Let’s talk about Mina and Davy

So we’ve seen very blatant issues with the ways spectrals treat spirits, but today I’m here to address the way parents dehumanize their children. Before that, I want to remind everyone….

Davy and Mina likely do care about their kids

But the way they treat their children is very troubling, and this can be said about a lot of the parental figures in pnat

Both Cody and Hijack are seen as a means to an end by their guardians. Hijack was specifically created by Mina to be used and while nothing explicit has been said yet, it is heavily implied Davy has been using Cody to keep tabs on the VP.

Even if that isn’t Davy’s specific agenda, Davy has pried away Cody’s free will before.

Unfortunately, Davy and Mina probably don’t recognize this as exploitation because they see themselves as agents for a greater cause

Especially Zarei

If Mina and Davy are looking out for the good of Mayview and the world what’s the problem? Well we have to remember that by dragging their interests into the lives of their offspring, this happens

Zarei is not aching to send her son on a suicide mission, and Davy didn’t even intend for Cody to show up but the end result is Hijack gets sliced in two and Cody has to live with killing someone under the influence of his own father :/

Now, are Cody and Hijack completely blameless?

Of course not

But this arc is still a very poignant demonstration of what can happen when parents treat their children like ’assets’ for the ‘greater good’.

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Disclaimer: I love Zarei, and I love Davy, they are well written and complex, but this post is meant to illustrate their shortcomings as parents. Hopefully this arc will inspire the two to change!