Wilt

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by scary_dream

I got the DVD so I FINALLY understand what's going on in this thread!!!

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Why did Frankie sound SO unhappy when she said she had to take Wilt to the prom? I mean, of course, I'm sure she really wanted a human to ask her, but still, I'd MUCH rather take a true gentleman like Wilt to the prom than some last-minute high school student. At least she gave him credit for being a really good dancer though...

Here's my theory, for what it's worth, and PLEASE, Frankie fans-understand that I like her a LOT, as much as I can like any female character, so I'm not putting her down. I have been her age, and like her, I was a social outcast who was shunned by my peers for various reasons, so I can relate to her predicament. Here goes...
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Even though Frankie is now 22(or 23), and she is a responsible and intelligent person, she still sometimes thinks like a teenager, and has the same priortities that a high school student will. You will notice that the whole reason behind her showing that video to Bloo was so she could get to go shopping in the mall again, and shopping in a mall is something very, very important to her at this stage in her life. I was the same way at her age. Being popular, or at least being accepted, by her peers is also very important, and she does not want to be seen doing something, or be seen WITH someone, that might cause others to think negatively of her. Simply put, that little lesson she learned in "Frankie My Dear" didn't stick. Throw in Bloo's evil(no other word for it; Satan himself could not have been more slick in twisting around a person's intentions and using them against that person)manipulations and taking advantage of her emotions, and you have a situation where she is going to inevitably say things she doesn't really mean. She was all set to tell off her grandmother, the person who raised her AND provides her with a paycheck and free room and board even now, so is it any surprise that she'd act so disappointed at her prom date? Eventually, Frankie is going to have to make that leap of intellect that her so-called friends, her high school peers, are really no better off or happier than she is. She needs to see their relationships crumble, needs to see some of them ruined by drugs, alchohol and abusive relationships over time, as I've seen with my former classmates. I think that Frankie really knows that Wilt is ten times the gentleman as any of those high school boys who shunned her and made fun of her back in high school, but she's still not out of that high school mentality herself, not yet. She still has some growing up to do, and Bloo, unfortunately, isn't helping with that at all.

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