What is the point of this story arc in Mindhunter?
In the series Mindhunter, there is a story arc in which Debbie is caught (emotionally) cheating on Holden. See this answer for a good summary.
This story arc starts and develops over a single episode, culminating in
the relationship breaking apart, with Debbie chasing Holden as he leaves the building.
At the very start of the next episode, the story arc is wordlessly closed off, seemingly with no effect on the rest of the series. It is never mentioned again, and the state of the series is returned to how it was before the story arc began. The viewer is never given a resolution to the issue, leaving it as a loose thread.
What is the purpose of including this story arc in the series?
Best Answer
I think it is intended to show that Holden is not emotionally available to her at this time. She cannot connect with him as she had in the past because his work is so encompassing of his time, energy and emotions. As Holden becomes almost transfixed by the subjects of serial killers, we see his character getting more deeply emotionally connected to murderers.
I believe the writing here wants to show how much his obsession with these killers is taking out of him and what he is sacrificing for his work, namely his relationship with Debbie.
The break-up happens with 20 minutes left in the season finale. It is very likely they will revisit this in the second season which has been green lighted by Netflix. Either way he would rather get back to someone like Ed Kemper than work on the relationship - we don't have time to see if he will be emotionally impacted by the relationship ending.
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Why do Debbie and Holden break up?
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In Season 1, we saw him with latex gloves, a gun, duct tape. We see him practicing knots. The season ended with a scene in which he burned his drawings of bound and gagged women. The end credits continue to call him \u201cA.D.T.MINDHUNTER Explained | Dumb It Down
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