That's a question I thought about again last week, too. We never see the driver, and there is a sinister kind of inevitability in it being Gene.
Personally I hate the idea and love it at the same time, and you've done a wonderful job with it here.
The past would happen just like it was supposed to.
And Sam was gone for good.
That moment of finality is so moving; until now we can think that perhaps Gene has watched 2006!Sam moving up in his career, keeping an eye on him, gaining some comfort from his presence in the world. And now Gene will never see him again even at a distance, and all the best times are behind him.
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Date: 2008-07-31 09:36 pm (UTC)Personally I hate the idea and love it at the same time, and you've done a wonderful job with it here.
The past would happen just like it was supposed to.
And Sam was gone for good.
That moment of finality is so moving; until now we can think that perhaps Gene has watched 2006!Sam moving up in his career, keeping an eye on him, gaining some comfort from his presence in the world. And now Gene will never see him again even at a distance, and all the best times are behind him.
Lovely job, thank you.