Angel Dust: a Case Study in Substance Use Disorder Part 2/3

Angel Dust can be a very challenging character to understand, but the struggles he represents are very well conveyed. This video analysis goes over all the things this show does right when it comes to substance use disorder.
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[@cattiefogelsong6399]

That series of voice mails was the most relatable Angle dust got for me. Being trapped with someone who has dramatic mood swings. When i have encounters with this person i have no way of knowing if it will be pleasant or if i will be verbally or emotionally attacked. Not only that but part way through a good conversation the other person can spin on a dime and start laying into me on anything including unrelated stuff or things i have nothing to do with.
There have been time where this person calls me over to talk about something binnine and i cannot control my panic. Sometimes i can hide my stress other times it is visible. To the point where the conversation will suddenly be about why i am stressed out.
Anyway the voicemail scene was very good and accurate to many people watching not just me.

[@AngelicAndroid]

I love your Hazbin videos! It feels like a privilege to hear the thoughts of someone who clearly has more experience than me in media analysis. One detail that I noticed is how the play act script Charlie writes for Pentious and Angel portrayes "sexual intercourse before marriage" as something a bad person would do. To Angel, who was born a gay person in a time where gay marriage wasn't even a possibility, this must feel like he was born a bad person with no chance to ever be a good person, so why even try (and I'm deliberately choosing the annoying terms "good person" and "bad person" here, since that's how a lot of characters in the show view morality). In retrospect, this totally fits but I only just realised it when you mentioned Charlie not having a full grasp of other people's chances (or lack there of) to behave virtuous or develop other than maladaptive coping mechanisms. I'm curious about the next video!

[@chloeeastwood6696]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoy them. Charlie is hilarious and so out of touch, and I love her dearly. That line is even funnier when you pause for the fact that Charlie and Vaggie have been living in sin (or at least in a Boston marriage) for three years, haha.

[@Ineffable-Lady-S]

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