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* {{Narm}}: [[spoiler:When Randall Flagg rapes Nadine, many readers found the description of his cold, cold semen to be more funny than horrifying.]]
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** [[spoiler:When Randall Flagg rapes Nadine, many readers found the description of his cold, cold semen to be more funny than horrifying.]]]]
** The intro scene that shows all the dead staff at Project Blue is extremely eerie and effective, except for one guard who died while playing ping pong, but his dead body is positioned in a way that comically defies gravity. Some of the dead scientists also look like they're just taking a nap from the way they're sitting in their chairs.
** [[spoiler:When Randall Flagg rapes Nadine, many readers found the description of his cold, cold semen to be more funny than horrifying.
** The intro scene that shows all the dead staff at Project Blue is extremely eerie and effective, except for one guard who died while playing ping pong, but his dead body is positioned in a way that comically defies gravity. Some of the dead scientists also look like they're just taking a nap from the way they're sitting in their chairs.
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** In the novel, Larry's mother tells him his singing makes him sound black. Larry is being played by Jovan Adepo, who is black in the second miniseries.
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** In the novel, Larry's mother tells him his singing makes him sound black.black, and several others who hear the song think this to the point that it's a running gag in his first chapter. Larry is being played by Jovan Adepo, who is black in the second miniseries.
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of shoehorning references to the Coronavirus in works that are centered around pandemics/deadly diseases. With that in mind, there are very little similarities between COVID-19 and Captain Trips other than the fact they both cause respiratory illnesses. As Stephen King himself noted, the latter is a bioweapon that nearly caused the end of human civilization. In comparison, the former has a relatively low fatality rate (roughly 3%) and is not nearly as difficult to contain. The fact that the novel may induce paranoia whenever there is an outbreak is already described under Paranoia Fuel and Realism Induced Horror.
of shoehorning references to the Coronavirus in works that are centered around pandemics/deadly diseases. With that in mind, there are very little similarities between COVID-19 and Captain Trips other than the fact they both cause respiratory illnesses. As Stephen King himself noted, the latter is a bioweapon that nearly caused the end of human civilization. In comparison, the former has a relatively low fatality rate (roughly 3%) and is not nearly as difficult to contain. The fact that the novel may induce paranoia whenever there is an outbreak is already described under Paranoia Fuel and Realism Induced Horror.Deleted line(s) 10 (click to see context) :
* HarsherInHindsight: The superflu is even scarier following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. [[ParanoiaFuel Nasty cough you've got there.]] Though [[https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1236782826911150080 King himself doesn't quite see it that way.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: The superflu is even scarier following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. [[ParanoiaFuel Nasty cough you've got there.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: The superflu is even scarier following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. [[ParanoiaFuel Nasty cough you've got there.]] Though [[https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1236782826911150080 King himself doesn't quite see it that way.]]
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* HarsherInHindshight: The superflu is even scarier following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. [[ParanoiaFuel Nasty cough you've got there.]]
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* RealismInducedHorror: Whenever there's a major wave of sickness going around (such as SARS or the Coronavirus), the beginning part of The Stand with a disease killing 99% of the population starts seeming much scarier (and more plausible) than Randall Flagg's supernatural menace.
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According to this ATT, all Draco In Leather Pants entries must cite specific works where the trope occurs, otherwise it violates the wiki's policy about general examples.
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According to this ATT, Ron The Death Eater should be treated the same as adaptation tropes: listed only on articles for the fan fics in which they are found.
, Ron The Death Eater should be treated the same as adaptation tropes: listed only on articles for the fan fics in which they are found.Deleted line(s) 10 (click to see context) :
* DracoInLeatherPants: Specifically, Creator/JameySheridan as Randall Flagg in the miniseries. There's a ''reason'' people wanted him back as Flagg in [[Film/TheDarkTower the adaptation]] of ''Franchise/TheDarkTower''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[BeastMan Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be a coincidence...
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* HilariousInHindsight: The HilariousInHindsight:
**The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[BeastMan Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be acoincidence...coincidence...
**In the novel, Larry's mother tells him his singing makes him sound black. Larry is being played by Jovan Adepo, who is black in the second miniseries.
**The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[BeastMan Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be a
**In the novel, Larry's mother tells him his singing makes him sound black. Larry is being played by Jovan Adepo, who is black in the second miniseries.
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* ToughActToFollow: Bill Fagerbakke's portrayal of Tom Cullen is widely agreed to fit the character so perfectly that any upcoming adaption will have a hard time topping it.
