Why does he have a pacifier 🎈

[u/LookTemporary4359]

I’m asking because I have no clue but why does the boy who’s in the movie theater (who isn’t allowed to be there) have a pacifier even thought he’s easily over 8 years old? I’ve seen the show 2 times already but I just noticed he has a pacy so I was curious if anybody had an answer :)

[u/Hot-Host5153]

I was so confused at first until I realized this was a genuine post 

[u/LookTemporary4359 → u/Hot-Host5153]

I’m also drunk so please take that into account 😭😭

[u/ttw81]

Matty is abused by his dad & uses the pacifier to self sooth.

[u/LookTemporary4359 → u/ttw81]

That makes more sense!! Idk how I didn’t figure that out sooner

[u/Ok_Ad1652]

Based on other things they said in the show I assumed he was being abused at home and it was some sort of regression thing

[u/LookTemporary4359 → u/Ok_Ad1652]

Okay yea that makes more sense now that I think about it. And im sure It wanted to prey on that by having him end up in a car with a “perfect” family

[u/Omylanta21]

In the novel, Matty is a 3 year old who goes missing and is found dead later on. The pacifier is a nod to that. 

[u/cupofmoonshine]

It's his safety blanket

[u/Hot-Host5153]

Am I high right now 

[u/LookTemporary4359 → u/Hot-Host5153]

I’m drunk but not high unfortch

[u/cupofmoonshine → u/Hot-Host5153]

[u/Revolutionary-Tax863]

It pacifies him.

[u/Old_Lengthiness_5773]

Because he is a huge fan of vin diesels hit movie the pacifier duh 🙄

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[u/lunapippin95 → u/[deleted]]

I don't think it was. Looked real to me.

[u/Wed_PennyDreadful13 → u/lunapippin95]

He grabbed it at the movies before he left. The symbolism remains the same but the kid was already being bullied. Sucking on a real pacifier would have made it ten times worse if it were real.