From what I've seen so far, Caleb has some difficulty with completely accepting Sheriff Buck as his actual father. While he also knows that the Sheriff is a bad guy, the Sheriff keeps coming to him with presents and fake kindness. So he gets momentarily blinded by tose things, then remembers who he is and rejects him.I also don't remember him seeing the rape, I only remember the sheriff "attacking" the mom, which obviously did LEAD to rape.. but for a kid his age did he know what happened after that scene in the vision?   See 4 other replies

Caleb did not "see" his mother being raped. One has to remember that he is speaking to a ghost who showed him a vision of his mother being raped, and he is a small child. He is also half Lucas Buck. He also rejects Sheriff Buck on a regular basis. The kid is half devil/demon/evil guy, lost his entire family in tragically violent circumstances, has regular conversations with his dead sister, sees bloody visions on walls that are then no longer there, sees visions of his mother's rape that quickly disappears, etc. . .I feel like you are not even watching the show. I am only on episode 7, but I have yet to really see Caleb be grateful for any of this attention. The kid never wants help from anyone. The whole point is that people have free will, and can choose good or evil. We are watching to see what Caleb does as someone who was born from evil for the purpose of choosing evil. As the story goes, Lucifer began as an angel. He lived in heaven and knew that God was real, but he chose to fall. I would say that decision was much more obviously and unbelievably stupid than a small boy beginning to accept a man who was seen hurting his mother in a brief vision given to him by a spirit.   See 4 other replies

I agree with J Z, if I saw some one rape my mom I don't care how many bows he gave me, I would still hate him...   See 4 other replies

I think that Caleb was trying to not fall for the Sheriffs trick. It is less spite, than he is not "going to win the Sheriff's way" because he knows that is is wrong and wicked. Caleb's friend is the better shot, Caleb had to cheat with a better bow to match him. (and Sheriff Buck knew it). Winning at all costs is evil - and messes everyone up. That his friend thought that Caleb "winning was just as good", even though he wanted to win, was a sign that he was a true friend. Oh, boy is there a morality play in here - it is after all- American Gothic :).   See 3 other replies

I would have to disagree. Many people can be very clueless and easily manipulated. I know a number of people - mostly adults - that are MUCH more clueless than Caleb. They still trust people that have messed up their lives over and over. They are lost in self delusion - the Mother in this show would be a good example of this, as would Holly. The fact that Caleb doesn't Hate Sheriff Buck to his own destruction is notable. That he realized what was happening - with the help of Real Friend - puts him above many people in Wisdom.   See 4 other replies