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* ToughActToFollow: Bill Fagerbakke's portrayal of Tom Cullen is widely agreed to fit the character so perfectly that any upcoming adaption adaptation will have a hard time topping it.
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** [[http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/stand-joint.jpg The dead body Larry finds in the lavatory]] with a swollen neck the size of a tire is so horrific it squicks out Larry in-work.
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Nick Andros manages to [[HandicappedBadass outsmart and kill a deranged criminal]] despite suffering from a gouged eye and a bullet wound. He then[[NiceGuy meets and starts taking care of Tom Cullen]], who he comes to see as a brother. Finally, he becomes a key member of the Boulder Free Zone Committee, and [[TheStrategist his plan to send Cullen to spy on Flagg]] marks the start of the villain's mental breakdown]]. Easily one of the most intelligent and badass characters in the novel, but a HeroicSacrifice long before the climax means only his spirit can play a role in the final chapters.
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Nick Andros manages to [[HandicappedBadass outsmart and kill a deranged criminal]] despite suffering from a gouged eye and a bullet wound. He then[[NiceGuy then [[NiceGuy meets and starts taking care of Tom Cullen]], who he comes to see as a brother. Finally, he becomes a key member of the Boulder Free Zone Committee, and [[TheStrategist his plan to send Cullen to spy on Flagg]] marks the start of the villain's mental breakdown]]. Easily one of the most intelligent and badass characters in the novel, but a HeroicSacrifice long before the climax means only his spirit can is allowed to play a role in the final chapters.
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Nick Andros manages to [[HandicappedBadass outsmart and kill a deranged criminal]] despite suffering from a gouged eye and a bullet wound. He then[[NiceGuy meets and starts taking care of Tom Cullen]], who he comes to see as a brother. Finally, he becomes a key member of the Boulder Free Zone Committee, and [[TheStrategist his plan to send Cullen to spy on Flagg]] marks the start of the villain's mental breakdown]]. Easily one of the most intelligent and badass characters in the novel, but a HeroicSacrifice long before the climax means only his spirit can play a role in the final chapters.
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Why? What caused these actors to face criticism? This is a Zero Contet Example in its current state.
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* ToughActToFollow: Averted for the most part in regards to casting (see WhatTheHellCastingAgency), but played straight with regards to Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Cullen. It's widely agreed by fans he fit the character perfectly and the upcoming adaption will have a hard time topping that.
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* ToughActToFollow: Averted for the most part in regards to casting (see WhatTheHellCastingAgency), but played straight with regards to Bill Fagerbakke as Fagerbakke's portrayal of Tom Cullen. It's Cullen is widely agreed by fans he to fit the character so perfectly and the that any upcoming adaption will have a hard time topping that.it.
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* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: A lot of people said this about Creator/MollyRingwald playing Frannie. A lot of others got varying degrees: Laura San Giacomo (Nadine) Corin Nemec (Harold) and Creator/JameySheridan (Flagg).
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Wangst is when the intended Appeal To Pity backfires and instead makes a character look pathetic and whiny. Harold was intended to be a flawed character from the beeginning.
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* HollywoodHomely: The miniseries and its casting of Corin "Series/ParkerLewisCantLose" Nemec as Harold.
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* HollywoodHomely: The miniseries and its casting of casts Corin "Series/ParkerLewisCantLose" Nemec as Harold.Harold. As a result, the whole arc about how Harold started out universally hated for being fat and ugly with a personality to match, and later begins losing weight and taking better care of himself as he becomes more accepted and valued by his peers, suffers a bit when he's actually a quite handsome guy who just has a slightly nerdy hairdo and outfit before a subtle attack of TheGlassesGottaGo.
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* {{Wangst}}: Harold (referenced in-work). At one point, he realizes that holding on to his old high school grudges is stupid and pathetic... until events conspire to [[spoiler:drive him to TheDarkSide]].
** Even more blatant in the miniseries, when Harold is [[HollywoodHomely played by]] [[AdaptationalAttractiveness Corin Nemec]]. The whole arc about how Harold started out universally hated for being fat and ugly with a personality to match, and later begins losing weight and taking better care of himself as he becomes more accepted and valued by his peers, suffers a bit when he's actually a quite handsome guy who just has a slightly nerdy hairdo and outfit before a subtle attack of TheGlassesGottaGo.
** Even more blatant in the miniseries, when Harold is [[HollywoodHomely played by]] [[AdaptationalAttractiveness Corin Nemec]]. The whole arc about how Harold started out universally hated for being fat and ugly with a personality to match, and later begins losing weight and taking better care of himself as he becomes more accepted and valued by his peers, suffers a bit when he's actually a quite handsome guy who just has a slightly nerdy hairdo and outfit before a subtle attack of TheGlassesGottaGo.
