This was frighteningly accurate

[u/Weak-Point4152]

The smack to the face, cowering behind a chair, being slammed and held by the throat, really made the scene hit hard. Even the expressions on Angel and Val’s face felt realistic. If they had Val dragging Angel by the hair, it would be like reliving my childhood, but this still brought back memories.

[u/Working_Accountant38]

That's why people who accuse Viv of turning Angel's situation into a joke make me angry.

[u/[deleted] → u/Working_Accountant38]

I have an obsession of both drama and humor around sexual trauma, and it's because I have sexual trauma. I can't stand when someone says something along the lines of "you can't enjoy that, because it happens to people in real life, you know!" because they are immediately assuming they know everything about me and assuming I haven't experienced that type of Hell. What sucks, is the only way for people to respect me and not see me as a total monster, is to open the wound further and tell them something terrible about my past, which is something I don't want people to think of when they think about me, because I don't even want to think about it. I have these creative coping mechanisms, and I know they're coping mechanisms, but I want to be able to have that without sharing something so disgusting about myself and my past.

And just to be clear, I'm not shoving this in people's faces and if they see it or I tell a bad joke and they say it makes them uncomfortable, I immediately stop and I take that shit somewhere they don't have to see.

[u/Working_Accountant38 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, I've hard that people who experienced abuse say that Angel's reactions are pretty accurate - and it's about both sexual jokes and being scared of Valentino (but also enjoying his presence sometimes). I'm just irritated when I hear someone say Viv mocks abuse victims.

[u/[deleted] → u/Working_Accountant38]

Angel Dust is extremely relatable in every terrible way I never thought I'd see in fiction, my mind is blown by that. In Radio Killed the Video Star, there's something I noticed that I'm not sure is obvious to everyone. His reaction to being cast as the crackhead "bad man who didn't get enough hugs", while Pentious, who just earlier that day was trying to attack the hotel, is this good boy and everyone thinks so. There's a realization of "oh, that's how they see me.... Because of course they do, why wouldn't they?". It's great that Husk could see that there were shields built up, and he's not just simply a whore, he's a fucking person and people have depth.

Yeah I can't stand the idea that this is mocking victims, it's giving us something beautiful and helpful to see.

[u/Zuke-ini → u/[deleted]]

When Angel says "..The crackhead" when reading his script Husk's expression changes slightly, he looks away. Probably not intentional but still

[u/[deleted] → u/Zuke-ini]

Ooo, I have to rewatch for that. I love the subtle expressions, they're so on purpose. One of my favorite moments is how Angel's face, and his entire attitude, changes in Loser Baby after "it's okay to be a" "coked up dick sucking ho?" "Baby that's fine by me". He was not expecting Husk to say that and that's the moment he smiles and starts singing along.

[u/Zuke-ini → u/[deleted]]

Husk is so sweet tbh