Is Charlie getting too controlling?

[addboy]

I like Charlie, he's one of my favorite characters, but in the last few episodes he was getting a little bit too controlling over Claire and her baby Aaron. How come he knows how to be such a good parent, and when Locke was holding Aaron Charlie walks over and says I'll take him. He's starting to annoy me. But something tells me that's gonna be over with once Claire finds out what was in the Mary statue...

[joss]

I just heard on a podcast (not sure which one...Scott & Steve maybe) that Charlie and Liam were orphans and that that was why Charlie is so obsessed with being a dad- because he didn't have a dad. I'm not sure though.

[addboy]

Sounds reasonable. He just doesn't want Aaron to make the same mistakes that he did, or is still doing. He's gonna mess up his relationship with Claire!! With his past issues with drugs!!

[joss]

I know!! Charlie, please kick the drugs!!

[Jeremy]

I know that this could go somewhere else, but I don't want to start a new thread just about this so I'll find a way to tie it in somehow...


Joss, I am presuming that you like Claire, and anyone else who does, please don't take this personally...



...But she is starting to get on my nerves... I am tired of hearing about the "Boaybee." it is starting to grind on my brain a bit. I know she is a new mother and all, but I gotta say, every time I hear her screaming something about her "Boaybee," I always wanna say, "Maybe a dingo ate your 'boaybee.'"


So, the tie-in...

...I think Charlie should take the baby!

[rusty]

Charlie, Charlie, will you ever learn? Well, let's all hope he's not...y'know, *snort snort*, right? Charlies cool, when he's off the crud.

[Annie]

I like Claire, Jeremy, and I think the problem is they haven't written in anything for her to do but the "boaybee." I'd like to see Claire doing more than being a victim and someone to take care of. I'd like to see Claire and Sun become friends and have some fun together or something. You know, Sun is very fashionable. Maybe they could start their own line of jewelry or open a smoothie shoppe with the fruit they find and the hatch's blender. Or maybe Claire go to Locke and say, "I'd like to learn how to hunt boar. . . for my boaybee." Hee Hee.

As far as Charlie goes, they are setting us up for an Aha moment with him. Right now he's being a bit overbearing because they want us to become annoyed with him. Then they'll do an episode that explains why he is acting the way he is. I still like him. I think he means well and is really trying the best way he knows how. I think he is trying to make up for past wrongs.

[addboy]

Well Said.

[ethan]

I think that Charlie is taking control of the baby to show that he is good for something. Alot of people are just pushing him away from the action. He wants to se a help in some way and the thing he can do is take care ot that baby.

[addboy]

Yeah, Charlie's just ashamed of his own pitiful mistakes, though he's having it rough right now. Yeah that's all he needs to take more drugs and "accidentally" shake the baby violently. That would not be good.

[joss]

I agree with Annie in that Claire's being underused. I mean, she's pretty much just been used for bait and for introducing baby Aaron (who may or may not be the Devil Child). I DO like Claire and I hope they give her some more things to do. So far the only women who get to kick ass are Kate and Ana-Lucia.

And I also agree with Ethan that Charlie probably is just trying to be good for something. He needs to feel like he is needed, and he probably subconsciously wants to believe that Claire could not possibly raise this baby without his help because she's helpless and inexperienced (in reality, she may be inexperienced but I don't believe her to be helpless at all).

[addboy]

Well Said!!

[heyes]

I agree with Annie and Joss. I think Claire is being underused and Charlie is acting a little odd. But if you look at his character I think the desire to be a "father" to Aaron is understandable. He wants to be useful (to a fault) and he really really likes Claire. Before all this baby buisiness Claire was a pretty girl with a big stomach that had trouble walking and was the target of weird Ethan-Attacks. Charlie could take care of here and they became an "item" of sorts.

Now, pardon if I'm being blunt, they have a baby without having sex or anything couples usually have to do get one. If you watch the first episode Charlie's really taking care of Aaron you'll notice his original intention was to take care of Claire by helping her rest. From then on, Charlie has the baby a lot and thus, Charlie has understandably grown attached to the kid. Also, instead of the lovey-dovey "here's some peanut butter" stuff they had going on before, both of them have had to grow up considerably. I think Charlie's being snappy because they're relationship has moved beyond the "I think I like-like you" phase and into a more solid type of commitment, he doesn't think he really has to woo her anymore. And that's pretty much his downfall.

But personally, I find the whole Charlie and Aaron bits cute. I have a weakness for daddy-figures.

[addboy]

Awwww!