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Herod didn't even acknowledge his son (Kid) as he was dying.

posted 14 years ago by metalhead4life
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What a cold hard man Herod was; didn't even give his Son (Kid) the acknowledgement he was so desperately seeking from his Father - even after he shot him and saw him lay bloody and dying, with his hand reaching out to him.

Edit 9/9/16: Yes, Herod does show remorse. I never said he didn't. The original thread I started here is about Herod not acknowledging his Son (kid) as he lay there dying, reaching his hand out to Herod. At that moment, Herod could have accepted his hand and acknowledged his Son, which is what Kid wanted so desperately. Herod did acknowledge it after Kid died to Ellen

[–] Brandestoc 9 years ago

I think that was the point. He was cold and heartless. But he was also prideful and arrogant.
Maybe deep down he wanted to acknowledge his son and reach out for his hand but didn't want to appear weak in front of people. It was his arrogance/pride in the end that kept him from doing the right thing.

[–] lcplthomasc 8 years ago

not acknowledging Kid made swallowing what he had just done a lot easier. though the other characters didn't see it, I think Herod showed some signs of emotion about the situation.