Acts of Terror story
A battered wife living with her abusive husband finds the strength to leave him in the form of a statuette of a Doberman Pinscher. Directed by: Brad Turner. Story by: J. Michael Straczynski.
14 total · 11 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| domestic violence | major | Jack was a domineering wife beater. |
| growing as a person | major | Louise finally overcame her vengeful hatred for Jack when she called off her Doberman Pinscher secret guardian on Jack. |
| hatred | major | Loise proclaimed in the end that she hated Jack and wanted him dead. |
| human vs. beast | major | A Doberman Pinscher was after Jack. |
| husband and wife | major | Jack and Louise. |
| magic object | major | For the first half of the story it seemed that Louie was using a statue of a Doberman Pinscher to summon a real live one into reality. |
| seeing the error of one's ways | major | Loise finally came to see that she was wrong to defend Jack's abusive behavior toward her and resolved to leave him. |
| standing up to a bully | major | Loise, with the help of her secret guardian Doberman Pinscher, ultimately confronted and left her abusive husband Jack. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Loise wanted Jack dead when she learned about his cheating. |
| what if I had a secret guardian | major | It seems in the end, the dog was or became her secret guardian conjurable at will. |