At 02:00 PM 9/26/2001 +0100, Una McCormack wrote:
I never see this sort of thing. I didn't notice until people on this list said it that Blake's injured eye can mean 1. a loss of clear moral vision and 2. a blurring of the lines between him and Travis.
And to take a determinedly pragmatic view of things, I can imagine the thought process leading up to the injury actually went more like:
Hmmm. I want Blake to have been through hard times in the interim, so let's make his appearance show that. Make him all scruffy and dirty. How about some physical damage? Changes that wouldn't normally be covered by his clothes would be best. Face or hands...you see faces on screen more. Facial scar. Not just one of those creases on a cheek/forehead/chin, want something more serious... Well, can't damage his mouth - would make delivering dialog hard. Can't deform his nose -- too likely to simply end up looking funny, and probably would screw up the actor's voice. Cut off an ear? Naw, mostly hidden under the scruffy hairstyle. Gotta be an eye.