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First off I have to say that I loved the opening with the Tupperware party, I just like it is so common. Something people would actually be doing haha.

Oedipa’s character is really very interesting, especially with her nightmares causing her to have trouble sleeping. And going to see a therapist who prescribes her tranquilizers to sleep yet she refuses to take them. But what is even more interesting is that upon an episode she calls him in the middle of the night and then when the nightmare is brought up Mr. Hilarious asks her not to describe it. Then goes on about some new pill being made and wanting he to be apart if it when she is already unwilling to take what she is given.

Also when she is at the lot and faced with that younger boy who wanted to be a musician thinking that all she wanted from him was…ya know. And she grabbed the TV antennas as a way to defend herself from him. Then upon him realizing that wasn’t what she wanted he backed off which helped her to calm down. Oedipa gives off this vibe that she has to be ready at any moment to take down anyone who might try to hurt her.

Then later on when she meets Metzger she feels that he is too gorgeous to be an actual man, that he must be an actor. Oedipa’s character is extremely paranoid, and very frantic. While sharing a glass of wine with Metzger he tells her that as a child he was an actor and randomly one of his pieces of work pops up and they watch it together and Metzger even sings along. For a moment Oedipa thinks that Metzger was in cahoots with the guy at the cable company putting this is show on specifically for that moment.

Although as they drink more Oedipa becomes less, well her current self, and becomes more relaxed with Metzger. Obviously drinking does her some good.

I just really like Oedipa’s character and all of the changes in emotion that we witness as they story goes on and how she reacts to situations based on her circumstances and what we know about her as a character.