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[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago

No not really. People for what ever reason seem to not fucking understand basic human interactions, the concept of nuance or anything remotely close to the idea of character growth.

He's a jaded asshole to everyone literally fucking everyone. He only is nice to kids by default.

People for some stupid fucking reason take any negative anything towards anything LGBT people in shows as the character being a transphobe or homophobe.

Because for some reason you can't just write about a dude in pain, self medicating being an asshole to idiots. With out it having an agenda. He's just an asshole to fucking morons who lie to their doctor.

That's the entire point. Everyone on the show is stupid enough to lie to their doctor he's an asshole he then catches them in an aha! Moment and the ep ends.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah folks seem to forget that he is also based off of Sherlock Holmes on his worst days. Holmes could be an asshole and has a pretty severe drug addiction as I understand it.

[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Its much like robinhood as well. A lot of these classic anti heros, arnt good people. They are not ment to be role models.

Watching an asshole break societal norms, the law or just rebel. For a good cause, is cathartic.

Assholes doing good is fun and the over sterilization of media is such a fucking tragedy.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Also see Spartacus or John Brown, both were absolute bastards in their own rights but killing slavers and fucking with the powerful is always in vogue. Though I have nothing but respect for Auld John Brown.

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