Robert Armstrong wrote:
> >...are you quoting greek mythology now?
>
> Well, it did occur to me -- back to Homicide -- that Kellerman is Loki
> the red-haired fire god of Norse mythology. In the course of his
> appearances he comes to be regarded suspiciously because he's only half
> "god," coming from another department with all this suspicion of past
> behavior attached to him. As Loki foretells the fall of the gods,
> Kellerman almost brings down the department.
>
> >time...out.
>
> Good idea: go sit in the corner.
Red-haired? Kellerman's blonde. Reed Diamond's blonde. Or am I being
too literal? Fire god - well, he was on the arson squad, so I get
that.
For the record Robert, I kinda like some of the allusions you're
tracking down, even if I doubt most of the writers did all of it
consciously. Every now and then I'm sure they threw in some allusions
and drew some parallels, but I'd bet the bulk are coindiental. But
watching HLOTS can be like reading poetry: you get out of it what you
put in, so almost any allusions can be made. (Man, sometimes I really
miss analytical lit!)
Also - mentioning gods to morph might not be a great idea. As our self-
proclaimed idiot godlet, he tends to get a bit touchy when reminded
he's a godlet and not a full-fledged god. But if you need to distract
him, just set some drapes on fire.
La Reina,
wonderful how ath trivia stays in the brain, huh?
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