ThanksHofrax1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:00 amExcellent work as always Darthsaad!
I might add I’ve always found it fascinating the different approaches to sadism the torturers in I and II have. The villain in I is more businesslike, like he is doing a job, but still one that he enjoys. The one in II though seems like an ordinary Joe taking pleasure in cooking his favorite meal. And the fact that this guy had been a laughable and inept adversary for most of the film to that point, and yet was able to so thoroughly dominate and humiliate the strong heroine was quite a pleasant and unexpected surprise.

As regards Torturer 2 (Hofrax according t othe net) I was always intrigued by his revulsion towards Amathea naked (“What an awesomely disgusting sight”). Where Zohar is clearly someone who enjoys the sexual perks of his job, Hofrax is more like a religious zealot whose only pleasure is in dishing out pain.