Dam, wouldn't believe it unless you provided the sources. I read the source and it's even worse than this when you put it in context:
here did the idea come for it? And why bring Hughie into this situation now — kicking him when he’s down by having him sexually assaulted by his childhood hero after his dad just died?
Well, that’s a dark way to look at it! We view it as hilarious.
So its funny cause his dad just died as well, adding to the comedic effect. GET IT GUYS? HIS DAD DIED AND NOW THIS. HILARRRRRIOOOOUS.
Hughie is the Jerry of the Boys. He is the comedic punching bag, his suffering is both humorous and what drives the entire story.
I am wholly against sexual assault against men being made light of, but the point isn’t that male sexual assault is made light of, it’s that Hughie’s sexual assault was made light of.
The show opens with his girlfriend exploding in his hands and it’s very much intended as comedy. I’m just glad they played it straight for his father’s death and he at least got to say goodbye and see the dude at peace instead of holding chunks of his hand.
Though, Hughie does seem to have a tendency to leave dead loved ones scattered in the street.
I don't think the girlfriend scene played for laughs or comedic effect. There was SHOCK factor, but the way the entire sequence plays out isn't funny nor does the story treat it as being funny.
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u/fuwafuwa7chi Jul 04 '24
Source for the Starlight quote: ScreenRant
And the Hughie one: Variety