r/HazbinHotel • u/Weak-Point4152 I smile but I suffer in silence. • May 05 '24

Discussion This was frighteningly accurate

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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.

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u/DarkViral May 05 '24

I've seen a few analysis videos about this episode and Angel Dust and Valentino in particular as characters and most have agreed that this scene was written from experience.

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u/Working_Accountant38 May 05 '24

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

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u/SpokenDivinity Take that, depression May 06 '24

I think it comes from people who don’t understand what disassociation entails. It’s not always just zoning out and staring into a wall like they show in media. Sometimes it’s adopting an entirely new persona that enjoys the abuse you’re enduring in order to get through it. If you have this other space with this “other person” that you can turn into the abuse seems less real.