I’m not sure whether or not it’s been talked about here but what do we think about when Judah went behind PC’s back and refused Charley’s proposal to buy VIM? Should he have told her? Would she had been better off if he had told her? Would it make PC even more miserable? And was PC right in firing him?

  • captain_borgue@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Judah is very clearly written as Autistic. And this scene proves it- any neurotypical guy who pulls something like this is being the stereotypical chauvinistic “women cannot make big decisions, so I will choose for her” type… but that wasn’t Judah’s motivation at all- he literally thought that the best way to support her was to take some of her burden off her plate- but because of the neurospicy, it didn’t occur to him to ask her about it. It’s the classic “I’m being helpful! :D” intentions.

    Now, here’s the real brilliance: the fact that Judah wasn’t being a Stereotypical Manly Man about it? doesn’t matter. His intentions did not matter. Only his actions mattered- and when his actions hurt her, she responded by firing him. As well she should.

    And when, later on, he has demonstrated that he has learned from his mistakes, then is when PC can trust him again.