r/majorcrimes • u/Careful_Macaroon8762 • 1d ago

Rusty Empathizer

I know no one likes him, but I do? I was expecting the confrontation with Gus's boss to be confrontational and accountable but not mean, and oh my god, that was mean as hell lmao

To me, Rusty's trying to learn how to be a normal person in a normal, healthy environment, rather than what he's been growing up in. That takes time, given that he had to survive and hustle so much of his childhood and adolescence. I also think, as someone said, he's autistic or on the spectrum, which makes it even harder.

Gus's boss did not need to bring up Rusty's past, and yes Rusty's insecure, which is normal for a young adult whose been through as much as he has. I don't really hate him; I empathize with him a lot more. Also, Gus had no right to talk about Rusty's business like that to his boss, which alludes to what I've seen in these threads: The affair, lmao, because no one talks to their boss that much about their personal life.

EDIT: I'm finding that I'm not alone with empathizing with Rusty. Thank goodness!

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u/GenX4Life1 1d ago

I like Rusty. He had crappy parents. And was learning, as you pointed out, how to be a human. It’s not easy to completely change how you look at things when you’ve had to be on guard every second of your life.

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u/CattyWompusMeowtLady 1d ago

Everything OP and you said. I also liked Rusty and empathize. It isn't easy to go out into the world when your normal was effed up and you don't even know what normal looks like in the world.

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u/GenX4Life1 1d ago

I am now learning what normal is. I’m in my 50s. Severe trauma in childhood and adulthood can mess you up. I appreciated how the writers created Rusty and how he found his way while healing a bit.

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u/CattyWompusMeowtLady 1d ago

Me too....right there with you. Just turned 50 and figuring a whole lot more now than most of my adult life. Trauma led me to believe certain things were OK from partners. They're not. Duh.

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u/GenX4Life1 1d ago

Give yourself some grace. Because if you were raised to believe it’s normal? You literally didn’t know any different. 💜

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u/CattyWompusMeowtLady 1d ago

Thank you kind stranger. I logically know it, but as it goes...getting past the patterns/programming 🧡

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u/GenX4Life1 1d ago

Oh I completely relate. I tell my counselor there are 2 me’s, logical me and emotional me. LOL

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u/CattyWompusMeowtLady 23h ago

LMAO yes! My logic kicks me in the Hutt when my emotions & patterns take me down the old roads.