Quote Originally Posted by Dazzle View Post
Good post, although I don't agree that Denny's as bad as Bobby (though he possibly has the potential to be).

I think the writers have gone out of their way to show Bobby as a bit evil. Remember, when he attacked Lucy it was unprovoked, so I'm not sure it can be explained as a fit of temper. Sure, he was upset that she was causing trouble within the family, but there was nothing going on at the moment he struck her. It seems to have been a pre-meditated act.

Denny has the potential to go either way in my opinion. With good parenting, I think he's still young enough to grow into a decent enough young man (admittedly that's unlikely to happen ).
I'm not sure if Bobby can be counted as evil. He's definitely troubled, but again we don't know yet his circumstances. If it's that psycho-condition then he can't help himself, and if it's not then, like you said, Lucy was causing a lot of trouble, which may have led to him experiencing some complicated but induced trauma (Bobby: "She was making everyone unhappy"), and Lucy's death and supposedly unsolved murder added to that, together now with the supposed revelation that Max is the guilty party. He thinks Max killed his sister, and he can't face him and have it out with him, as anyone would want to when the person responsible for their loved ones' death is found, which is adding more grief and anger. It's all very complicated.

As for the pre-meditated act on Lucy's murder; don't forget that Bobby's still a kid. Kids tend to lash out without thinking things clearly. He might have been feeling all the aggro from all the fighting and everything, and when he faced Lucy he just lashed out.

And I agree totally about Denny. Although, like you said, that's unlikely to happen unless Sharon opens her eyes and sees what's really happening with her son. At this rate, he'll be joining Bobby in prison.