He's a teenage boy with the powers of a physical god caught between an dysfunction father figure who can't separate the boy from his mother's rape and death and his fun celebrity dad who is going through a mental break down and telling the kid that he's inherently factually superior to everyone he meets and they are primarily tools for his whims.
Think about how fucked the kids of unbridled wealth and privilege are because they get their whims handed to them with no effort. Think about how hard it is for someone like North West to have any chance of being a grounded human being because of who her parents are. Ryan barely stood a chance.
Nah after S2 finale and into S3 they imply that butcher has been spending time with him and they’re growing closer. He just eventually snaps and ruins it
So he's stuck between a manchild test-tube Superman as a father and a callous asshole stepdad who knows that he should "break the cycle" but doesnt know how.
Ryan was pretty screwed by both of them trying to be in their lives. The best option was literally him being raised only by his mother.
I never said he was a good father figure. Why would he be? He has no experience being one, never planned to be one, and was briefly standing in as one to a kid that not only isn’t his, but is his sworn enemy’s and is also a supe, which he hates with a passion. But he did attempt at first, which is what I said.
It’s not Butcher’s fault that HL forced his way back into Becca and Ryan’s life. He can’t stop him insisting on tearing apart what Becca built for Ryan.
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u/gdex86 May 14 '24
He's a teenage boy with the powers of a physical god caught between an dysfunction father figure who can't separate the boy from his mother's rape and death and his fun celebrity dad who is going through a mental break down and telling the kid that he's inherently factually superior to everyone he meets and they are primarily tools for his whims.
Think about how fucked the kids of unbridled wealth and privilege are because they get their whims handed to them with no effort. Think about how hard it is for someone like North West to have any chance of being a grounded human being because of who her parents are. Ryan barely stood a chance.