I didn't understand Garte in that After Dark episode for a moment. I thought it was so obvious that he prefers Garroth over Zane (who's Vylad?), he doesn't even remember his name properly?? I think? Is he joking? I really don't know.
What made it sort of acceptable, made it sort of, sort of understandable, is that Zane was closed in on himself for a very long time. Before he met Aphmau he was just unpleasant to be around, in high school he was a menace, he is the opposite of his brother as in Garroth has been conforming to his father's expectations since he was small, and Zane is the complete opposite, he's the "punk son", he's literally emo, his whole thing is to not fit in. You can see why Garte could've distanced from Zane, respecting his boundaries in his own way, not putting any of his expectations on him anymore, and didn't catch that he changed over time as an adult and is way more open with his feelings.
Garte is dense as a rock for not getting this any sooner, he had to wait for Zane to say something for him to change his attitude a little bit. He's traditionally masculine, the dishwasher joke kind of got me, like you're supposed to assume he's THAT kind of dad but he's not. He's, in a way, like Garroth. The Garroth who wouldn't listen to Zane's boundaries right up to season 4 until he got green potion-ed. But yeah. I don't know, I felt bad for Zane in this episode, but I kind of know what it's like and Garte could've just dismissed Zane's feelings and called him sensitive. That would've been awful to watch. I'm glad they made up.
Also please free Laurance from the basement
EDIT: Traditionally masculine in an American sense. This is so important to me to distinguish, I think this entire episode was a parody of this anyway.
