The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Peacock’sBel - Airadds more intense changes to Lou ’s desertion of Will , build the supporter ’s backstory even more tragic . AsBel - Air ’s spectacular reboot repeat , the most disconcerting facet of Will ’s upbringing inFresh Princewas the absence seizure of his dada . Will never develop up with a father figure , which is why he became so close with Uncle Phil after moving to Los Angeles , as he became the father figure that Lou never could . In both case , Lou is an unavailable father who makes an dynamic determination to not be in Will ’s life , butBel - Air ’s version of their reunification and backstory is far worse for Will .
Lou only appears in one instalment ofFresh Prince , but his storyline is one of the most memorable plots in the intact situation comedy . After abandoning Will 14 year before , Lou come to Bel - Air and spends the day bonding with Will , even telling him that he wants Will to come in on the route with him for the summertime . Of course , asFresh Prince’sUncle Philpredicted , Lou disappoints Will again and will town without him , prove that he never truly exchange . Fresh Prince ’s story with Lou always paint him as a man who ca n’t take the responsibility of being a sire , with viewer plainly wait for the here and now in the sequence that he inevitably give up Will again .
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Bel - Air ’s spectacular reboot introduces a twist for Lou and Will ’s backstory , with the finale episode ab initio suggesting that it was n’t Lou ’s decision to not be in his Word ’s liveliness . When Lou and Will in the end meet , Lou tells him precisely what he wants to hear – that he loves Will , always wanted to be there for him , and only remain away because he was in prison house and could n’t expect to see his son looking at him from behind that shabu . After this , Will begins to secondly hazard everything he remember he knew about his pappa , with the character then becoming even angry atBel - Air ’s Vy , Aunt Viv , and Uncle Phil for keeping them apart . However , as Will and Lou continue their conversation , Lou in the end bear witness his dead on target colors , revealing that he really was the bad guy everyone said he was , and that had no excuse not to contact Will . As ask , all Lou has for Will are excuses ; Lou ’s tale about seeing his founding father in prison and not want to subject his boy to the same experience provided a commodious excuse , but it was really never about what was best for Will .
Lou ’s lie only exacerbate Will ’s feeling of forsaking inBel - Air , as Lou used his own complex background as an exculpation to not be a don . Bel - Air ’s characterwasn’t a guy rope who just did n’t screw how to be a father like inFresh Prince ; Lou was a volatile man who not only opt to avoid link with Will , but also blamed his issues on everyone but himself . To make it sorry , theBel - Airseason 1 finale ’s reunion ends when Will defends his mom and Lou answer by trying to choke his boy . Bel - Air ’s version of Will and Lou ’s backstory suggests that had Lou stayed in his life , Will may have been open to abuse as a small fry , which proves that Vy , Uncle Phil , and Aunt Viv truly were render to protect Will by keeping Lou aside .
To make Will ’s backstory even more tragic , his mom , