Thoughts on the Origin of Dash
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eerieindianaThe big mystery of Eerie is, of course Dash-X. While the show never did get around to providing answers, a few things can be deducted.
That he's an alien is fairly obvious; while his exact relation to Ned is unknown, it can at least be assumed that they're of the same species.
The symbols on their hands are interesting; something that occurred to me when watching the Hole in the Head gang, when Dash held down the contacts on the battery -- they're not just a dash and an ex; they're not just plus and minus signs; they're positive and negative symbols, like you'll see on each end of a battery. Quite possibly, the species has figured out a way to tap thier body's own energy, like a battery.
In The Loyal Order of Corn, we see what could be examples of this technology -- the doors and cabinet that can only be opened by someone with the marks on their hands could essentially be their planet's version of an automatic door.
As for Ned . . . Ned doesn't strike me as that nice a guy. He asks Marshall to come with him to explore the galaxy, and I felt a sinister undertone. Think about it: He's only met Marshall a few hours previously, and Marshall has presented himself as a nosy kid who asks inconvenient questions. One who, Ned might see, could cause trouble for his replacement if left on Earth. So he tries to take him away (but only willingly, with both his parents there to witness, so as to avoid other inconveniences for his replacement). Marshall's lucky he said no -- I doubt he'd have liked what he'd find on the other side of the portal. Ned would see Simon as less of a concern -- with all due respect to Simon, it would be fair for Ned to view him as a foolish child who was stupid enough to get stuck on Pluto.
Perhaps Dash's habit of looking out for himself, regardless of the harm that might come to others as a result, is a trait of his species. It would likely be different around his own kind, but see Ned -- even the Order, the people closest to him, he treats as slaves in mind-control hats. Marshall's influence on Dash is stronger than we've realized, if it needs to overcome a biological trait. It's an interesting example of Nature vs. Nurture, and I wish the series had lasted long enough to explore it.
Then again, this might be a case where we've put more thought into it than the show's writers did, having years to consider it when they'd only have a few weeks to write up a script.
That he's an alien is fairly obvious; while his exact relation to Ned is unknown, it can at least be assumed that they're of the same species.
The symbols on their hands are interesting; something that occurred to me when watching the Hole in the Head gang, when Dash held down the contacts on the battery -- they're not just a dash and an ex; they're not just plus and minus signs; they're positive and negative symbols, like you'll see on each end of a battery. Quite possibly, the species has figured out a way to tap thier body's own energy, like a battery.
In The Loyal Order of Corn, we see what could be examples of this technology -- the doors and cabinet that can only be opened by someone with the marks on their hands could essentially be their planet's version of an automatic door.
As for Ned . . . Ned doesn't strike me as that nice a guy. He asks Marshall to come with him to explore the galaxy, and I felt a sinister undertone. Think about it: He's only met Marshall a few hours previously, and Marshall has presented himself as a nosy kid who asks inconvenient questions. One who, Ned might see, could cause trouble for his replacement if left on Earth. So he tries to take him away (but only willingly, with both his parents there to witness, so as to avoid other inconveniences for his replacement). Marshall's lucky he said no -- I doubt he'd have liked what he'd find on the other side of the portal. Ned would see Simon as less of a concern -- with all due respect to Simon, it would be fair for Ned to view him as a foolish child who was stupid enough to get stuck on Pluto.
Perhaps Dash's habit of looking out for himself, regardless of the harm that might come to others as a result, is a trait of his species. It would likely be different around his own kind, but see Ned -- even the Order, the people closest to him, he treats as slaves in mind-control hats. Marshall's influence on Dash is stronger than we've realized, if it needs to overcome a biological trait. It's an interesting example of Nature vs. Nurture, and I wish the series had lasted long enough to explore it.
Then again, this might be a case where we've put more thought into it than the show's writers did, having years to consider it when they'd only have a few weeks to write up a script.
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Date: 2008-03-09 09:23 pm (UTC)Yep. Rewatching as an adult, it's shocking how much they got away with on the show. Simon's parents . . . *shudder*
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Date: 2008-06-11 11:39 pm (UTC)Poor Simon. I think the only reason they got away with it because most kids wouldn't know what adultery was, and might just think his dad was having a party when she wasn't home, like their older siblings do when their parents are away . . .