Phew!

[switch842]

From John Rogers' newest blog:

"The Eliot story isn't meant to imply anything about his backstory. Or, if it does, I would caution you into laying the most literal interpretation onto the story. That character's seen a lot of nasty things in his life, and certain things tweak him more strongly than others. But it's a fair bit more complicated than the straight ahead read ..."

Phew! So, it would seem that Eliot himself was not actually abused as a child. It was just his highly protective nature towards Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves coming out. Thank you, John! :-)

Comments

[numb3r12.livejournal.com]

But I think its a good sign, that they know Eliot's backstory and will, perhaps, reveal some of it at some point.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Yeah. From what I've seen and heard in various interviews it does seem like they have a full backstory figured out for all the characters. It's just a matter of when to reveal what and how much. Cos these aren't the kind of people that are going to be spilling personal secrets willy-nilly, ya know? I really think how they've been handling it so far has been great.

[angstbunny.livejournal.com]

I saw that, and I thought of our convo on the matter. :D

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Me, too! LOL Glad to know we all seem to be on the same wavelength. :-D

[daniel-shadow.livejournal.com]

Phew!! I guess your experiences shaped who you are and Eliot has seen a lot of bad things including abuse especially on a child so it brings out the need to whump ass anyone who beats up a child. Definitely need more Eliot backstory.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Definitely need more Eliot backstory.

That we do. Not sure how much we're actually going to get, though....