Re: Brian at the door talking to joan
I always find it so interesting that as awful as Brian's parents were to him, and with his whole "fuck them" attitude, you can still see how much they affect him. Or at this point just his mother. He could have just let her go, decide "screw her" but instead he tries to talk to her.
And this is when I truly come to hate her. Telling your own son he's going to hell?