grabs you by the shoulders. dirk needs to watch mp100. the lesson of ‘everyone is capable of hurting people but you get to choose not to’ is one that is so so relevant to him. both dirk and reigen being characters who think so lowly of themselves and act so confident, that use morally dubious methods to achieve good outcomes, who take it upon themselves to help others become better versions of themselves despite being wrecks themselves, who are so willing to throw themselves into danger for the people they care about. screaming.
Also the whole finale point of accepting every facet of yourself, including all the parts you hate and all the parts that hurt people, because in the end it’s worse to ignore it and let it explode than to understand, apologize, and acknowledge your humanity is what makes you able to yell, kick, hurt, lie.
All things considered I’ve turned the idea of an AU over in my head, because dirkhal potential and all, but I really do think the shows messaging and the universe it plays in would be good for him. Season Ones ‘no one is different or special, and that means youre not special enough to be The Villain Ever’ and Season Twos ‘the facts remain you have the capacity to do good things and be a good person but you have to work to get that’ and Season Threes ‘you have to love and honor every part of yourself, even the angry/sad/deceitful parts, or theyll consume you’ would do him good. Just especially the third. Dirk you need to learn to love yourself. Dirk please. Dirk if you dont love yourself a category 8 Event will occur.
