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The Last Days of Disco

Picking Nits

Alice’s admirers; drugs and smoking; cocaine’s effects; quiet club conversations; subdued club; hit staging; Des and Alice; AIDS absence

In the discussion (8)
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  • Alice would attract more men while sitting alone; a defense says her restrained Connecticut persona may not be what this crowd seeks.
  • There is too little cocaine and cigarette smoking.
  • Cocaine seems to have no effect on Des, unless he is already constantly using it.
  • Quiet, nuanced conversations would be impossible at realistic nightclub volume.
  • The club lacks the wildness associated with Studio 54, though subdued dancing and sound may deliberately preserve legibility.
  • The distant staging of Jimmy being hit is questioned as an apparent way to avoid a blood effect.
  • Des and Alice seem implausible as a couple; cycling through the group is a defense, while Des and Charlotte seem better matched.
  • The lack of AIDS discussion is questioned, with herpes and G&H references possibly foreshadowing it.