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Dramatic_Hammer-
Come on now, you didn't actually read it like that did you?
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I don't think he was deluded into seeing aliens instead of his family, or believing his wife was a plant by the CIA.
I think his values and ego were screwed up and he didn't see his wife and child as having value in their own right outside their roles in his life.
Sure he probably had some sort of breakdown but the form it took is down to the underlying belief framework and that wasn't a function of any mental health issues, just good old fashioned sexism.
I confidently predict he'll turn out to have a history of emotional if not physical abuse and controlling behaviour. This won't be out of character, it'll be the core of his character.
snottyotter
brokenbetty
Not sure I agree. It happens too often and it's almost always men doing it to women and children. So while there may be a mental health element, something in society is creating/enabling men prepared to do this when the crisis hits in a way that isn't happening to women.
Personally I think there's a sick sense of ownership in these men that makes them think they have the right to take "their" families lives.