u/I-HaveAReasonToo

So, as many others, I watched Happy Tree Friends when I was very young- around 6 or 8 years old. Back then, I didn't really comprehend the gore as alot and just thought it was part of the show. Now that I'm older, as well as sitting through and watching a video of just the gory moments of Happy Tree Friends, I questioned myself this.

I know that Happy Tree Friends is designed to be a comedic show in a way, like killing off characters in wacky ways, but in all honesty (and I'm not saying this to be rude) ...I never really had a laugh when it came to the show, as in never.

When I watched it as a kid, it was no reason other than just the appeal of the characters and artstyle, and now that I'm older, I guess its just more of the "how far can things be pulled?" fascination that makes me rewatch some episodes from time to time. Other times I don't really have a reason too.

Also, I know there are other examples of shows that does extreme gore, like Invincible if I remember correctly, but I feel like Happy Tree Friends pioneered in terms of morbidity by applying extreme gore to rather cute and innocent characters, where it would make more sense if say, a superhero gets gory due to having to fight.

...Man, this post is shit. Good thing I'll only write this once.