"Curly is a bad guy" RANT.
Something that pisses me off to NO END are people who blame Curly for what happened, even worse is if they say he's a bad guy.
The people who blame Curly fail to acknowledge the TIMELINE of how the events played out. (PS. I'd recommend watching a YouTube video of the game in chronological order!)
First of all, Curly had NO TIME to think. (Well, not really). Anya tells him, he's in shock and probably spends the whole day thinking about what to do, then the next day Anya reveals that she told Jimmy she was pregnant, which Curly is upset that she didn't warn him before telling Jimmy because... duh... he wants to help.
For the record-- it's not as simple as "just tying Jimmy up" or "just shooting him". If he tied Jimmy up he'd have to give him bathroom breaks and make sure he's fed, all that nonsense, which wouldn't make sense for someone who didn't know they were on a timer. And... obviously he can't shoot him. Not only is murder ILLEGAL but Curly is responsible for EVERYONE on Tulpar......... including Jimmy.
When Curly finally does confront Jimmy... it's a pretty normal conversation. Curly wants to help Jimmy and Anya get through this. He's not gonna confront Jimmy talking about how much punishment he's going to get, he's trying to COOPERATE. He'll reassure Jimmy that it'll all be okay, because it's a stupid idea to go up to an abuser and say: "I'm gonna get you in so much trouble". That doesn't mean Curly's afraid of confrontation; it means he's a GOOD, ~~responsible~~ leader.
Let me remind you all: JImmy PASSED the psych eval. (At least we can infer he did). Why the hell would Curly realistically think Jimmy was about to kill them all? He didn't think he was on a timer! Who would??? (And if you say you would've realized he was gonna do something as drastic as that, than you've clearly never been in a position like this).
Quite literally IMMEDIATELY after having that conversation with Jimmy, he went to crash them. This situation had NO EASY answer on what to do. And, no, he can't just "get him off the ship" like Anya wanted, she was being unrealistic. The ship still had just under 8 months of transport.
I watched Mouthwashing (I kid you not) the day after being sexually assaulted. Coincidence? Yeah. But it's me letting you know JUST FOR REFERENCE... I know what it's like to be trapped under a roof with someone who sexually abused you. Curly fills the void for me. I felt so emotionally connected to Curly because I LOVED him for how responsibly he handled the situation, even if it was all for naught.
Because of this, I get really emotional when people say Curly is a bad guy... so if I go hog wild about this topic, that's why.
People who dislike Curly because of how "useless" he is live in a lala land. The game has realistically written characters, so you need to judge them with REALISM. Don't just put yourself in their shoes, put yourself in their brain.
But that's my TED talk for the day. Thank you for reading.