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so Season 1, The Mind, is when Logan gets Mind Controlled, and it causes brain damage. he actually gets lucky and avoids total brain failure (like the majority of Mind Controlled cult members did, due to how long they were under), but the left hemisphere of his brain still sustains damage, impacting the language center and giving him Wernicke's Aphasia.

(highly recommend you watch the video below too; it's a good example of someone with it, and i really like some of the observations/insights in the comments.)

he will be able to make significant progress with his aphasia (and that's a realistic thing to depict; it's just not going to ever go away entirely, since most people will always have remnants of their aphasia), but all of Season 2, The Tower, will highlight his struggles with the condition, the ableism he encounters [looks directly at David using this as another way to try and invalidate Logan's autonomy], the internalized ableism he deals with, and the positive aspects of his condition -- inspired by what Sharon Stone had to say about her aphasia, and also this bit i read about Gabby Gifford's case.

Logan: You're a fucking idiot.

David: No, by all means, tell me why you thought this was a good idea. I would love to know this type of reasoning that you call 'logic'.

Kalstio: You're a bit silly, aren't you? Just a goofy little clown. Don't worry, I like clowns! When they're actually funny, of course.

Derek: [fingers digging into his temples] No, no, it's fine. I just suddenly have a massive headache. No reason.

Logan: I just told you that I was dating someone.

David, remembering how Lilian cheated on him: Exactly.

yet Logan is surrounded by verbal people who expect relationships based in verbal communication. they're not wrong for that, that's how they grew up. it's just sad because, Logan is the odd one out and he's painfully aware of that, so he expects himself to adjust and not the other way around. he gets used to using his own AAC device (that he made himself and is very proud of) and practices scripted responses and makes a lot of progress in his speech therapy, so he can feel more normal and have conversations easier and communicate with his loved ones easier. that's not a bad thing.

and obviously i'm not saying these relationships are turbulent and unhealthy because of their communication styles. there's way way way way WAY more to it.