Father Gregor: Spooky Month's fascinating anti-villain
Now, before I go full tilt into my rambling, I want to explain why I'm classing Gregor as an anti-villain. Put simply, his character flaws get in the way of his noble goals and lead to him and the boys being in danger.
So, what does Gregor do in Hollow Sorrows, anyway?
Well, he suddenly takes it upon himself to teach two unruly children how to act in a way he deems acceptable. Over the course of his effort he first gets them to ask people for forgiveness and/or make amends for issues they've caused.
Where this went wrong is Gregor's beliefs making systematically apologies to everyone, including Patty, which leads to all the Moloch shenanigans, and Ignacio, which is implied to be what led to Gregor being sacrificed at the end of the episode.
Then we have the other lessons Gregor tried to teach the boys, all of which backfired, with Skid and Pump applying them in situations or ways Gregor didn't foresee or intend. The reason for these backfires being Gregor's inability to look past his own values and understand why someone might not act in accordance to them. He shows this almost every time he talks to someone other than the boys, as the criticisms he makes, while usually at least partly true, often don't come from the right place or don't consider context.
This is what makes Gregor an anti-villain to me, and why I consider this to be his episode instead of Moloch's. Pelo said in the stream where he redid the cultist reference sheet that he wants the villains of the episode to have a seven deadly sins theme to them. Seeing as the first 2 episodes didn't really have focused villains and the cult, as the big bads, aren't likely to be grouped with the episode specific villains, I always saw his statement as referring to episodes 3-9.
With this in mind, the villains and their sins would be:
Moloch- wrath (obsessed with getting revenge on the boys)
Dexter- lust (bloodlust or his "needs")
Bob- gluttony (duh)
and now, with Hollow Sorrows, Gregor- pride (as his arrogance and perceived moral superiority to others continuously causes problems during the episode)
I do have theories on the remaining episode villains and their sins connections, but that's a story for another post.
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Tbh I had the funny thought of Dexter just running past the kids and Gregor, only stopping when Skid and Pump call his name, and then this exchange happens:
Dexter: Kids, I can't talk right now, I'm-- oh, wait, are you a priest?
Gregor: Yes?
Dexter: Oh, good! There's a demon down the hall, please get rid of him.
Gregor: What?!
And then Dexter just continues down the hallway because even with a priest he doesn't want his mom anywhere near Moloch. Michelle is still very confused and has no idea what's going on
I genuinely think Hollow Sorrows has a lot of potential for funny Dexter Being Protective Of People He Cares About interactions.
That one scene where Ignacio is all like "ONE DAY YOU'LL DIE AND I'LL PERSONALLY CREMATE YOUR BODIES", Gregor tells him that he should be ashamed of himself for saying this to two children, and then Dexter just swings Ignacio's door open, grabs him by the collar of his shirt and starts threatening him back. All the while Gregor is like "Wh- no! My child, violence is not the answer!" "HE STARTED IT???" "Put him down!"
Or even when Gregor is telling Lila she's an irresponsable mother, he steps in like "Father, you know how much i value you as a man of faith, but you don't have any idea what you're talking about! I wish i was as kind and caring and considerate as miss Lila is!"
Idk i've been thinking about this.
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IT'S-A SPOOKY MONTH SPECULATION TIME GUYS!!!
Okay, so after Episode 6, I was like "Wow, they sure want us to remember what happens in past episodes, this one was full of callbacks and other things", and uh...
I'm really hoping this is just a silly reference to some oher media, because if it isn't, then OHHHH BOY THESE KIDS ARE IN TROUBLE.
HEADS UP FOR MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR, WELL, PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE SERIES SO FAR (EPISODES 1-6)
Also, I'm noticing that ever since like, Episode 3, this spider and that mannequin have just been chilling in the attic. Interested to see their involvement in the next episode, which I assume is what's being built up to...
Side Note: In Episode 1, you can see the mannequin move to the right a bit, I suppose hinting to the spider? I also believe in Episode 3 after Bob knocks down the mannequin, the spider's the one that puts it back up.
Might I also mention that most side-appearing characters (Or in the previous case, items or even creatures/animals) usually end up coming back in later episodes or having some importance, good examples being Father Gregor and Ignacio. So, what about the Happy Fella dude?
Come to think of it...
What about people like Frank? I mean, he's got a similar role as Kevin (and now Radford) as a side character who has a simple, singular appearance, but it's clear from Kevin and other characters that people like him can always return with more importance than they usually seem to have. This ALSO applies to:
The "Hobomen" who already seem to be getting importance due to The Mayor asking them to destroy a building,
Rick. Just...Because he's Rick.
I mean, if Radford ended up joining Kevin on his wacky adventures, then who knows what Rick could end up getting into?
This poor child who keeps getting fricked over by literally everyone and everything around him,
Even this actor guy who APPARENTLY WAS IN EPISODE 1!? WHAT!? I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT UNTIL LOOKING BACK, WHAT THE-
You see? It's stuff like this that makes me feel like these characters can always return without you even realizing! And that's just SO COOL to me!
...Side note, I uh...accidentally found something. You see that painting? YEAH, UHH....
HUH!? HOW!? I- THEY- SR PELO WHAT THE HELL MAN
I GO LOOKING FOR ONE THING AND I END UP FINDING SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY. WOW, THEY PLANNED ALL OF THIS OUT DIDN'T THEY!?
...Right...Moving on...
I'm just now realizing this, but the eyes in that bucket aren't Dexter's (mistook them for his because they have the same pupils), it's the Happy Fella that uh...Y'know... Went splat.
Also, it seems like, if it's not a one-off joke or gag, that ghosts and undead monsters do in fact exist, and well, we've seen a certain demon friend of ours come back from the dead... (Multiple times)
Also, the Happy Fella had to be cooked TWICE, and even after THAT, its eyes still move, soooooo....
So who knows? Maybe one of our deceased friends will come back from the dead! Perhaps Dexter and/or his grandma? Who knows?
Finally, I want to point out Pump's eyes. After encountering The Eyes, Pump's pupils seem to change cyan ALMOST everytime he and Skid encounter a demonic entity, exceptions being Bob and the Happy Fella. Most of the time, his eyes change when around Moloch, and this might actually be exclusive to Moloch. I'm not exactly sure...
Both Father Gregor and Bob have these eyes as well! Bob gets them after seemingly returning from the dead when shot in the chest, and Gregor gets them after his encounter with The Eyes, similar to Pump. I suppose this is supposed to show their connections to The Eyes and other demonic entities? So...Why didn't Pump's eyes glow AT ALL when around Bob? Even when HIS eyes turned blue? Why does Moloch trigger Pump's eyes to change but other entities don't?
I don't know! I'm just pointing it out, really. I ran out of speculation juice a WHILE ago, and I just wanted to point out these little details. Sorry!
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