i hate that they think that nancy being in a relationship means she’s not independent like are we talking about the same nancy?
this post I reblogged a short bit ago has some really good thoughts on this!! (tldr: Nancy is actually so self-reliant post-Barb that she's become deeply untrustworthy and struggles to let people in, while Jonathan is the one who struggles with independence, esp. when it comes to viewing himself and his life independently from his family)
I mean, I do think Nancy can ultimately grow and benefit from the breakup in ways that are applicable to her actual issue, but the way they framed it as her being aimless and needing independence just rang so hollow. Why did they give her Jonathan's problems? Jonathan is sitting right there! Address that stuff with him and then maybe address Nancy's actual problems! But then they just...didn't. For either one of them. Alright then.