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** The book features some, shall we say, ''dated'' racial politics. The army of monstrous and almost nude black men who sadistically execute an army platoon one by one on live TV is especially uncomfortable.
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* ValuesResonance: At the same time, the portrayal of Tom Cullen is far ahead of its time as a positive portrayal of a mentally disabled person, including Nick having distaste for him being called a "retard" long before that word was more publicly recognized as an offensive slur.
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* ValuesResonance: At the same time, the The portrayal of Tom Cullen is far ahead of its time as a positive portrayal of a mentally disabled person, including Nick having distaste for him being called a "retard" long before that word was more publicly recognized as an offensive slur.
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* TheScrappy: Frannie Goldsmith in the miniseries.
* {{Squick}}: When Abagail is going through her memories, the reader is suddenly treated to [[spoiler:her reminiscing about her sex life, including the ''smell'' of semen. This is a hundred-plus year-old woman.]]
** Speaking of which, we learn ''a lot'' of information about [[{{Geek}} Harold's]] sex life (or lack thereof) ''throughout'' the book.
*** In the miniseries, they don't go into much detail about what Nadine lets Harold do to her, but in the book, they do. If you know the realities of that particular act, just ew.
** In the full-length version of the book , one character is sodomized with a pistol barrel.
** The "Woman Zoo," which also counts as NightmareFuel.
** Alternatively, [[http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/stand-joint.jpg the dead body Larry finds in the lavatory]] with a swollen neck the size of a tire, which squicks out Larry in-work.
** The crucifixion scene
* {{Squick}}: When Abagail is going through her memories, the reader is suddenly treated to [[spoiler:her reminiscing about her sex life, including the ''smell'' of semen. This is a hundred-plus year-old woman.]]
** Speaking of which, we learn ''a lot'' of information about [[{{Geek}} Harold's]] sex life (or lack thereof) ''throughout'' the book.
*** In the miniseries, they don't go into much detail about what Nadine lets Harold do to her, but in the book, they do. If you know the realities of that particular act, just ew.
** In the full-length version of the book , one character is sodomized with a pistol barrel.
** The "Woman Zoo," which also counts as NightmareFuel.
** Alternatively, [[http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/stand-joint.jpg the dead body Larry finds in the lavatory]] with a swollen neck the size of a tire, which squicks out Larry in-work.
** The crucifixion scene
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* TastesLikeDiabetes :The miniseries ending.
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** Lloyd takes his debts ''seriously''.
* JerkassWoobie: Harold Emery Lauder.
* MagnificentBastard: Flagg
* JerkassWoobie: Harold Emery Lauder.
* MagnificentBastard: Flagg
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* HoYay: Commander Starkey and his lieutenant, especially in the miniseries.
** The scene where Larry is leaving Stu in the desert with his broken leg in the miniseries. Watch that scene, and don't deny that they come off as intimate lovers, with Stu comforting a crying Larry and holding him to his chest
** The scene where Larry is leaving Stu in the desert with his broken leg in the miniseries. Watch that scene, and don't deny that they come off as intimate lovers, with Stu comforting a crying Larry and holding him to his chest
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* HoYay: Commander Starkey and his lieutenant, especially in the miniseries.
**The scene where Larry is leaving Stu in the desert with his broken leg in the miniseries. Watch that scene, and don't deny that they They come off as intimate lovers, with Stu comforting a crying Larry and holding him to his chestchest.
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** The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[BeastMan Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be a coincidence...
** During Stu and Tom's journey back to Boulder, they watch ''[[Film/{{Rambo}} Rambo IV]]''.
** The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[BeastMan Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be a coincidence...
** During Stu and Tom's journey back to Boulder, they watch ''[[Film/{{Rambo}} Rambo IV]]''.
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* HilariousInHindsight:
**HilariousInHindsight: The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[BeastMan Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be a coincidence...
** During Stu and Tom's journey back to Boulder, they watch ''[[Film/{{Rambo}} Rambo IV]]''.coincidence...
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** During Stu and Tom's journey back to Boulder, they watch ''[[Film/{{Rambo}} Rambo IV]]''.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Nick Andros and Tom Cullen tend to be among the most-liked of the characters. The former due to being a HandicappedBadass [[spoiler:who later performs a HeroicSacrifice in an attempt to defuse the bomb]], and the latter due to being an {{Adorkable}} fella [[spoiler:who later TookALevelInBadass when he saves Stu and helps him get back to Boulder]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The book features some, shall we say, ''dated'' racial politics. The army of monstrous and almost nude black men who sadistically execute an army platoon one by one on live TV is especially uncomfortable.
