Reply #32: this line had me LOL

[Marnieworld]

"But, knowing Tommy Boy's Ego, the metaphorical death of the Star "Tom Cruise" will not be quiet or easy. He'll go down whining and bitchin' and complaining and moaning."

You sound very "in-the-know" and this description of him really matches how he seems to be from the "outside." It will be entertaining but yet a little sad. He came from nothing to such tremendous success. He actually acted well in a few things like Rainman and Born on the 4th of July. But what will destroy him is his ego, the result of this success. Hubbard's brilliance was designing the courtship of celebrities and catering to their natural narcissism to promote the "religion". They created a monster and I doubt he'll ever wake up from it because his ego will never allow the possibility that he could have got it so wrong.

So you are definitely right to predict that he won't go quietly. It will be like slow motion car wreck complete with clinging to his looks with sickening vanity. He'll be ranting and raving but his forehead will be forever smooth.