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i guess kinda /srs

not to make the dream smp sound super deep or anything, but i feel like the arc that tommy went through is really good teaching material to the younger people in the audience in terms of recognizing abusive behaviors?

as a character, tommy is really easy to connect to for them because of his young age and vulnerability, and during the entire exile arc, he’s constantly under these abusive terms and actions. his slow realization and emphasis on how dream wasn’t actually his friend might be a good marker to those viewers of this abusive behavior, and aid them in recognizing and reporting it in the case that it’s happening to them or someone they’re close to.

dream acts as a friend to tommy, while also constantly gaslighting and hurting him, which is one of the most common forms of abuse. tommy’s ability to distinguish friend from enemy is tampered with because of dream, and as the audience through dramatic irony, we can see what is going wrong and who is the “bad guy” in the scenario. those younger viewers could use these instances to connect to their own lives, or maybe their friends lives.

personally i think it’s actually really cool (though likely completely unintentional) that there is this kind of teaching moment throughout these arcs.

the storyline teaches about character motive, provides reasoning, and allows the audience to make their decision of right and wrong. the connection to tommy’s character, his age, and the clear manipulation from the audience standpoint allows for us to put dream completely in the villain persona of the situation, and furthermore, allows for real life connection and recognition of these behaviors for present and future usage.

i don’t know, i just thought it was pretty neat despite the complete unintentionality of it all.