Ah, I see what you meant and agree. I'm glad you mentioned Martha in this context too, because Martha is a perfect example of showing how Philip preyed on her weaknesses and then inexorably seduced Martha into betraying everything she believed in, and all for 'love.' We got to see all of that play out over the years. Elizabeth did the same thing to Paige. She preyed on Paige's obvious neediness and desire to 'do good' and turned her into an unquestioning puppet. Only we didn't get to see that process at all. Even Pastor Tim told Paige to read Marx before Elizabeth did. Millions of people are capable of agreeing with Marx's insights into the flaws of capitalism without reacting by becoming a Soviet spy. But here with the show's most central storyline and characters, the show jumped over this most crucial part of the story and just presented it as a fait accompli three years later.
I actually have to wonder just how much of Elizabeth's ideological training that Paige even believes. All Paige ever really wanted was not to be alone and for her parents to love her. Maybe she doesn't really believe any of it and is just agreeing with whatever BS Elizabeth says just to stay by her mother's side. It makes more sense to me that Paige has become so dysfunctional that she actually doesn't believe in anything at all and only cares about getting constant approval from her mom because that fills up the emptiness inside of herself. Elizabeth could tell her that Lenin was Santa Claus and Paige would gaze at her with shining eyes and say, "Yes he is! Whatever you say, Mom!"
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Re: Paige's conversion
Date: 2018-05-12 05:57 pm (UTC)I actually have to wonder just how much of Elizabeth's ideological training that Paige even believes. All Paige ever really wanted was not to be alone and for her parents to love her. Maybe she doesn't really believe any of it and is just agreeing with whatever BS Elizabeth says just to stay by her mother's side. It makes more sense to me that Paige has become so dysfunctional that she actually doesn't believe in anything at all and only cares about getting constant approval from her mom because that fills up the emptiness inside of herself. Elizabeth could tell her that Lenin was Santa Claus and Paige would gaze at her with shining eyes and say, "Yes he is! Whatever you say, Mom!"