#so he sets this arbitrary metric for Jason to fail to meet

[jackdaw-and-hattrick]

What’s with the trend in comics of Jason going on this long, insightful rant on Bruce’s behaviors and shortcomings only for B to respond like “but murder bad” and that’s considered a valid counter argument?

#jason todd #bruce wayne #dc #this happens to some degree with a lot of villains #but it is particularly pronounced with these two dumbasses #like #Bruce clearly has no deeper understanding of Jason or his choices beyond a very basic profile #and it’s to the degree that it almost feels intentional #he doesn’t understand Jason #(he doesn’t understand ANY of his kids really) #and one’s left feeling that Bruce resents Jason for existing at all #like he’d rather be left with just the memory of a kid that loved him #and really I think it comes down to the idea that he feels he failed Jason #and he sees Jason now as just the embodiment of that failure rather than a living person #but is also unwilling or simply doesn’t know how to properly confront or fix his mistakes #so he sets this arbitrary metric for Jason to fail to meet #so he can focus on that rather than any meaningful self improvement or reflection #and all that is without even acknowledging that Jason is more than this failure. he’s a person who’s ended up stuck in a trauma cycle #both of them have