I think some of this might also be due to the writers not realizing what Neal in a maximum security prison would have gone through. They're trying to keep the show light and fluffy - but there are some rather serious implications they they obviously didn't consider.
I'm sure it crossed the writers minds what Neal would have actually gone through and they just opted to (no pun intended) white wash it. The tone of the show is light and fun, for the most part, and they just don't want to deal with the ramifications of Neal being a rape victim, which he almost certainly would have been in a maximum security prison. Actually, if he had been in a super max (which the prison we saw was most definitely not) he may have been spared any sort of brutalization because he would have been completely isolated 24 hours a day.
I've come up with a scenario in my own mind as to what Neal had to (or didn't have to) deal with in prison and why, but since I may use it in a fic some day I'm going to refrain from elaborating. I will say that, even if I were to assume Neal was raped, I don't have any desire to read about it. Fic, for me, is fun and escapism and seeing the characters and relationships explored in a way we likely never will on the show. The last thing I want to read about is Neal or any character being raped. I can't even watch most episodes of L&O: SVU. ;/
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Date: 2010-03-20 09:40 pm (UTC)I'm sure it crossed the writers minds what Neal would have actually gone through and they just opted to (no pun intended) white wash it. The tone of the show is light and fun, for the most part, and they just don't want to deal with the ramifications of Neal being a rape victim, which he almost certainly would have been in a maximum security prison. Actually, if he had been in a super max (which the prison we saw was most definitely not) he may have been spared any sort of brutalization because he would have been completely isolated 24 hours a day.
I've come up with a scenario in my own mind as to what Neal had to (or didn't have to) deal with in prison and why, but since I may use it in a fic some day I'm going to refrain from elaborating. I will say that, even if I were to assume Neal was raped, I don't have any desire to read about it. Fic, for me, is fun and escapism and seeing the characters and relationships explored in a way we likely never will on the show. The last thing I want to read about is Neal or any character being raped. I can't even watch most episodes of L&O: SVU. ;/