I think what pisses me off most about the Wednesday fandom is that so many are intentionally ignoring the fact that Tyler is MEANT to be a tragic character because he is a Hyde. We basically have it beaten over our heads that Hydes are the outcasts of outcasts, deemed too difficult to help, and therefore abandoned and left to their own devices, basically giving them no way to NOT be tortured into being someoneās slave or ultimately having something tragic or awful happen to them that forces out their Hyde and leaving them to become a monster and/or get killed.
So many people blame Tyler for every bad thing that happened in this first season when he LITERALLY had no option but to do exactly as Laurel wished. He was TOLD to go murder the people he murdered, he was TOLD to get Wednesday to trust him, he was TOLD to go after Eugene, he had no CHOICE but to obey, itās literally in the showās lore. And we are both told AND shown what lengths Laurel went to to literally torture this teenage boy into becoming a monster that was FORCED to obey her. Not only that, but all that āmamaā talk and physical touch is gag-worthy. SHE is the true monster who wanted everyone dead, and she ruined that boyās life to try and get what she wanted. And the show INTENTIONALLY shows AND tells you all that.
We are SHOWN how Tyler was chained, beaten, poisoned to bring the Hyde out, to become Laurelās perfect slave. And still so many see HIM as the ātrue villain,ā stating that if he was truly āgoodā he never wouldāve done all he did. Meanwhile the lore has TOLD you, Hydes have no choice. But WAY too many disregard this plot point entirely simply because they see it as something to cling to for their preferred ship to happen. Thatās infuriating to me, truly. Not only from a standpoint of really loving Tyler as a character, but also from a standpoint of it being apparent to ME of where the story is going, and knowing that so much of the fandom is gonna be pissed off about it because itās Tyler-centric.
We are given so much information about āHydes have been banned from Nevermore for 30 years,ā āFaulkner was studying Hydes but he died before he could finish his research,ā ānobody knows for sure if, once unlocked, Hydes are only monsters or if the person they were is still in there.ā Between all this within the narrative itself and Hunter talking about how heās excited to explore the duality of the Real Tyler versus the Hyde next season, I think itās obvious that Wednesday and Tyler are basically going to get to the bottom of this āare Hydes all 100% bad and dangerousā problem themselves, and the result of their research will probably get Hydes accepted back into Nevermore.
Wednesday already knows how unjust the whole system is, she mentions it FREQUENTLY in the first season. Once she gets past feeling betrayed by what happened in season one, itās likely going to weigh on her that someone she cared about deeply enough to bring her walls down for, to actually seek out to KISS, was so hurt by this system that he ended up doing all he did. And Tyler is inevitably returning, the writers have talked about how weāre going to learn more about Tyler and explore his true feelings for Wednesday. Theyāll be brought back together, no doubt. And thus, the deep dive on Hydes will probably begin.
I donāt care what you ship, I donāt even care if you really LIKE Tyler as a character, but I DO care that so many have made him out to be a pure villain simply because that suits their own personal narrative better, and makes them feel like itās more likely their preferred ship will win the āwar.ā Like, try and WATCH a show, actually WATCH it, and not simply cling to bits and pieces that suit the storyline youāve made up in your head. Youāre SUPPOSED to hate LAUREL, youāre supposed to, at the very least, wonder if the Real Tyler is still in there, if he can be helped, and you are SUPPOSED to feel some pity for the boy who was forced into becoming an enslaved monster.
