What Abigail Did That Summer Spoilertastic Discussion Thread

[definitely_not_an_alb]

What Abigail Did That Summer has been out for 10 days now!



I thought I'd give us all a thread to discuss what we thought! How do you feel? Does anyone already have any fic, meta, art to share?

I also made a short list of content warnings over here on my blog, and if I'm missing anything (or want to ask for something specific), comment here or there and I'll add to them.

Comments

[derien]

I loved it, and swallowed it so fast that I'm not sure I can remember which things confused me. Oh, one thing was that Abigail got memories from some of the people who had lived in the House, but other times the House seemed constrained by the understanding of the kid, Charles, who was the first. (First... part of the amalgam which became House?)

Thoughts?

[definitely_not_an_alb]

Huh, I can't actually remember House being constrained, but I might have the same problem as you!

[derien]

Well, when the characters from the past are about to kiss and do 'something else exciting, but she wasn't sure what' - I had the impression that it wasn't Abigail who wasn't sure what else was supposed to happen, but House, playing this scene with her. The scenes all seem to be things that happened at the house. But then at one point she gets the memories of the one woman making her first solo flight, and that's something that didn't even happen AT the house, but somehow House incorporated her memory... so why was House constrained to not know what that other exciting thing was that the characters were going to do after they kissed? Presumably because Charles's personality doesn't allow it to incorporate some memories? She plays the pregnant woman, and actually feels what it feels like to be pregnant, but isn't aware of sex when caught up in the memory plays. It's very confusing. :)