#dr. kelly

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Before this episode, I think I viewed Reese killing Dr. Kelly as a bit more like a really messy way of cutting off an abuser, and it still is that, and I saw a little bit how it could also be him becoming the monster he was always thought to be, and I think that bit has really shown itself in his new update. It’s one of the saddest things in the game, how there could have been a way for him not to internalize violence as the only solution to his problems, to come to the conclusion that his monstrous nature is the only way to protect himself from those who fear his monstrous nature. No one ever reached out to him and told him that there was another way, all he knows is that it’s his life or Dr. Kelly’s, because Dr. Kelly never taught him that it was okay to be a monster so long as he didn’t harm anyone else, she taught him to never ever know who he was, and so the moment that he figured it out, of course his mind immediately went to, she thought I was a monster, that’s why she locked me away, so I’ll be a monster. Everything she did made him so much worse. But even though it just starts as killing Dr. Kelly, matricide, the act of taking the life of his own mother, the one who raised him and cared about him even if it wasn’t all of him breaks something within him. After this, there’s no return, he’s a monster now. That’s why the trait save of this episode is so wonderful, that the MC can be the first person to show him that not everyone views him as a monster, and that’s all it takes, just knowing that one person doesn’t see him as a monster, that he doesn’t have to continue this cycle of violence that saves him from becoming what he was feared to be. As much as he should be allowed to take revenge after everything he’s been through, it won’t be good for him, and the town will lose its only doctor. I do wonder if there will ever be a way to fix Reese and Dr. Kelly’s relationship in the hot route, but honestly, I don’t know if getting them to speak again would be for the best, after everything Dr. Kelly has put him through, I wouldn’t blame him if he never wanted to speak to her again. He has every right to cut her off, but I’d also be curious to see if they can find a way to fix things somewhat. I know Dr. Kelly most likely really wants to, but her idea of that might also be taking some of Reese’s freedoms away again since in her head, it’s hard to break him out of the role of a monster that she always saw him as.

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In my restless dreams, I see that town. Scarlet Hollow.

More Silent Hill x Scarlet Hollow crossover art with Reese as James

Wayne as Pyramid Head and Joan as a Bubble Head/Castor Bean Head doctor

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Thinking about dr. Kelly talking about how none of the scarlets ever visited her for their checkups....this is how werewolf tabby theories can still win/j

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Day 35 of making #ScarletHollow animatics until Chapter 5 comes out

How do you know what's good for me, with Reese and Joan

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Dr. Kelly

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Reese (and by extension Dr. Kelly ) is a very interesting character to me. His behaviour is similar to some real life mental and physical health conditions I have seen in those close to me, if exaggerated for the sake of the art form and narrative. long yap ahead

From his perspective, it's not maybe correct to say that killing his mom was seen as the right thing to do, and I am unsure why people seem to think she DESERVES to die? (At the risk of starting a fight in the comments) but his reaction mimics what happens when someone with certain mental health issues reaches a breaking point and is no longer able to regulate emotions. He's not being rational and it's not meant to be seen as rational imo, it's supposed to be seen as highly disordered thinking.

however that disordered thinking also extends to Dr. Kelly. The fact is it is very difficult caring for a chronically ill child, especially with mental health concerns, and to ME her behaviour is a reflection of a mother who has no support systems in place, has a child with pretty severe problems, and is being manipulated by the one support system she DOES have (sybil). She is so stuck in a do it hersef mentality, stuck in disordered thinking herself. I think the conversation in the safe room is an excellent representation of her disordered thinking, she believes her son is dangerous, and she has to protect others from him. However in a disordered relationship, where the only thing she can see is the dynamic between him and her, it breeds resentment and toxicity. So i absolutely don't think her actions were right, but equally you can't defend reese trying to kill his mother without ironically backing up her disordered thinking which got them into that position in the first place. This makes reese and dr kelly an excellent example of the entire POINT of Scarlet Hollow. There are no right or neccessarily good decisions, you can't "save" everyone and even if you DO you might not actually be saving them. And everyone's actions are both as a result of the broken system and a reflection of the broken system.

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Just finished Episode 4.