• GorbinOutOverHere [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    what's good or relatable about him being a broken sociopath

    Barry is as relatable and good as Walter White lol

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      And the only time he's shown in uniform he's having a psychotic break and murdering an innocent civilian in their home. If anything his civilian reception is just condescending, with the Vanity Fair article treating him like a sad lil baby.

      • GorbinOutOverHere [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah like he's only ever positively received when he lies his ass off about his discharge, and I feel like there's meant to be a noticeable jarring disconnect between the way he's received for killing "a [SLUR]" (probably just some dude walking!) and when he reveals the reason for his discharge. Like I took it as a condemnation of both the military, the bloodthirsty and racist American public (I mean all he had to do was say "some [SLUR] was coming over a ridge" or whatever and he's "a hero") and contrasting the exuberant praise he got for the former with the "jesus christ you basically killed a guy and got away with it, you can't ever tell anyone" reaction he got when he revealed the latter was meant to underscore all that