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* ValuesDissonance: ValuesDissonance:
** The book features some, shall we say, ''dated'' racial politics. The army of monstrous and almost nude black men who sadistically execute an army platoon one by one on live TV is especiallyuncomfortable.uncomfortable.
** One of the vignettes about the survivors of Captain Trips features a 17-year-old girl who was pressured by her parents into getting married at the age of ''15'' to the college-aged man who had impregnated her. Needless to say, in modern times this is considered [[{{Squick}} statutory rape and child marriage]].
** The book features some, shall we say, ''dated'' racial politics. The army of monstrous and almost nude black men who sadistically execute an army platoon one by one on live TV is especially
** One of the vignettes about the survivors of Captain Trips features a 17-year-old girl who was pressured by her parents into getting married at the age of ''15'' to the college-aged man who had impregnated her. Needless to say, in modern times this is considered [[{{Squick}} statutory rape and child marriage]].
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** The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[PettingZooPeople Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be a coincidence...
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** The first-edition cover (seen on the main page) depicts an angelic figure battling a demonic birdlike figure who could easily be a [[PettingZooPeople [[BeastMan Taheen]] from the ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Though considering the ''Dark Tower'' mythos' strong ties to ''The Stand'', it might not be a coincidence...
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* CompleteMonster: Randall Flagg. See [[Monster/StephenKing here]].
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* CompleteMonster: Randall Flagg. See [[Monster/StephenKing here]].
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* CompleteMonster: [[TheAntichrist Randall Flagg]] appears as a DarkMessiah in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]], plague-ravaged United States. Here he builds a new civilization in Las Vegas, calling to him those with penchants for destruction, power and fascism. Flagg has people publicly crucified for opposing or failing him, murders his pregnant girlfriend for enraging him, and plans on destroying the peaceful "Free Zone" settlement just so his civilization can be the dominant one. In ''Series/TheDarkTower'', set after the events of the novel, he also mentally takes credit for unleashing the plague and destroying civilisation in the first place (and seems quite proud of the accomplishment).
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* CompleteMonster: [[TheAntichrist Randall Flagg]] appears as a DarkMessiah in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]], plague-ravaged United States. Here he builds a new civilization in Las Vegas, calling to him those with penchants for destruction, power and fascism. Flagg has people publicly crucified for opposing or failing him, murders his pregnant girlfriend for enraging him, and plans on destroying the peaceful "Free Zone" settlement just so his civilization can be the dominant one. In ''Series/TheDarkTower'', set after the events of the novel, he also mentally takes credit for unleashing the plague and destroying civilisation in the first place (and seems quite proud of the accomplishment). Flagg. See [[Monster/StephenKing here]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The book features some, shall we say, ''dated'' racial politics. The army of monstrous and almost nude black men who sadistically executive an army platoon one by one on live TV is especially uncomfortable.
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** Even more blatant in the miniseries, when Harold is [[HollywoodHomely played by Corin Nemec]]. The whole arc about how Harold started out universally hated for being fat and ugly with a personality to match, and later begins losing weight and taking better care of himself as he becomes more accepted and valued by his peers, suffers a bit when he's actually a quite handsome guy who just has a slightly nerdy hairdo and outfit before a subtle attack of TheGlassesGottaGo.
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** Even more blatant in the miniseries, when Harold is [[HollywoodHomely played by by]] [[AdaptationalAttractiveness Corin Nemec]]. The whole arc about how Harold started out universally hated for being fat and ugly with a personality to match, and later begins losing weight and taking better care of himself as he becomes more accepted and valued by his peers, suffers a bit when he's actually a quite handsome guy who just has a slightly nerdy hairdo and outfit before a subtle attack of TheGlassesGottaGo.
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* OneSceneWonder: The Kid, with King going so far as to say he felt the character's loss was the only cut in the original edition that he felt made the book noticeably weaker.
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* OneSceneWonder: The Kid, with King going so far as to say he felt the character's loss was the only cut in the original edition that he felt made the book noticeably weaker.
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* ValuesRessonance: At the same time, the portrayal of Tom Cullen is far ahead of its time as a positive portrayal of a mentally disabled person, including Nick having distaste for him being called a "retard" long before that word was more publicly recognized as an offensive slur.
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* ValuesRessonance: ValuesResonance: At the same time, the portrayal of Tom Cullen is far ahead of its time as a positive portrayal of a mentally disabled person, including Nick having distaste for him being called a "retard" long before that word was more publicly recognized as an offensive slur.
