once in their relationship. That alone counts as some kind of abuse in my book.

 

[FranksWirecutters]

Someone text her, ask if she’s safe, I’ll pay for her to stay somewhere else

Patrick probably doesn't let her use her phone except under supervision. I can see him reading all of her texts and deciding which ones she's allowed to read. He's a psycho.

 

[Riccardo Bosi]

Agreed. No more jokes about Niki. We have a hostage situation on our hands.

No more posts about that Niki guy.

 

[guest]

Nope, instead it's "I'm off to the bar, you better be here to feed and peg me upon my return."
I did not sleep well last night fretting for that poor fucking woman.

Only one man can save her. And his name...is Steve Cox. #TrustInCox

 

[guest]

She's left the house to go to "work," if you can call it that. He never has. Not once in their relationship. That alone counts as some kind of abuse in my book.

There was that 6 hour shift at Target...

Edit: She was probably so happy and proud of him. Even if it was just a cashier's job at Target, at least he was going to work. He was going to have a regular paycheck and be able to contribute to the household bills. I bet she was floating on air all day, happy for once in the relationship. Imagine the crushing depression when 6 hours later he had already quit. "Retail is just not my speed, child".

 

[TorqueWheeler]

I implore all of you to watch the movie Gaslight starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotton.

It's where the term comes from, and for an older film taking places in the 1800's, its tone and atmosphere is strikingly modern.

Watching it again recently with Mal, I thought back to Pat. Just because ones an idiot doesn't mean they don't know how to manipulate.

Solid flick.