I don't know if in-continuity it's really that easy to change Typhoid Mary's dominant personality, but this is the comic version of Multiple Personality Disorder and would resemble a Cliff Notes version of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde more than reality. Ann Nocenti may have put more work into it than that, but I also remember Mary could be changed to Typhoid fairly easily with videos of violence or hardcore sex. Mary was pretty repressed, but I figured reminding Typhoid of what Mary liked or wanted could get her back in that mindset, as it were.
My pitch for a Typhoid Mary series is basically the 70's Incredible Hulk TV show: Mary rolls into town, gets wrapped up in something, Typhoid's out and destroys the place, everybody learns a valuable life lesson. Actually, Mary isn't as strong a protagonist as Bruce Banner; she wouldn't necessarily be trying to help someone or get involved. On the other hand, she was early on portrayed as a somewhat gullible innocent that drew men to her like flies; so Mary rolls into town, gets harassed or assaulted, burns half the town down. She may or may not get the half that had it coming.
I kinda want to see those support groups she mentioned. They probably destroy a rec center a week. Getting the right refreshments for the right personalities must be murder.
ReplyDeleteThis week's skit was gold, man! From the Nightmare Fuel Kurt panel to MK musing if his "concussion is was communicable" (which should be on a t-shirt btw)
ReplyDeleteNice tv pitch as well. I could see Hulu or Netflix jumping on that shit quick!
Who would you cast as Typhoid Mary tho?