i actually always have so much to say about henry danger
Henry always did so much for so little. His parents never cared about him, or Piper really. They cared that Henry never got into trouble, and forgot about him unless they needed something from him. Like when it’s his turn to make dinner, or to do something for them. They couldn’t even bother to look up from the TV to talk to their son about his first day of work ever. I don’t even want to know what this was like before he got the job. Especially with his parent’s attitude toward him and Piper.
After he got the job, Ray stepped in as his father figure. His parents were almost never home, never cared where their kids were, never worried about them unless they needed them. His mom was never home. It was weirdly implied she cheated on her husband (mentioned in Saturday Night Lies, s4 ep14) which honestly not a shock. His dad was home more, but not a lot, and even when he was, he didn’t pay attention. (like in sister twister pt 1, and he hadn’t seen her for two days then decided to call Henry.)
Henry spent most of his time at the man cave after he got hired. He always wanted to hang out at the man cave unless it was work he didn’t want to do or he wanted to avoid the people there. He would hang out there most of his time; he’d just say he was at Jasper's house.
His parents never hugged him, never cared if he was hurt, and never said they were proud of him or loved him. Ray and his friends (+Schwoz) were the only people who truly cared about him. Ray couldn’t lose him after Henry had only been his sidekick for like only a month. He fired him but hired him right back with almost no hesitation. Ray hugged him and told him he was proud of him. Ray always made sure he wasn’t hurt. When fighting the toddler, when Brad kicked him in the shin and gave him a black eye (he sounded nearly ready to kill Brad), when Henry said everyone was disappointed in him and Ray immediately stopped scolding Henry and asked him why he felt that way, immediately made sure Henry didn’t turn into a man beast so his date could go good, ray hyped him up when he kissed a girl he really liked, ray was really worried about him when he went into a dream state and wouldn’t wake up (made sure everything was done to wake him up without harming him), he didn’t memory wipe Jasper when Henry told him he was Kid Danger on accident because Henry said he would quit, and so many more.
When Ray came and saved Henry from having a burn scar, Henry ran up and hugged him, and Ray said, “Love this kid,” and hugged him twice. Then called him a “good boy” in an affectionate son-like way. When Henry coached Piper’s basketball team and Henry’s team won, Ray came in to congratulate him and take his team out for ice cream. When Henry was having a basketball game against someone so he could stay on the team, Ray was there. Where was Henry’s dad, or mom? When Henry got hit on the head with a suitcase, but Henry’s parents were more focused on what Piper was doing. Henry told his parents his head was bleeding, and his parents said “ew, gross” and “don’t use our good towels”.
When Henry threw a party when he was 18 because his dad told him to, and his dad said, “This is the only time I’ve been proud of you”. HE WAS 18. THE FIRST TIME IN 18 YEARS. Or, in secret beef, when Henry is picking who to go with him to the restaurant, Jake says “I love you, son.” which is one of, if not, the only time he says it to henry in the show besides AFTER they found out he was kid danger. They find out their son was something big and all of a sudden it seems they actually might love him. They also could not believe their child was kid danger. They’ve never really loved him or even been proud of him. It’s so baffling to them that their kid could be this hero while in their mind he’s currently a failure who they think is also a loser.
When Henry’s dad called him a failure, a liar, and a quitter in the same minute, without letting Henry explain. It also took them 3-ish years to realize that their child wasn’t going to school everyday and failing his classes. They also never seemed to notice his exhaustion and his mental health deteriorating. (they noticed in A New Evil, kind of.) but you think you’d notice your CHILD is kid danger by now?? Not to state the obvious though. Charlotte figured it out 5 years before his parents knew. and he had to tell them.
Ray loved Henry so much that he didn’t fire him even when he was out at risk of getting their secret identities revealed. He cried multiple times after Henry quit for good. He hugged him as much as he could when he visited from dystopia. He was willing to burn everything down to go live in dystopia with Henry. And Rays new suit with the silver to honor kid danger is so. ugh i love that. Henry’s parents didn’t care about him.
Ray was his dad idc. sorry if this isn’t super coherent but it was just a rant pretty much
i never said he was necessarily a GOOD dad but he was more of one than jake.. was rewatching henry danger for the 100th time and ray tortured that boy omg 😭
