David Wallace from the Office is so hot and idk if there are a lot of people who think that but I feel like there’s not and I just really had to say that
I’ve never used the phrase “he’d talk you through it”
okay fuck it here's how I think The Office characters would react to I Saw the TV Glow
(My source: I am trans and deeply hyperfixated on the office, I Saw the TV Glow fills me with intense dread)
This is not me saying all the characters are trans or whatever and this likely won't be close to canon but idc, if you do please leave thanks!
Michael Scott:
I think he'd be very confused he'd say it's an okay movie but it made his skin crawl it was unnerving and he didn’t know how to describe the way it made him feel. Eventually the trans meaning is explained to him and he's just like "oh okay" and then he has to sit down awhile.
Jim Halpert:
If I live in my hc world where I hc transmasc Jim I definitely think it would effect him, he'd take a sick day and spend some extra time with his kids, hoping they never feel they have to suppress themselves like he did for so long. (In my hc he doesn't transition until his 20s)
Kevin Malone:
Kevin would watch it with Oscar because he didn't want to watch it alone and it confuses him. When they leave the cinema he asks Oscar what everything meant and Oscar being who he is obviously knew what the movie was about told Kevin and I think he had to rewatch the movie and when he did it like hit woah... that's me. (He/She bigender transfem Kevin I love you)
Ryan Howard:
He would not admit it but it deeply hurt him he watched it with Kelly and ended up crying in her arms afterwards.
Pam Beesly:
I think she wouldn't really understand it but seeing peoples reactions to it both in person and online would make her feel happy that it exists. She likes that trans people can be seen she understands it wasn't made for her but appreciates it none the less.
Dwight Schrute:
He understood it, he's definitely a harsh critic though he read a lot of reviews prior to the movie and he acknowledges it's impact for the trans community but didn't find it interesting and compares it to Donnie darko (which is not a bad thing to me okay Dwight is a hater! I like donnie darko)
Andy Bernard:
He didn't get it at first then he read one review for it online and started sobbing he's really happy that trans people feel seen and the empath he is donates $100 to the Trevor project immediately after bc he feels so bad.
Kelly Kapoor:
She didn't get it, she knows it's about trans people just didn't really care. It wouldn't make her emotional she likely wasn't paying much attention though.
Oscar Martinez:
He is a critic first gay second /j I think he would've liked it. Wouldn't have loved it and would've probably had some critiques he wouldn't air out bc he knows it wasn't marketed towards him.
Angela Martin:
Would not feel anything, probably wouldn't even watch the movie bc she heard it was woke. She would judge it very harshly.
Gabe Lewis:
No matter how you hc Gabe he is so incredibly trans to me so there is no doubt this movie is making him ball his eyes out, he tells Jo about it and needing a day off and she's just like "I get it sweet pea take all the time you need" (she also watched it and loved it #ally)
Creed Bratton:
He liked it but didn't understand the meaning At all. He's just here for the weird vibes.
Stanley Hudson:
He didn't understand and can't be bothered to understand it.
Holly Flax:
It hurt her for sure I think being a demigirl took her a lot to accept and this movie would be her breaking point.
Erin Hannon:
I don't think she'd get it at first but then someone would explain the meaning and I think it'd take her awhile to be like... oh that's me. (Genderfluid/pangender Erin I love you) but when she does get it she recommends it to anyone who ever asks her about her gender.
Robert California:
Really think he'd be a film nerd and a movie reviewer he would know what it was about but he didn't care for it.
Toby Flenderson:
He wouldn't watch it because of the reactions he's seen online of sad trans people he doesn't want to experience that pain.
Darryl Philbin:
He'd pretend to get it but he doesn't and is confused the whole time.
Meredith Palmer:
She wouldn't really get it but she'd fuck with the donnie darko vibes
Phyllis Lapin Vance:
It would scare her
Karen Filippelli:
She wouldn't get it but would appreciate it's existence. She read more about the film and be like "Yeah not for me but cool"
Roy Anderson:
Would not understand it, would not like it.
Pete Miller:
Would explain what it was about to Erin bc I think he would understand it. Wouldn't particularly care for it too much but bc it was a big part of Erin's gender discovery he's happy it exists.
Clark Green:
He'd get it and he'd be a nerd about it
David Wallace:
He'd cry and wouldn't understand why.
Nellie Bertram:
She is confused as hell but will comfort anyone who is upset after watching it
