Do you think Marie Lubbock is stereotypical as a nun?
For the Heather Langenkamp fans, did you think her role of Marie Lubbock is stereotypical? Post your thoughts.
shareNo, I always thought the reason Marie was that way is because she's a mama's girl. Let me explain. In the first episode, when the girls first arrive at St. Auggie's, during their meeting with Fr. Hargis, they each give their age. Marie says she's 16, then Cindy says that she and Wendy are twins and they are 15, only a year younger than Marie.
Here's what I think happened. Graham and Elizabeth had Marie. Then, when she was only a few months old, Liz gets pregnant again. Then to top it all off, there's twins. And let's not forget that on the pilot episode Connie said she
was 14. So when Marie was just two years old, she was the oldest of four kids. So now, sensitive little baby Marie has to fight for attention from not just one, but three baby sisters, including a newborn.
They also probably laid that "You have to be the responisble big sister" crap on her. That's a lot to lay on a little girl. She was probably overwhelmed by it all. She was desperate for the love and affection for her mother, and would do whatever she needed to to get it.
She saw how religious her mother and took that to the nth degree, becoming the good little christian soldier. Then the kids just kept on coming, and Marie became seemingly more and more pious, when deep down all she really wanted was her mother's love. An example of that was when Marie went off to join the convent. When they finally got there, she looked at Elizabeth and said "I just want you to be happy".
So, in response to your query. Do I think Marie is a stereotypical nun? No, she's just a scared little girl.
I have become the monster you were intended to be.
Yes, it does...
...but in the "Heartbreaker" episode, how come Marie had to dress all slutty to impress Rick Potter before he died? Would her Christianity affect on her sluttiness?
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What a thorough analysis! :D It really made me think about how to reply to the original post.
My answer: I don't think that Marie is so simple a character to be either *just* a stereotypical pious, devotional Catholic girl or *just* an insecure daughter desperate for her mum's attention. For one thing, it doesn't fit with the whole premise of the show.
Yeah, the writers (and Heather) certainly played up the comic aspects of being the overly pious eldest sister of a huge Catholic family. So on the one hand, they are open to the charge of stereotyping one way or another, but on the other hand, they get to affirm that anything "damaging" about the way any of the children were raised (e.g. the lack of attention that you pointed out Marie must have suffered as a child) can be overcome with a good sense of humour and a good sense of family.