LadyBugGirl wrote:imogene2004 wrote:kageyuki wrote:Being laid back is one thing. Your parents would still ask you how everything was going, right? They'd still try to inquire about you, even if just to make sure you're okay.
Daniel's parents didn't even seem to do that.
I think his parents being so "hands off" is needed for the plot. How else could he run around with Bree all this time without the police intervening? Plus, it shows why he became so attached to Bree and would just drop everything to help her out. She was the only one who seemed to care about him. His parents may be under the order's influence, but I don't think so. I think the creators were just giving us a logical explanation to all the questions we've had about his parents and how he can just take off unnoticed.
Exactly what I was thinking. It's an easy way for him to be able to get away with doing all of this in the first place (which is what was needed in order to advance the story).
Edit to add: Yay Kasdeja on the avatar...I hope you were the one that was requesting to have the dance as the avatar and if so I'm glad you finally got it!
Don't forget that Daniel is at least 18. His parents don't have much authority to dictate where he sleeps at night. After all, he was out at like 2 a.m. back in the early videos when Bree had to sneak out. It also provides the contrast between Bree and Daniel's lives. Bree's parents are a huge part of her life. His parents aren't just "laid back," though. They are neglectful. I know a few people whose parents are like that. My parents actually are kind of uninterested in my life too. But I think if I went "camping" for like a month and then came back all smelly and gross and lost my car, they'd notice.. and would not react positively. The reason I bring up my own family, is because of something that was said to me just last week. I know another girl who has parents that are a lot like mine, and she takes advantage of it. Despite a few flaws, I have brought myself up pretty well, unlike she, who has become a slutty alcoholic. Last week, my other friend and I were talking about something stupid she did that almost ended her life, and my friend told me that I am a good example of self control because my parents made little effort to influence my upbringing and therefore I had to "grow up" without a lot of parental guidance... however, I turned out to be a pretty decent person (so far
). SO, in conclusion, this shows Daniel's character. He isn't an irrational person. He COULD go out and join a gang and shoot up heroine, but he DOESN'T.
Furthermore, this shows how out-of-character some actions were. When he broke into Lucy's apartment, for example. That just shows how strongly he feels about Bree and how deep his concern was for her at the time.
Thus, I maintain faith in DanielBeast. He would never betray our Bree.
