Avril's counterstrike calculus behind Pemulis's expulsion (domestic scope, not avril-afr)
Theories on this crux
| Reading | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Avril–Orin, and the parentage lattice | open |
Discussed in
- I Hate Infinite Jest ep. XXXII (pp. 938–981, the end) — guest Tim Eastwood: the ending-theories finale — the Lyle-toothbrush DMZ walkthrough, the single-quote narrator argument, and the Marathe ER identification
- IJ Book Club Ep. 34 (feed-titled S2 Ep 4, in practice the season-2 finale): Kevin cries for all of us — Pemulis's dismissal (endnote 332) and Hal's Inner-Infant meeting (pp. ~795–808)
- IJ Book Club Ep. 40 (S3 Ep 6 by feed position): Dilaudid-colored Sky — the toothbrush fight arrives: Tim's duck-symbolism decode of the Stice window scene, the is-Hal-really-laughing dispute, Lyle the unreincarnated prankster, and Gately's Demerol dream (pp. ~876–891)
- IJ Book Club Ep. 42 (S3 Ep 8 by feed position): Harold James and Michael Matthew have a spat — Gately's football boyhood decoded (the Quo Vadis endnote, the misspelled-words file) and the Hal/Pemulis viewing-room stand-off (pp. ~902–911)