There Are Consequences…
In this episode, Wes faces some hard truths of his new reality, and Katy takes care of him. I really enjoyed exploring the consequences for Wes suddenly being memorable, and having to actually guard his expressions and moderate his tone. He’s also got the added bonus of being subject to other people’s ideas of what is “attractive”, rather than being all things to all people by virtue of being a blank slate in people’s minds.
A lot of Wes was based on my own inability to remember my face and proportions, so it was really interesting to hear that others read in a metaphor (?) for gender dysphoria and/or see parallels with their own gender identity in his experience.
I’d love to hear if that resonates with anyone else! Wondering if that should be a content warning, as I didn’t initially think about that at all.
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CWs: temptation to relapse, flipped in loco parentis dynamic
Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer
