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There is something intrinsically queer about young dorky neurodivergent men in silly hats romping around the woods with their comic relief goofball companion on a life changing journey.
It's the trifecta of weird forest gays.
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Over the Garden Wall
What fascinates me still about this postmodern gem of a show is how it's not about optimism overcoming pessimism, nor about light and love overcoming darkness and indifference. Wirt nearly freezes to death because of his despair, yes, but the Beast uses Greg's tenacious hope against him and nearly ensnares him in the same fate; both Beatrice and the Woodsman, motivated by love, are tempted to sacrifice the brothers' in exchange for the well-being of their families.
The Beast is in the darkness of the woods, but also in the light of the lantern. The moral dichotomy--the white-and-black binary--is a lie.
Wirt escapes the Unknown only when he throws away the lantern and walks away from the Beast, realizing they're one and the same. Realizing it has no power over him and Greg, nor ever had any power over anyone. It's not a hopeful act on Wirt's part, because he deliberately is rejecting the false hope offered to him of saving Greg's soul in the lantern; rather, it's a rational act. Same when the Woodsman blows out the light.
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Amidst pouring rain and booming thunder, Brick chugs an energy drink in a single gulp. With all the synthetic ingredients of mysterious origins coursing through his veins, the only authentic chemical was the rage of a failing father that fueled him for yet another battle with Greg.
Greg isn't at his trailer today, but that's not a problem for Brick. Due to some recent revelations, he has the ability to track down anyone pretty easily and quickly pinpoints Greg at the local river beneath the bridge.
Brick has reached a pivotal realization—he must be his own alpha. While he intends to fulfill his obligation to talk to Montgomery, he's not approaching it with passivity. There's no intention of taking it lying down.
Beneath the bridge, Brick and Greg clash once more. But this time, a game-changing shift occurs. With primal intensity, Brick seizes the upper hand. Perhaps selecting the river as their stage gives Brick an advantage, drawing from his past brush with water-related death, or perhaps it's just a glitch in the system and Brick simply got lucky.
Either way, it's a close battle but it ends with Brick panting animalistically over Greg's limp body. He has finally conquered Greg.
Brick: GET... FUCKING...WREEEECKED!!!
Completing his 'Lone Wolf' aspiration, Brick belts out a victorious howl. Not only in celebration, but to let Montgomery know he's finally ready for that talk, but it's not going to go the way he thinks.
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