the deathstroke #6 preview is a mess (and i know the outcome but i'm keeping quiet) but this really irked me.
the concept of slade not being able to feel hurt/empathy if a loved one is hurt or in harms way until rose gets shot is ridiculous. grant's death impacted him GREATLY and his actions and who he eventually became were in response to his own grief in regards to his death which he feels somewhat responsible for. then jericho is a literal living reminder of his actions and even pride hurting the one's he loved.
and i want to say this isn't me trying to compare or debate which child he loves the most. he loves them ALL and has very different relationships with all of them. however i cannot act like rose's character hasn't relied too much on slade or how she's also been watered down (along with slade) in recent years.
it's already some bullshit that they had adeline shoot her eye out which ultimately absolves slade of any past wrongdoings or blatant abuse he subjected to rose. that in itself can be a whole nother story but to keep it on track ultimately we're in an era where both characters are not at their best.
however to try to imply or just straight up say that slade never knew real pain or hurt until it came to rose getting hurt really shows how they really weakened both characters in both ways. hell, the "girldadification" of deathstroke just truly might be the direct cause of this.
