I’ve been reading a lot of interesting thoughts about Dirk’s character and the latest update today, but I’m kind of surprised that I haven’t seen anybody talking about Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff. Because this sequence:
Whether or not it was an intentional allusion, this similarity prompted me to think about the connections between Dave, Dirk, their bros, death, and Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff. I propose that Dave and Dirk’s reactions to their bros’* deaths (specifically, the allusions included in these reactions) are indicative of the differences in the relationships that the two characters have with their bros.
*(Yes, I am conflating Dave and Dirk’s bro here, but only because Dirk himself conflates the two in the same way. So when Dirk is reacting to Dave’s death in the latest update, I think we can assume that he’s also using Dave as a stand-in to mourn his own bro.)
(This is super-long, so it’s continued under the read more.)
