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malewifehenrycooldown · 2 years

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thinking about how Matty and Blaze’s relationship is sort of a ‘what if’/mirror image of the relationship Rita and Joel had when they were river phoenixes but where Rita and Joel actually stayed together.

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#I’m a sucker for cinematic parallels. I like how poetic they can be. I like how introspective they can be #Joel would defiantely see their relationship and immediately think of his time with Rita #and it shakes him to the point where he like feels responsible to turn matt away from becoming a brawler because #he doesn’t want Matty to be like him. and by extension. doesn’t want Blaze to be like Rita.#fyi. Joel and Rita are separated and have a daughter. Rita isn’t involved with the gangs anymore. she’s a normal participant in society now #(I mentioned that the daughter’s name is lyla in the previous post of me talking about reprisal)#I think that Joel really wanted to be with Rita and raise lyla together like a normal family #but due to being associated with the Banished Brawlers and so knee deep into the gang’s politics it’s not easy to get out.#and also if he did leave he could never go back to the brawlers again.#Joel has this self reflection in episode 8/9 where he says being a brawler made him a worse person #that’s more violent and destructive and he pretty much lectures Matty about how he doesn’t want Matt to be a brawler because of that fact #obviously Matt’s too stubborn to see this but the exchange of dialogue gives me alot of food for thought #shallow rambles #reprisalposting

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