Lou Character Analysis

JOHN TATE: Alright. New rule; that word is banned.

[…]

LOU: You can’t ban a word.

JOHN TATE: and if anyone says it I’m going to have to, you know, bite their face. Or something.

DANNY: How can you ban a word?

JOHN TATE: Well just say it then.

Pause.

Say it and see what happens.

They say nothing.

Look, we have to keep together. We have to trust each other and believe in each other. I’m trying to help. I’m trying to keep things together.

JOHN TATE: Are you on my side? With Richard and Danny? Are you on our side, Cathy?

CATHY: Yes.

JOHN TATE: Good. Lou?

LOU: Yes.

JOHN TATE: You’re on our side, Lou?

LOU: Yes, John.

JOHN TATE: You sure?

LOU: Yeah, I’m –

JOHN TATE: That just leaves you, Brian. You crying little piece of filth.

Beat. BRIAN stops crying. Looks up.

BRIAN: I think we should tell someone.

JOHN TATE begins to walk towards BRIAN.

JOHN TATE: Alright. New rule; that word is banned.

[…]

LOU: You can’t ban a word.

JOHN TATE: and if anyone says it I’m going to have to, you know, bite their face. Or something.

DANNY: How can you ban a word?

JOHN TATE: Well just say it then.

Pause.

Say it and see what happens.

They say nothing.

Look, we have to keep together. We have to trust each other and believe in each other. I’m trying to help. I’m trying to keep things together.

JOHN TATE: Are you on my side? With Richard and Danny? Are you on our side, Cathy?

CATHY: Yes.

JOHN TATE: Good. Lou?

LOU: Yes.

JOHN TATE: You’re on our side, Lou?

LOU: Yes, John.

JOHN TATE: You sure?

LOU: Yeah, I’m –

JOHN TATE: That just leaves you, Brian. You crying little piece of filth.

Beat. BRIAN stops crying. Looks up.

BRIAN: I think we should tell someone.

JOHN TATE begins to walk towards BRIAN.