We as a modern society sure are cruel and are prone to take pleasure at someone else's suffering. It is so easy for us to dehumanize someone. We look at them selfishly through a veil of a superior made-up altruistic self-image. This is the message that this episode tries to convey. I just feel like it missed the right road.
It is true that, behind closed doors, many people will sadistically indulge in someone else's suffering. What is missing though is that we also want to maintain a positive, kind facade of our self for the world. This show just wouldn't happen in today's hyper-modern, pseudo realistic information age. Several voices (though not as many as there should be) would scream at the brutality portrayed here even if the woman is an evil child torturer.
Maybe I am wrong, but I don't like it when I think the writers and directors play loosely with the rules. They tried to create an episode with a strong message, and they succeed in a way, but they stopped a step short in making the complete picture.
It is true that, behind closed doors, many people will sadistically indulge in someone else's suffering. What is missing though is that we also want to maintain a positive, kind facade of our self for the world. This show just wouldn't happen in today's hyper-modern, pseudo realistic information age. Several voices (though not as many as there should be) would scream at the brutality portrayed here even if the woman is an evil child torturer.
Maybe I am wrong, but I don't like it when I think the writers and directors play loosely with the rules. They tried to create an episode with a strong message, and they succeed in a way, but they stopped a step short in making the complete picture.