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"babying" a character is almost always referred to as a bad thing (as it usually represents infantilization as a result of lacking media literacy) but "babying" gabe goodman was the best staging decision ever made

To say “I’m half of you” is to admit that the self is not whole on its own.

my favorite detail in next to normal west end is after dan cleans up most of the blood and puts the bloodied towels in the plastic bag, he places it in front of gabe. he is laying diana's blood at his feet; he is putting the blame on gabe. it's his fault diana almost died. it's his fault dan almost lost her.

Actually so insane about the way they never say Gabe's name until the end of the show because like... how long has this been going on. How long did Diana just keep her name in her heart but never said it out loud because it would shatter the illusion. What if Dan just thought that by erasing his name he could pretend nothing ever happened, and yet he could never escape it because it was all his wife would talk about. Was Natalie ever even told her brother's name

"babying" a character is almost always referred to as a bad thing (as it usually represents infantilization as a result of lacking media literacy) but "babying" gabe goodman was the best staging decision ever made