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It really got to me when Bianca said it doesn't make her feel safer hearing someone else - friends even - sounding as frustrated and helpless and fearful and hopeless as Keith and Chemda have sounded at times lately. On the one hand their realness is what makes them so relatable, and witnessing the anger of someone on your side can be cathartic in some ways, but on the other hand when you feel somewhat adrift among chaos often the last thing you need is more chaos.
Bianca's been open about how much Keith's Bummer News segments affect her even when they're turned into jokes, so when - as Jessica put it - they become all-anger-no-comedy and are about literal and personal matters of life and death, as they are for anyone dealing with the kinds of health issues Chemda and Bianca deal with, it makes all the sense in the world that the vibe of the show would go over a line and become too difficult to listen to.
And to be clear, all-anger-no-comedy is exactly what those moments should be if that's what's in Keith and/or Chemda's heart in those moments. None of this is a criticism of the show. It's just to point out Bianca shouldn't feel like a dummy for feeling that KATG isn't what she needs in some of those moments.
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