#tonkla gets to go on a revenge rampage and he's praised for that because it's satisfying to see a fictional character go wild in ways that
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okay but for real great did nothing wrong and i will die on this hill. he is not the best person and he has his flaws, but most of the bad things he has done were done in situations in which he was running on panic, legitimate fear for his life, trauma and/or not knowing what the fuck was going on + we know that if he actually knew that a bad thing was going to happen he would be trying his damnedest to change the outcome. even in the og version of events he still goes in to try and find nan. he still stands up to his family and wants nothing to do with them when he learns about their crimes. he's a fucked up person making fucked up decisions in fucked up situations, not the scum of the earth that a lot of people seem determined to paint him as
#4 minutes#4 minutes the series#'we want complex characters' and then they flatten them with a hammer until they are a bad person shaped silhouette#i honestly wouldn't even consider him morally gray he's literally just some guy in impossible situations#tonkla gets to go on a revenge rampage and he's praised for that because it's satisfying to see a fictional character go wild in ways that#we can't on account of being nonfictional people who will have nonfictional consequences for their actions#it's cathartic and satisfying and all that#(and honestly if you think self justice is okay irl idk what to tell you get help)#but personally i think that characters who are shitty in messy unsatisfying ways are just as fun#sometimes we're cowards and sometimes we hesitate and it's too late and sometimes there are no good options#i like to see that too
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