His Divine Shadow
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Originally posted by Reveal7:
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Aleck I sincerely apologize for not spelling Aleck correctly.
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Oh, hey, no problem. I’ve been called worse than “Alex.” [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img] Common mistake.
quote[quote][b]Perhaps it’s more like fantasy, comedy, science fiction.[/b][/quote]
That’s *precisely* what it is, actually. A nice combo of all three. Not that the genres of fantasy, comedy *or* science fiction can’t deal in matters theological (C.S Lewis’ Narnia chronicles, [i]Dogma[/i], or [i]The Divine Invasion[/i] by Philip K. Dick for example). Just that [i]LEXX[/i], I feel, shouldn’t be viewed in that same category of allegory or metaphor.
quote[quote][b]It also seems that we are in agreement that this is just a friendly discussion.[/b][/quote]
Agreed.
quote[quote][b]So, on that note, if you would just answer one little, nagging question that I have, purely for curiosity sake; Who do you think hired Prince? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img][/b][/quote]
I’m using the terms “job” and “hired” loosely, to suit the comparison between Prince and the early biblical concept of Satan. I don’t see Prince as actually having filled out an application for the job, or having been chosen by someone else to perform it. There’s been no implication that there is a figure in [i]LEXX[/i] to equal JHVH, and you’d think that they’d run into him somewhere on Water (being omnipresent and all). I still think that Fire works best when you take into view the notion that Fire is an authoritarian bureaucracy (with Prince being the CEO), and that Water is an anti-authoritarian realm, with no one really in charge. Prince, rather than being assigned to a job, is a figure that serves a function. He exists because a need for him exists.
quote[quote][b]I hope you know that I very much enjoy reading your posts, as well as DalekTek790’s and everyone elses. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img][/b][/quote]
Oh, now, there’s no need to go buttering me up. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img] Ditto here.
–Aleck