Poster for Win or Lose
Haven’t seen a piece of media (even outside of family entertainment) actually describe the mindset of someone with avoidant attachments as thoroughly as this. Frank is a highly relatable character who wants to keep is guard up to avoid hurt- to avoid feeling anything. I liked the first episode but Pixar has explored anxiety well in the past (heck they did it expertly well in their last film Inside Out 2). This episode could have been a full movie in their catalogue that could really help people understand their attachment issues at large and how they reflect that in their normal everyday lives. Shows that even sticklers come from a defense mechanism. Already see this episode and show getting underrated by the masses- and look I’ve been really critical of Disney and Pixar’s output of late but this is a really unique framing device that could help families empathize with others.

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