About TADC & Relationships
Another thought I had right after posting this first one:
What if the "nightmares/tortures" of each one weren't JUST a way for Caine to punish them?
What if it was his way of saying: "Look at what your lives were like out there. Look how awful you felt before coming here. Is that what you want to go back to? After everything I've done for you?"
This show has addressed relationships and their complexities in previous episodes, and I think Caine's dynamics with the rest of the group also fits the concept of an unhealthy relationship that can become abusive. We know that Caine is an AI, therefore, he doesn't have a fully understanding of how human relationships/dynamics work, and he's basically just there to fulfill his programmed duties; and because of this, he seems oblivious to the discomfort of others, or rather, he notices it but simply doesn't take it into account or disregards the feelings of others.
Like, you know that person you try to tell about something difficult you're going through, or anything in general, and instead of listening and showing support, they just make EVERYTHING about themselves? Well, that would be Caine.
And, thinking about it now, it's interesting that Caine could be a character who represents that, while also being an AI, because, at least for me, the feeling I get when interacting with this type of person is: "a person like that can't be human."
I think that, if we were to bring this to a real-world situation, Caine would be the type of person who: Wants to be close to others, wants to have a relationship, wants others to like and validate him, but he simply doesn't know how to reciprocate that – it's ALL about him. So when you try to leave him, his thought won't be "Oh, he must miss his friends, family" or "They need time alone," what he thinks is "They want to abandon me."
And, for him, the idea of abandon is absurd because, for him, they have an incredible and perfect relationship in which he dedicates himself and gives his all to the person he's with, when in reality he's the only one getting any benefit and satisfaction from it.
And that's what sometimes happens in abusive relationships, especially when the abused part is someone going through family, financial, or mental health problems: The abuser will use precisely these "weaknesses" against the victim so that they don't think about leaving. Because while the abuser may have insecurity or abandonment issues to some extent, he still wants to demonstrate control over the situation, he wants to regain control, and that's what he does, making it seem that their relationship, however bad it may be, is still "better" than the life the victim led before.
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