TMC
08-04-2022, 09:30 PM
https://www.looper.com/952978/fans-have-some-theories-on-how-that-90s-show-will-handle-hydes-absence/
Fans don't want the show to go too dark
The circumstances surrounding the absence of Danny Masterson are pretty dark, motivating "That '90s Show" to exclude the actor from being involved (per Nerdist (https://nerdist.com/article/that-90s-show-shares-first-look-announces-returning-stars/)). But with the character's popularity and his role in the Forman home, the character not being mentioned at all would be odd. Hyde's character should still be resolved somehow, and Reddit fans have ideas on how to implement this.
"My theory for Hyde's absence in 'That '90s Show' is that he is in California working on a record store that his father Barrett owned," posted u/RayKVega (https://www.reddit.com/r/That70sshow/comments/ur1f3q/theories_on_hydes_absence_in_that_90s_show/). "I felt theories about him being deceased or in prison are way too dark and too much for that." With his broken home and hanging out with hippies like Leo (Tommy Chong), prison was always implied as a possibility for Hyde. But fans think this would be a step too far in the sitcom world. This fate would be a reminder of the disturbing facts surrounding the actor's absence and remove Hyde's previous character progression.
"I hope it's something like that because putting him in prison would undo his entire development throughout the show," noted u/kurosaki715 (https://www.reddit.com/r/That70sshow/comments/ur1f3q/comment/i8ufv35/). Hyde spends much of the series grappling with his family history. He bounces from father figure to father figure only to realize that the Formans have become his real family. Erasing that would disrespect the character's legacy.
Fans don't want the show to go too dark
The circumstances surrounding the absence of Danny Masterson are pretty dark, motivating "That '90s Show" to exclude the actor from being involved (per Nerdist (https://nerdist.com/article/that-90s-show-shares-first-look-announces-returning-stars/)). But with the character's popularity and his role in the Forman home, the character not being mentioned at all would be odd. Hyde's character should still be resolved somehow, and Reddit fans have ideas on how to implement this.
"My theory for Hyde's absence in 'That '90s Show' is that he is in California working on a record store that his father Barrett owned," posted u/RayKVega (https://www.reddit.com/r/That70sshow/comments/ur1f3q/theories_on_hydes_absence_in_that_90s_show/). "I felt theories about him being deceased or in prison are way too dark and too much for that." With his broken home and hanging out with hippies like Leo (Tommy Chong), prison was always implied as a possibility for Hyde. But fans think this would be a step too far in the sitcom world. This fate would be a reminder of the disturbing facts surrounding the actor's absence and remove Hyde's previous character progression.
"I hope it's something like that because putting him in prison would undo his entire development throughout the show," noted u/kurosaki715 (https://www.reddit.com/r/That70sshow/comments/ur1f3q/comment/i8ufv35/). Hyde spends much of the series grappling with his family history. He bounces from father figure to father figure only to realize that the Formans have become his real family. Erasing that would disrespect the character's legacy.