#seriously DreamWorks lay off Branch for a while and traumatize someone else for a change

[incurable-bookkl3pt0]

It really was and that bothers me. It also bothers me that not one of the brothers even bothered to question why their youngest brother had significantly darker coloring. Like, compared to how they saw Branch last it's beyond NOTICABLE just how much duller he is. I honestly think he was brighter in TWT than in TBT. So how did they just, not notice?

Floyd just might be the only one with an excuse here, since he was in a colored diamond bottle and dying, but even that's a flimsy excuse at best. JD also has the flimsy (but still better than Floyd's) excuse of being focused on the mission to pay any mind to anything else; and he has that excuse because we've SEEN JD fixate on something and becoming blind to everything else (PFH anyone?) so that's somewhat feasible, but what about after? Like when they were back at Vacay Island after rescuing Floyd?

And jeez DreamWorks, I get that (Sp)Bruce, Clay and Floyd are the middle siblings, and the focus here (besides MC Branch) was rescuing Floyd, but you could've at least given the 3 of them more of a reason for why they never came back for Branch. Even Floyd never gave a reason as to why he never came back, and it's revealed early on that he promised to come back. JD was the only one who openly admitted that he tried to come back (and thought ALL of his brothers were dead except maybe one due to a vague unsigned postcard that maybe was from one of his brothers but really could've been from anyone) and gave the best reason for leaving. AND he's the only brother who you could TELL constantly thought about his brother. Yes, Floyd thought about his brothers, but he was also actively dying, so it could've very well been a life-flashing-before-death thing.

All we got from Clay was wanting to find trolls that would take him seriously, and all we got from (Sp)Bruce was not wanting to be treated the way JD treated him. And of course, Floyd's solo career; in which we know NOTHING about. We didn't get anything on them trying to return, or that they ever thought about their brothers at all.

Fanon does a better job at justifying their departure. Fanon gave (Sp)Bruce an eating disorder and body dysmorphia from the pressure of being fit, when canon only showed us JD encouraging more sit-ups from him, and him (and Clay) constantly butting heads with JD. Fanon gave Clay the mother of all identity crisis when all canon gave us was a troll who was butthurt about being seen as funny, and who the only time he was forced into something was the funderdrawers, and not anything else besides constantly picking fights. Fanon gave us an overwhelmed Floyd who was tired of playing family mediator who turned grey some time in those 20+ years he was gone, when all canon gave us was just him (maybe?) dying and no explanation as to where the hell he was all that time, and how exactly did he end up getting captured since, you would think a troll who grew up near troll-eating giants would be hypervigilant over giants. This also raises the question as to how the fuck Brandy x (Sp)Bruce ever happened but that's a topic for another day.

I've said it once, and I will fucking say it again, with the exception of JD, all of the brothers' CANONICAL reasons for leaving fucking sucked. JD up and said that as the leader/oldest, there was a lot of pressure on his shoulders to take care of the four younger ones. That is an extremely valid reason for moving away (not enough of a reason to never communicate via letters, but we'll chalk it up to him being in the wild + needing time to cool down before he tried to come back home) on top of the fact that he looked old enough to move out and live on his own anyways. And he did say goodbye. Sure it was over the shoulder and obviously said out of anger, but it was a goodbye. The others (besides Floyd but we'll get the that) didn't even do that. (Sp)Bruce's openly admitted that his only problem was JD's treatment (exactly what does that entail since all we got was JD just saying to do more sit-ups?) of him, so as the second oldest, he really ditched 3 of his brothers because he didn't like how 1 of them (the one who walked out the door first and in front of all of them) treated him. Also, he quit first and walked out second. Clay walked out third, leaving behind his 2 younger brothers because he felt that JD (though possibly both of the older ones but it was implied it was just JD) didn't take him seriously. JD, who walked out first, hence wouldn't be a problem. JD, the oldest, who alongside the second oldest, left, making Clay the oldest. That was the golden opportunity right there to be taken seriously, and yet still, he left. Finally Floyd and his solo career that he could've started right there (since it was heavily implied that BroZone started there) at home, without having to leave his BABY brother, who obviously had an attachment to all of them, but him especially? Don't get me started on his goodbye, and how he promised to come back. I'll give him credit, his goodbye was much nicer than JD's, but he made a promise to come back SOON, and he broke it. It was PAINFULLY obvious that Branch held him up to that promise, so it must've been extremely heartbreaking when Floyd broke it. Especially since it doesn't seem like anyone actually took care of Branch after Rosiepuff died, so that's especially awful.

Let's talk about that for a sec. Floyd REALLY told a baby to take care of an old woman? I know it was probably to make Branch feel like he had something to do, but even if Rosiepuff had died of natural causes, what's to stop Branch from feeling that was his fault too, since he was told to take care of her and her dying would prove he failed? I really don't think a baby (especially one that a good portion of the fandom is convinced is autistic) would be able to differentiate, seeing as he blamed himself for getting her killed when he wasn't the one who murdered her. If Rosiepuff had died of old age, I 100% believe he would've found a way to blame himself, because he was YOUNG, and probably didn't have a good grasp in understanding death. I get what Floyd was trying to do, but man, he did NOT think that through.

In conclusion, all of Branch's brothers really dropped the ball (some way harder than the others) and are in serious need of groveling for forgiveness. Because what they did was so beyond not okay. Starting with (going back to) them not noticing Branch is significantly duller in color now. Again I ask, how the fuck did they miss that?

I really wish Branch's Greyness had gotten brought up in the big argument scene in TBT.

like even just Briefly it would have been nice if Branch had also revealed that to the Brothers following Grandma getting eaten and there being no one left to take care of him he went Grey and hid away or something along those lines ya know?

kinda feels like one of many things that was left unsaid in the film.

[bobbydagen24]

I Love hearing your thoughts mate 😂😂😂😂 also yeah its kinda annoying how JD is the one who gets most held to account in the film.

he bears the main blunt of Branch's criticism when he first shows up whereas all Bruce gets is a very brief moody face before he changes his tune and instantly forgives him.

and Clay and Floyd didn't get chewed out at all sure he technically calls them all out in the argument scene but its so Brief and its basically the last meaningful conversation the brothers have in the film.

since from then on they get Rushed forward by the plot like their on a Rollercoaster and even the ending rushes them forward despite the fact the ticking clock of needing to save Floyd was no longer in effect.

so the film feels like they have their big argument and then it basically jump cuts to the bros all being a happy family like we skipped over one or two major scenes.

also love those tags we gotta make them a thing lol I deffo agree in the future we need to see angst directed towards someone other than Branch.

I've said before but maybe Peppy dies in the future and Poppy and Viva are left to grieve meanwhile its a good chance to actually show Branch trying to support them through something he's familiar with.

especially if Poppy either tries to close herself off or just soldier on through it maintaining her posotive attitude as a mask so she doesn't have to grieve properly which I'm sure Branch would see through.

or the angst could be something to do with their mother like either she's deceased or she returns and is a straight up villain but either way yeah DreamWorks gotta take a break tormenting Branch.

tho tormenting Bro zone I'm fine with so if they wanna do that in the future I'm all for it 😈😈😈😈

I really wish Branch's Greyness had gotten brought up in the big argument scene in TBT.

like even just Briefly it would have been nice if Branch had also revealed that to the Brothers following Grandma getting eaten and there being no one left to take care of him he went Grey and hid away or something along those lines ya know?

kinda feels like one of many things that was left unsaid in the film.