people are so mean about Reeve Orpheus which is crazy because so many talk about how much they love how awkward Orpheus is or how they hc him to be autistic but when he is Genuinely socially awkward and behaves exactly like my autistic sister, people say he’s an awful actor and that he looks stupid or he’s gross or predatory 🤷 it’s really frustrating
Is there a certain “type” of autistic Orpheus isn’t allowed to be??? is he only allowed to be awkward if it suits your vision of what polite awkwardness should be? sorry to say that social awkwardness is more than just shuffling your hands and twiddling ur toes 😭 as someone who struggles a lot in social situations, i see a lot of my own mannerisms in reevepheus, and it’s upsetting to see people say he looks “dumb” .
it’s how people talk abt Reeve and Eva’s orpheuydice too . “how did orpheus “bag” her!!?” , treating orpheus like an accessory, so on so forth. why would u think that :( because he doesn’t conform to what people think is “attractive shy boy” behavior??? isnt that one of the points of Hadestown?? non conformity ? why is it so shocking that Eurydice is charmed by him??
Orpheus changes Hades’ mind not because he cries and shouts, but because his poetry and song touch Hades’ heart. that is how Orpheus expresses himself 😭😭 reevepheus is not unfeeling or thoughtless, he just shows his emotions in a way that most people may not understand PLEASE ANYONE 😭😭😭😭
