tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912007810901842347.post3090167830437478212..comments2024-03-29T04:44:26.125-07:00Comments on The Chronology of Agatha Christie's Poirot: CHRONOLOGY: 1946Eirikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06440717274193966716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912007810901842347.post-65971307844421508532014-12-13T20:14:32.342-08:002014-12-13T20:14:32.342-08:00I like the idea of "twelve" being confus...I like the idea of "twelve" being confused with "twenty", and I like the idea of Alice having existed before The Double Clue. The part of me that likes Poirot and the Countess's romance prefers her affair with another man to have happened before she met Poirot.<br /><br />But looking at her more critically, as Eirik seems to, I even question whether Alice is her daughter at all. Something about their dynamic didn't quite ring true or make sense - especially at the end, where Alice talks to her like an accomplice that has failed. There are some mixed signals as to whether they live together, have been travelling together, met up at the hotel by accident, are working as a team, etc. On the other hand, the dinner scene, where Alice tells Poirot that her mother talks about him all the time, and the Countess tells Poirot that Alice studied him, sounds like they have spent a lot of time together (because they've heard so much about what the other is interested in) and almost feels like they're working together to manipulate Poirot by flattering him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com