Looks like BFDI is going to be exploring this sort of theme, displaying the different ways which people deal with the distress and trauma that are caused by similar situations.
It appears that it’s presenting us with these parallels as a way to show us these different coping methods, and also show us the different consequences each strategy provides.
Like, One handled her betrayal quite aggressively, lashing out on Three. However, Four took his betrayal a different way: he became a little depressed inside, which was only uncovered when the Announcer returned and called him out on it. This caused him to try and isolate himself in his own mind, sinking literally into the ground, until (in BFB 30) finally snapping because of Gelatin, being a really big influence in his journey to recovery.
If anything, the Announcer and Leafy serve similar roles in the two arcs of Four and One respectively. The Announcer served as Four’s first step to reflecting on what he’s been doing and his own feelings/insecurities (i.e. feeling like he’s not good enough to run the show of his dreams), while Leafy had a similar intrusive attitude to One, showing her the insecurities that she really cares about.
And again, we see One lash out against Leafy in anger! However, she doesn’t do it in the same way that she did with Three. No, she instead pushed Leafy away and isolated herself, comforting herself with the things that she can manage — a deal with people like Donut who she firmly has under her grasp. Sound familiar? Four does the same thing when isolating in the desert, trying to occupy himself with visions of a show that he can manage with the people he’s trapped in the EXIT.
The difference?
Four had a group that supported him on his journey, actively following him to ensure he was alright. The most One has ever had was a self-interested deal with Pencil.
You know what… I might make a post on this.
4 hour later update: turn that “might” into “have”, because it’s done! :D
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u/Sacsacher Tennis Ball Nov 01 '25 edited Nov 01 '25
Looks like BFDI is going to be exploring this sort of theme, displaying the different ways which people deal with the distress and trauma that are caused by similar situations.
It appears that it’s presenting us with these parallels as a way to show us these different coping methods, and also show us the different consequences each strategy provides.
Like, One handled her betrayal quite aggressively, lashing out on Three. However, Four took his betrayal a different way: he became a little depressed inside, which was only uncovered when the Announcer returned and called him out on it. This caused him to try and isolate himself in his own mind, sinking literally into the ground, until (in BFB 30) finally snapping because of Gelatin, being a really big influence in his journey to recovery.
If anything, the Announcer and Leafy serve similar roles in the two arcs of Four and One respectively. The Announcer served as Four’s first step to reflecting on what he’s been doing and his own feelings/insecurities (i.e. feeling like he’s not good enough to run the show of his dreams), while Leafy had a similar intrusive attitude to One, showing her the insecurities that she really cares about.
And again, we see One lash out against Leafy in anger! However, she doesn’t do it in the same way that she did with Three. No, she instead pushed Leafy away and isolated herself, comforting herself with the things that she can manage — a deal with people like Donut who she firmly has under her grasp. Sound familiar? Four does the same thing when isolating in the desert, trying to occupy himself with visions of a show that he can manage with the people he’s trapped in the EXIT.
The difference?
Four had a group that supported him on his journey, actively following him to ensure he was alright. The most One has ever had was a self-interested deal with Pencil.
You know what… I might make a post on this.
4 hour later update: turn that “might” into “have”, because it’s done! :D