The Psychology of Psychosis: Therapist Reacts to The Boys — Black Noir is a Disney Princess!

3:19 "Is this psychosis, it this just fantasy"... Please tell me i am not the only one that started singing bohemian rhapsody

Someone pointed out that Soldier Boy's counter-attack on Noir wasn't random but a deliberate means to disfigure him and take away any chance he had of having a movie career. That's f'ed up.

Fun fact: The Disney Princess motif isn’t on accident. Black Noir is the opposite of Snow White, with “Black Noir” meaning black black and “Snow White” meaning white white.

I'm so sad that they killed off Black Noir right when his character actually became interesting :( this scene gave him so much depth.

I think it’s also significant that when he returns to Homelander and gets a hug from him, Black Noir sees red hearts bubbling up which is a fascinating look into how he perceives the relationship between himself and Homelander, someone he knows is a violent psychopath. Whether it’s because of experience or being able to relate to another powerful supe or because he feels responsible for him after being the reason for him being raised without a father, Noir clearly has a close bond with Homelander as even he regretted “needing” to kill Noir but he couldn’t suffer what he saw as that great a betrayal.

Black Noir went from some side character lap dog of Vaught, to one of the most endearing and memorable characters in the show, all this without any voice or face to act with, Nathan Mitchell is probly one of the most talented actors out there.

I always interpreted Noir seeing Buster Beaver as a child being him having imaginary friends, like a lot of kids do. Like the brief look at him we saw in Nicaragua showed him to be very lucid and rational, it's hard to believe he was seeing cartoon animals at the time. But a combination of emotional trauma and brain damage caused him to bring back his childhood imaginary friends as a coping mechanism.

Black Noir is easily one of the most interesting characters in this series. At first he's made to be this threatening killer, but towards the end its shown he has the mind of a child...in what he sees, in how he writes, in how he reacts to Homelander...I'd love to see more of his backstop and I'm hoping he's really not dead. He's survived MUCH worse tbh...

Noir is probably my favorite character in the show. From his first appearance something told me that there was something special about this guy, from his mannerisms, actions, demeanor, and general mindset. Little did I realize how freaking outstanding he would be in season 3. I hope he isn’t dead I really want to see him in more seasons. 🖤

Even with all the powers he had, I'll say the biggest superpower he had was the positive self-talk he can have with himself (with those imaginary friends). It's really hard to not fall victim to self induced negativity in tough situations.

This is a very interesting analysis, Georgia. The way I see it, Black Noir's fatal flaw is his submissiveness, and inability to make major decisions without the input of Homelander or Stan Edgar. As soon as Homelander realises that Black Noir knew about Soldier Boy being his father, he kills him for his apparent disloyalty.

I remember being laid up in the hospital with TBI, and seeing cartoon characters from my childhood walking around my room. Given that Noir got his head partially caved in by Soldier Boy, that tracks.

The fear advice is near identical to something I always tell myself when I need it. "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the acceptance of it."

0:14 I spat out my milk from laughter! I was hoping she would cosplay as black noir but I didn't think she actually would! Thank you Georgia Dow, these videos are great!!!

That's the genius of the writing on the boys that they're able to make you feel sympathy for a character like black noir. He was also a cold-blooded killer. But the way it sounds he dealt with abuse even before he was in Payback.

I also love the deeper perception Noir got by how he imagines each animal to be cast in the play: Soldier boy's the bald eagle, fine and dandy because USA USA, but it's also a vicious animal has no mercy. Noir himself is obviously the black sheep, both because of his skin color and subsequent mistreatment he received. TNTwins are horses because they are independent and instead of associating that with elegance etc it means arrogant pricks that they are. Also possible a carriage metaphor that is their title they have to carry together and why not any other animal. That agent lady with no powers (shoot forgot her name) is an old goat too stubborn die or get things in her way Lastly my favorite, his boss was a literal weasel meaning everything he does is a scheme and certainly even abusing Noir at that moment.

I actually think it is Black Noir's sub consciousness as the characters explained how he dealt with a bully at school and how he dealt with that traumatic event and what happened in the past with Solider Boy's team and how to cope with his PTSD also what he had to do in the next.

Part of it is what we all do. He is psyching himself up to do what he needs. Sometimes that is playing conversations in your head, sometimes that is talking to yourself, and in Noir's case sometimes it is animated creatures as an avatar of your issues. Thou

Yesterday a thought came into my mind and here I am to suggest it. You should definitely do a video on Azula from Avatar The Last Airbender. It's an old show but it's a well known one loved by everyone and has some of the best characters in animation. The things she does, the way she sees herself as a monster (like her mother does) but how she's still pretty stable for most of the time really blows my mind. One has to have calm mind to bend lightning, which is why her brother zuko fails doing it because he has anger issues. But she has perfect control over her element, in fact way too perfect. Not even talking about the literal mental breakdown at the end, which was very surprising to see in a lighthearted show like that, it felt very realistic. Or the time she tried to flirt with a guy but failed in the most absurd way. Not something you would see every day, lol. She's definitely not your typical villain, unlike her father. I think it would be interesting to see your take on Azula's psychology, as I've seen many other videos about it in the past. And also, great vid as always!

I really hope you'll dive into the relationship between Hughie and Butcher. I'm dying to hear a professional therapist like you talking about it.