Yes, I can sort of see Edwin being paralysed by the emotional blast - he seems to be someone who generally is competent, and puts a high value on competence, which makes him a lot more likely to be knocked sideways by life-shattering events than the likes of Lawrie who live on close terms with their emotions and are therefore used to being knocked sideways.
I see the whole riding crop thing as Edwin having sat on his own temper for so long (though it definitely leaks out around the sides and terrifies Rose and to a lesser extent Chas) that when it does get loose it gets loose in a much more cataclysmic way than he or anyone else expected.
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Date: 2005-04-09 12:44 pm (UTC)I see the whole riding crop thing as Edwin having sat on his own temper for so long (though it definitely leaks out around the sides and terrifies Rose and to a lesser extent Chas) that when it does get loose it gets loose in a much more cataclysmic way than he or anyone else expected.