Rascal Does Not Dream Episode 1: Psychological Analysis (Patreon)

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoy my detailed psychological analysis of episode 1 of Rascal Does Not Dream! As always, I walked into the series completely blind, only knowing about the romance genre, some supernatural element, and an MC known as "my bunny senpai."

The pilot episode exceeded my non-existent expectations, and what a pleasant surprise it was with the psychological undertone and philosophical questions it posed throughout~

This is a Yapper-only series, and the remaining episodes will be exclusive to the highest tier.

My main takeaways from the episode

1) Attention is not the same as connection; this is increasingly more relevant and important than ever for all of us to be thoughtful, more aware, and ponder further upon

2) Visibility is not the same as being seen; being looked at is called objectification or being appreciated (depending on the varying degree), while being seen is being recognized and acknowledged for our personhood; deep inside, we all recognize the difference

3) The bizarre, and frankly toxic, nature of our societal approach to public figures and their lack of privacy, paired with the weird parasocial relationships and our mistaken feelings of "knowing someone" through intermediated online exposure, is something I think about often offline given my concurrent work as a licensed psychotherapist and creator

4) Who are we, without our social perception and reputation? For better or worse, humans are social animals, and our self-perception is intricately tied to perceptions of us by others

I am not sure if I have watched any other romance series that had such a fascinating undertone and philosophical perspective, and I am all here for it!!

Happy weekend, everyone, and I hope you all have a meaningful week to come~

P.S., the episode is open access for all members