As a former member of the MD fandom, I'm curious which one of these Thad is
Like is he just kinda there or does he have a deep complex fanon character arc built from the scraps the show gave us?
(I was only really hyperfixated on the show during the wait period before episode 2 so I'm also just curious as to what the fandom has been doing since then)
So. Technically he's just kinda... there. I latched onto Thad for a number of reasons, but the main point of why I got so attached is because of his character type I guess? Or rather the type of character he isn't.
Thad is designed to look like your typical jock white boy, who you would expect to bully and make fun of the "weird girl," but instead he greats her like a friend and calls her by her actual name, and listens to what she has to say. I like characters who look one way, but act a completely different way.
This. Also. Kinda snowballed into something bigger though LMFAO. If you've seen my posts about Thad you'd know, but basically, earlier on in the shows, Thad was implied to have a bigger role, and the creator himself even said he would have had a bigger role if the series went in a different direction. I also had like 80 billion theories on this dude and I constantly rave about how he's missed potential. like.
In the first episode, Thad is the only worker drone to stand up against V and J - he even yells at the WDF for not doing their goddamn job - and SURVIVES the encounter (Albeit because Uzi interrupted the fight)
In episode 2, Thad is the only worker drone victim who survives being yoinked by the SOLVER ITSELF, again, needing to be rescued by Uzi and N- BUT THE POINT IS. SOLVER HAD SO MANY MINUTES TO KILL HIS DUMBASS AND IT DIDN'T. And then immediately after, he squares up with it, raises his fist like he's gonna punch it. and it FLINCHES. IT GETS SPOOKED. This eldritch being who can kill and maim and do Horrors Unknown FLINCHES at a "POWERLESS" WORKER DRONE. HELLO??? Liam had absolutely NO reason to give Thad that kind of plot armor, yet he did it anyways.
We don't see Thad very much in episode 3, we see him a little in episode 4... AND THEN HE JUST DISAPPEARS.
THE THING WITH EPISODE 4 TOO. You can see him on the bus to the campsite. He's in there. On the way back? Even though he survived. HES NOT ON THE BUS. WHERE IS HE!!! And sure it could have just been the animators forgetting to put his model in the seats, sure. BUT YOU CAN'T JUST. IEUSGYDFASGLUIDYFJKD igniting my passion about this stupid guy with a single ask is crazy
Let me tell you. When episode 7 came out, and me and Lukas were watching it. The moment Thad came on screen and I heard his voice, I screamed so loud and I shook the fuck out of Lukas. I even posted about this before but when Thad showed up in the recent(ish) music video, i squealed like a 12 year old girl in the early 2000s at a Justin Bieber concert. My attachment to this green guy is deep.
...Anyway. To answer your question. Thad is in between the two. He's just kinda there, but I've also made so much shit up about him that is unnecessary and purely self indulgent because he stole my heart from my chest that he will forever be ingrained into my being.
WHICH IS WHY EVERY TIME THEY COME OUT WITH MORE MURDER DRONES MERCH I GET INCREASINGLY MORE UPSET. GIVE ME THAD MERCH PLEA
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