Ryan Howard Barksdale Silverman: Difference between revisions

When Wild first introduced Joel Silverman in "[[The Tie That Chokes]]," she had no plans for Amy and Joel to have a child or marry. However, as they grew closer, Wild felt that giving Amy a son would reflect her changing relationship and to give her life a new challenge. She also felt that while Amy was a good aunt to her nieces, she would be more comfortable parenting a boy, who would not receive the emotional baggage Amy carried from her relationship with [[Rita Barksdale|Helen]] and [[Rita Barksdale|Rita]].

 

===In the Driven Wild Universe===

While he is not born until after the concluding [[Driven Wild Universe]] episode, "[[Tomorrow Never Knows]]," Ryan is alluded to in that episode and in "[[Memory Road]]" and "[[Into the Fire]]." In "Memory Road," there are vague mentions of Amy looking "green," and later she gets car sick on her way to visit Helen in Lawndale. In "Into the Fire," Helen learns from Amy that she is expecting a baby, but the news is withheld from readers until "Tomorrow Never Knows," when Quinn says, "But she'll have a baby by then. Would she really want to help me?" In a piece of dialogue cut from what would later be Act Seven of that episode, Helen explains that Amy didn't want to let the family in on her pregnancy until she had passed her first trimester.

 

In the Driven Wild Universe Apocrypha, Ryan makes appearances in the Driven Wild Universe "future" scenes, <i>Working Girl</i>, and <i>The Winter Chill</i>. His age range during this time is between one month and six months. Amy is presented as a doting mother toward him, but also noticeably worn out and frazzled, and perhaps a little resentful of her lost "me" time. (If <i>The Winter Chill</i> is ever completed, this will be explored further.)