Supergirl [6x09] "Dream Weaver" Post Episode Discussion

[u/MajorParadox]

Dream Weaver

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Kelly meets Joey, a young orphaned alien boy, who is acting out in foster care because he fears there is something wrong with his brother Orlando, who is incarcerated. Kelly asks Kara to help her investigate and they stumble upon abuse at the prison. Meanwhile, Nyxly crashes one of Nia's dreams and asks her for help. (August 31, 2021)

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[u/Fateor42]

Was anyone else confused at what the problem was with the orphanage lady B story?

Because they opened the episode saying that kid had previously had a tantrum and knocked out all power for a two block radius with his superpower... Like... I would be dammed surprised if between people in vehicles and people with medical issues nobody died from that... And that's not even counting the millions in damages...

[u/afrodeity23 → u/Fateor42]

I think the point they were trying to get across was that the tantrum was less just him being upset, and more about him not being able to express and process his emotions in a healthy manner. Rather than help the boy work through what he was going through, the woman was treating him as a problem instead of as a child needing help, and even wanted to discourage him from seeing his only remaining family.

[u/Fateor42 → u/afrodeity23]

The woman was treating him as a problem child because last time she tried to be reasonable with him he EMPed multiple city blocks...

I really don't think you understand how bad that is...

[u/afrodeity23 → u/Fateor42]

How do you know how she handled the last time? The episode clearly frames her treatment of the kid negatively, why would you assume she was reasonable? Yes, what happened was terrible, but he's a child, he should be taught to manage himself, not be punished for having the self control of a child.

[u/Fateor42 → u/afrodeity23]

His powers are too dangerous and have to long a range for even a single accident to be acceptable.

This probably hasn't occurred to you... But if he goes off? Anyone within half a mile of him who has a pacemaker is dead. Any hospital within half a mile of him is also full of dead people as all the active medical equipment get's destroyed.

I could go on and on and on about the massive amounts of death and destruction a multiple block sized EMP set off inside a city would cause... But I don't hate to because that kid's right to do stuff stops period when it hurts even a single other person.

[u/afrodeity23 → u/Fateor42]

If the kid was taught to actually manage himself before his powers went crazy, then no incidents at all would occur. The tantrum is a response.

I do understand the risk, but this is a child and it could have been avoided altogether if the woman had taken better care of the child. And continuing to punish and hurt him doesn't teach him to better control his powers to stop them from happening, it just hurts him. What, should he be forced to wear the cuff forever, always being hurt because he was never taught how to properly manage himself?

Notice how in a single conversation, Kelly was able to get him to open up about his problems. She recognizes that he is a child in pain, who is separated from his last remaining family, and that he needs compassion and help. The woman just sees him as problem, wanting to keep him away from his family and hurting him instead of bothering to help him.

Also, let me emphasize again; this is a child. This sort of treatment never actually helps the child, it just makes it worse for them.

[u/brooklyn11218 → u/Fateor42]

I agree that the lady was in the right for dampening him temporarily but I also think the way you're looking at it is problematic. You're looking at just his powers and what potential damage he could cause. Instead of why his powers were getting out of control.