>>> in trying to please his family who will foreseeably forever take
>>> him for granted.
>>
>> Three words. Unresolved Issues.
>>
>> Just because he knows his family will take him for granted, doesn't
>> mean that the anguish is dealt with. This could be an emotion that
>> will haunt Malcolm forever. A life of never being worthy, never
>> being fit in his parents eyes. Yes, he's a genius, but the mental
>> trauma of living in that family will hold him back. His path at the
>> moment could see him sink into mediocrity, until he wins he parents
>> respect and sup****t and is seen as a valued member. When he gets
>> that, he gets back his self esteem.
>
> I can certainly vouch for all of that given my experiences. For the
> show, though, I think they may be able to mix that with an element of
> comedy a little better if they have him grow up to be successful to
> some degree, THEN have his family hold him back in many ways like
> running to him for every little thing (possibly asking for money most
> of the time) then still managing to take him for granted.
Hrm. Tricky one. You need to make him successful, yet not so successful
that he can say goodbye to his parents. Because if that happened, he'd
never get held back. mind you look at Francis, he's successful yet keeps
coming back, though he is moving forward with his life, he got
emancipated, and learned a lot of lessons, and is now successful. You
need to find an element that makes Malcolm reliant on his family for
things.
> Your scenario is what would most likely pan out in the real world,
> but for the sake of laughter or doing what MITM does - lampooning or
> playing off of anomalies or psychological caveats - we would have to
> see him finally get a break then have the family competing or
> reckoning with that as they visually chip away at it till somehow
> Malcolm does lose it and moves back home (Dewey leaks a secret paper
> he saw if Malcolm works for the Pentagon? Lois tells off a client or
> boss of his? Too many absences going home dealing with things?).
> Lots of possibilities there too.
Oh yeah, I like the idea of the interaction with Lois. 26 year old
Malcolm, still feels his mother has to fight his battles for him. Though
maybe we're losing track a little bit. Malcolm has to be reliant on his
mother. Without that reliance family ties can be broken a little. So he
shouldn't be too successful. But he has to be successful enough, that he
feels he deserves more respect which he never gets, and so falls into an
everlasting circle of hope and despair.
> There are many possibilities as you said earlier though. We could
> see Malcolm having a kid with a girl he likes more than she likes him
> and getting stuck with it. We could see him being a good parent and
> fighting a struggle with Lois, who might think he is too good of a
> parent. Seeing as how the kids are growing up and she is on in years
> having fewer children to boss around, she may try to horn in on
> Malcolm's parenting thinking he is "too good" of a parent causing
> some struggles or great storylines.
But if she thinks he was too good, she certainly wouldn't say it would
she? She'd just criticise, but never have a good word. Its like when she
talked about "I'd sell Malcolm down the river in a heartbeat" or
something. Which, I guess, in some respects is a really good compliment,
but at the same time, it sounds heartless and cruel.
> Anyway, I am sure that Malcolm has let much of his familial
> surroundings effect him emotionally. In real life, these are the
> kind of people who do what they're told, do what other people think
> is a good idea, stay inside the lines and boundaries, become what
> they think is a model citizen, and get nowhere fast. (Sort of what
> John Mayer eluded to in "No Such Thing (as a Real World)".)
Hey, have you been reading my diary? Not that I actually have a diary,
Im scared in case someone reads it and gets offended. :-)
> Malcolm
> perfectly embodies that oxymoron of great genius and personality with
> such an external locus of control, and however they decide to play it
> out should we see a fully adult (biologically) Malcolm will be full
> of these contradictions - op****tunities for success and happiness
> weighed down with the fear of indulging in it too much.
Contradictions, constant conflict. Ahh, I know it well. im always
analysing myself, checking what I do. I want to be the centre of
attention, but I want to blend into the crowd. I want to get noticed,
but I dont want to be stared at. I want responsibility, but I dont want
to be accountable. I want to be heard, but I can't speak in case I am
ignored.
>> Maybe I'm just venting my life.
>
>
> If you are anything like Malcolm (or like me, as I see myself like
> Malcolm in many ways) that just comes natural. :)
Doesn't really come natural to me. I have to feel confident before I say
anything. Im very unsure of anything that I say, I dont want to be asked
questions, I want to make sure my argument is correct and that I can
back it up. I want to be spontaneous, but I dont want to be reactionary.
Cya
Simon
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