I'm not bothered by Eugene either, although what little we've seen of him has been played for comedic effect. I daresay too much of that background drone might eventually get irritating. More likely perhaps, I'd probably just let it wash over me, as the housemates appear to be doing, just nodding and making the occasional "is that so?" comment. The downside of this is, no-one really makes much of an effort to engage with Eugene any more, and he might be an easy option come nomination time. He's also set apart from the others by his apparent lack of interest in a) alcohol, and b) sex (or, if you accept Eugene's way of packaging it, his "high morals").
Personally, I don't think Eugene would fulfill criteria for Asperger's Syndrome: he has a flavour of the social handicaps and restricted/stereotyped areas of interest, but these are not really severe enough for the full diagnosis. The concept of there existing a spectrum of (mild-moderate-severe) autistic traits has become a popular one, though, and I certainly wouldn't argue that he'd be out of place at the lesser end of that scale... |
