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Manx believes children should remain children forever, while Vic is a teenager on the cusp of adulthood.
Even their respective superpowers are perfectly, diametrically opposed.
Vic can use the Shorter Way to find anything as long as its stationary.
And when Vic concedes that shes been dreaming about Manx too, he practically radiates with lust.
Its here that the hypocrisy of Manxs Victorian sexual mores really comes into the light.
NOS4A2doesnt even pretend Vic is considering this option.
(Instead, she vows to find the entrance to Christmasland and burn the whole place down.)
But its also an offer that comes at the end of a long string of rejections.
Her fathers new girlfriend doesnt want Vic around, and her dad seems to agree.
The safety of her school is haunted by the presence of Bing Partridge.
RISD, which seemed like her dream home, is almost certainly out of her reach financially.
Having successfully established Manx as a figure of menace, its time forNOS4A2to start raising the stakes a little.
As for the rest of the episode … well, theres just not a lot to say about it.
Craig continues pining for Vic from afar, and Drew continues succeeding with Vic from up close.
All of it is fine, if not a little perfunctory.
I understand that Vics story sounds crazy, and that a proper investigation takes time.
But Bings alibi is clearly rehearsed nonsense, and he doesnt have a single person to vouch for it.
