Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33754845-20190916192846/@comment-32346149-20191003213145

I'm one of those people, and I can tell you that he doesn't capture that perfectly for a few reasons.

1 - His dialogue is garbage. No abusive spouse/boyfriend/anybody talks like that in the real world.

2 - He doesn't exude manace. If I'm not scared of Adam, an abusive stalker ex-boyfriend, nobody is.

3 - His actions, ethos, and everything else about him is peak hyperbole. Abusive people aren't so exaggerated in the real world. They tend to intimidate through quiet threats and passive aggressive behavior. Adam is just pure, one-note rage all the time; a cartoon rendition of an abusive sociopath. It would be sad if it wasn't hilarious.