Do You Think That Edwin Does Some Random Shit And The Agency Thinks It's 1900's Thing But In Reality

Do you think that Edwin does some random shit and the agency thinks it's 1900's thing but in reality it's just Edwin being a sassy, fruity diva?

Dead Boy Detectives + PAYNELAND Cute/funny ways Charles & Edwin looked at each other throughout Episode 1 <3

Charles says: I’m here to rescue you

But his eyes say: I love you

Rescue me Charles Rowland, rescue me…

So, here’s my opinion on the matter. When Charles says that Edwin is the only one he’d go to hell for, he’s being 100% genuine. I don’t mean that he would LEAVE anyone else, Crystal, Niko, his mom etc, in hell, he would definitely try to get them out.

But with Edwin, GOING to hell was OPTION FUCKING ONE. He begged the Night Nurse to go get him and when she refused he immediately requested she let him go and that was the plan he was sticking with.

He didn’t try to find any other work arounds, maybe a summoning or something, no, it was “Edwin is in hell, I need to go get him.”

Another thing to remember, is that if it isn’t Edwin in need of rescue from hell, then Charles HAS EDWIN. Edwin who spent 73 years there, escaped on his own, has spent 35 years studying magic, and is probably a veritable expert on hell. I don’t think his very first thought would be “Open a door and I’ll go get them.” It would be to defer to Edwin, because Edwin got himself out, maybe he knows how to get others out.

There’s the argument, “He now knows the layout, how hell operates etc”, which is true, he does, but we’re also forgetting he had a MAP to where Edwin was taken. It was a Hail Mary even at that, since he might not have been taken to the same place as before, but Charles had a map to work with to figure out where to go to get Edwin. If someone else is taken after his trip to hell, he wouldn’t really know where they were, and hell is massive, if not infinite.

Charles is impulsive, yes, but he’s not stupid. He wouldn’t just rush to hell without a plan, especially not if he had Edwin’s guidance. He would definitely find a way to get whoever it is out, but it would be much different than what happened with Edwin.

Now the Crystal thing. @alexwilltellyouthings mentioned that Crystal doesn’t see much to live for outside of her three friends, and is stupidly brave. I agree for the most part, except the bravery thing. Yes, I agree that Crystal is brave, but in general, not in this instance. She wasn’t being brave, she was being stubborn, self destructive, and foolhardy.

My ten year old niece, who is moving up to middle school in September, told me she was scared of it. She’d be going to a new school and it scared her, but her parents kept telling her to be brave, she’s brave, there’s nothing to be scared of. I told her it was alright to be scared, bravery isn’t a lack of fear, bravery is being afraid, but doing/confronting what scares you anyway.

Crystal isn’t scared here and she isn’t listening to reason. She’s CONFIDENT, then when she’s told no, she’s ANGRY. She honestly thought going to hell, ALONE, without a MAP to guide her, being reliant on a very unreliable demon for entry and exit strategy, while still alive and very killable, was a viable option, and she wouldn’t be dissuaded. Foolhardy.

I think it’s commendable that she thinks that highly of Edwin and cares that much for him, but she was also ultimately being stubborn and selfish. Her being in hell would’ve been a liability, and instead of accepting that, she stormed off on her own. All of that, I think, comes back to her being in a very dark place mentally.

I should probably finish up what has turned into a Tedtalk and get off my soapbox.

In conclusion, I believe Charles when he says Edwin is the only one he’d go to hell for. Because in every other scenario, he would HAVE EDWIN WITH HIM, and they could work out another possible solution, or go together. Even then he’d do whatever he could to keep Edwin out of hell, and Edwin would never allow him to go alone. But when it comes to Edwin being in hell, going himself, to him, is the ONLY solution.

My confession: I don't believe Charles that wouldn't go to hell for anyone except Edwin.

I believe that he thought he meant it in that moment. But imagine that Crystal gets dragged to hell at some point in the future. Does anyone really believe that Charles, who now knows how hell operates, generally knows its layout, and knows that it's possible to get people out, would just shrug his shoulders and move on with his afterlife? Absolutely not. He would never leave her to that fate, especially after seeing what Edwin suffered.

So while it's a very sweet sentiment I am always completely taken out of the confession by how false it rings. It just feels impossible to imagine that Charles wouldn't brave hell for Crystal, or Niko, or his mother, or anyone he genuinely cares about. And that really diminishes the power of that scene for me.

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If I was Edwin I would have fallen for it

CAT EYE CHARLES IS OH MY GOD 🛐🛐🫠🫠

i love that dbd acknowledges that edwin and charles have 30+ years of "noodle incidents" to confuse crystal with. imagine the gang is looking through old cases for info they think might be useful and its just:

edwin: check the case of the courthouse

charles: was that the one where we got arrested or the one where we got married?

crystal: im sorry- what?!

edwin: no, the courthouse was the one where you tried to receive your own life insurance

crystal: nonono backtrack a second- when were you two going to tell me about this

charles: ok technically we didn't get married, lewis and gina turner did, but-

crystal: im not talking about that

crystal: im talking about edwin having a criminal record

-two days later-

crystal: wait you tried to get your own life insurance

edwin: he got in a rather embarrassing argument with a receptionist over the issue

charles: its why im not allowed to be the woman anymore

edwin: indeed, we used to play the stationary game for the role

crystal: i have so many questions but lets start with this, the stationary game??

charles: rock paper scissors