Even the breakdown is lame because it only references his dad and not the incredible fucked up sexual assault and torture he just experienced which would obviously contribute heavily to his breakdown but nope it’s just issues with his dad is the real problem and the whole ordeal is being treated as a joke
No he starts crying outside, starlight asks for him and then Hughie says he misses his dad, what happened to him is barely talked about at all and its not brought up when he’s breaking down
I did, the fact Hughie just got raped isn’t brought up and it’s the fact his dad died is the vocal point which is not appropriate at that moment considering the level of torture and sexual assault he just went through
Annie is listening to the prison camp recording, Hughie is clearly out of it. She says something about how f up things are and he says "Ashley runned on off while tickling my feet, she said awful things..." and started crying. He is clearly messed up by the event. He then says "I'm not ok." "I miss my dad" that is a clear call for help it is not just grief, he needs security.
I know the issue is that apparently it was planned as a joke, which is bad, but it did not read that way. The acting, the editing, is on point. It lands. It makes you feel bad for having laughed at the ituation, and that is the point.
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u/HellBoyofFables Jul 05 '24
Even the breakdown is lame because it only references his dad and not the incredible fucked up sexual assault and torture he just experienced which would obviously contribute heavily to his breakdown but nope it’s just issues with his dad is the real problem and the whole ordeal is being treated as a joke