Talk:The Surgery/@comment-7706473-20130930115707/@comment-11386456-20130930145859

Ah, yet another review that makes me smile and appreciate how wonderful it is to bring joy to people through writing (even when it's about horrible things). My thought process was that since the surgeon was doing this for their daughter (another example of my tendency to leave protagonists gender-neutral, see Buttons and Cheery Town USA), they would be thinking of her life before she met with her horrible fate. In so doing, they would remember the children's songs and games that she liked. Hence, they would end up singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and then do that twisted version of the "Little Piggies". I like to think that in a way, the surgeon was connecting with the deceased daughter and remembering at every turn exactly why they were performing the operation.

I too believe in equal-opportunity exploitation, especially since horror films have been doing awful things to women for decades. And given the later-revealed motivation, a slow and painful castration just HAD to be a part of the procedure!

Of course I understand, like you said, there will be people who can't stomach the violence to get to the core of the story. That is why I made sure to add that stern warning at the beginning of the page. Being fascinated by the idea of vigilante justice in the event sanctioned justice fails, I'm glad this story came across with depth and complexity. And once again, I must thank you for an in-depth review that happens to make me feel good about myself. It really made my day! :-D