Winkerboarding

Frankie finally musters the gumption to get out of his Stalkermobile and enter Montoni’s, where he is greeted by an entirely too-chipper Rachel. The redhead attempts to throw this mysterious stranger off the trail by spouting gibberish when asked about Darin’s whereabouts. But she doesn’t know that Frankie’s read The Book: he gets the “Funky Winkerboard” reference and regards Montoni’s would-be gatekeeper with a stern gaze.

Meet the Parent

Charles
May 5, 2013 at 3:41 pm
What‘s Frankie going to do? If he’s trying to reconnect with Darin, why is he hanging around like a cop on stakeout? Why doesn’t he just go in and introduce himself?

Jeffcoat Wayne
May 5, 2013 at 11:29 am
Even though it’s stalkerish behavior, I’m still not getting Batiuk’s intended “evil vibe” off of Frankie. He genuinely comes off as a guy who was deprived of the chance to meet his own illegitimate bastard son.

What and why indeed? Frankie seems totally un-sinister today, at least compared to how he’s been portrayed so far in this arc. Where is this going?