Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180112214926/@comment-34633327-20180116084116

73.Anon.52 wrote: I'm currently running with the theory he can't handle the pain, and that his semblance represents his unwillingness to face it I see what you mean, the pain is too much for him to handle so he constantly tries to numb himself. This actually makes the fact he uses Dust injection more poetic, in that the dust injections are done where one would typically inject a needle. The Dust is comparable to illicit drugs that Addicts use to try and numb their pain/get their fix. Hazel is using the Dust to give him a boost so he can kill the person that reminds him of the pain.....

By god Hazel is a metaphor for a Drug Addict.