#anyway! its elder abuse! and i feel like its a dynamic that isnt often depicted

[thegrandmarsh]

i know it's not the focus like at all, but we should definitely at least acknowledge the fact that kevin is constantly belittling and gaslighting his own father. it's like. it's really not in the forefront and obviously we have bigger fish to fry, but it really shows what kind of person he is. he will take every fucking inch of social advantage he has and use it against every single person in his life, regardless of what their relationship is. like. sorry i know he's the direct cause of a good chunk of kevins misogyny, but. that old man has nowhere to go. he has nothing to do. they make repeated references to his multitude of health conditions that prevent him from extricating himself from kevins life until he finds someone who has independent means who wants to be with him. i think over the course of the show it's pretty obvious that his father loves him as best he can and tries to help him, and it's equally clear that his son simply doesn't care about him except as a glorified cronie