I don’t know how serial killers celebrate. I’ve never seen people clapping or experience joy. Still, I have to imagine how it would look appropriate like Brooks Koepka did Monday night when he watched Hurricanes vs. Panthers.
There is something very, very unsettling about a man who claps incessantly, unblinkingly, wearing only the blank star of psychotic attraction. The strangest part about this is probably that Brooks’ applause didn’t come at a time when other people were also clapping. This is right before the random encounter. That’s why everyone just sat and watched while he clapped like a freak.
Maybe the PGA Championship took it from him. Maybe Koepka thought that if he blinked he would fall asleep during a hockey game. I don’t necessarily blame him for being sleepy either but honestly, at this point I’d rather watch Brooks sleep than see him clapping like this again.
It’s a celebration of nightmares.