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Farewell to Shadowhunters: Harry Shum Jr. Talks Malec Heartbreak - YouTube
This is a really interesting clip as it shows the actor having a deep understanding of what the character he plays goes through. There is an interesting line when he says everyone is happy for his partner but no one is reaching out to his character, and there he goes to family yet his family isn't the best for him and he knows it.
This is so familiar in disability that it hurts, that it's not going away yet people want to push down the pain of it so hard, especially around what people expect of someone with a disability, to have a "normal," life and what is a normal life. This for people with disabilities is such a loaded question as we aren't a monolith or even have similar viewpoints.
We are at increased risk of abuse and exploitation and understanding this is a huge step forward to accepting that we are one group that we do need help and understanding to see our place in the world and take our place in the world.
There is an interesting scene in the episode heavenly fire that shows the character in the way that they seem to have a very real reaction to everyone making decisions for him but that they aren't in his best interest. Everyone else has a job or a duty to do, yet Magnus doesn't he needs to feel useful yet as he says he is useless without his magic, but when his partner tries to comfort him he seems to make things worse as Magnus is telling the truth he is at the top of his game, yet Magnus doesn't have anything.
He admits that he doesn't want to pretend anymore and pretending is what Magnus in some way or another seems to do, so he turns to drink. Even when he had his powers he was drinking and the question is why? Now we see in this scene and others that he drinks to forget.
I do question as did the actor about where his friends or was it that now he didn't have the powers he is of no use to them, and he has to find somewhere to go and the only place he has to go is to his family.
So what is he to do, how to cope with it and the life changes? As we all struggle with Covid I want to start that conversation about how to cope with the life changes?
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