They aren't the only two people who feel that way.
Have you actually thought about the state of mind of the people who were stuck on those planes and then stuck in Gander, and how you might have felt if you were one of those people?
I've thought about that - and I don't feel I was really shown the state of mind of the people who were there. I know how I was in the four days after 9/11, even not being in New York or a resident of New York - obsessed with the horror of what happened, wanting to talk about what the attack meant for this country and how the president was going to react, and how the world would change going forward. It's all I thought and talked about. Except for a few instances, I feel what they were feeling was downplayed, and I constantly thought about this while I was watching the show.
The play, to me, is about what the people of Gander did that week - and they pulled off an amazing feat in accommodating thousands of sudden visitors - but that wasn't enough for me (and, though that town's details are interesting, I think most people would also do whatever they could to help).
They were there for less than four days, well taken care of, and even entertained - yes, I'm sure they wanted to get back to their families, but their hardship must be weighed against that of others that week.
I think it's fine to disagree on this (or any, for that matter) show, and the numbers on any one side don't matter. Just putting my two cents on the virtual table. |
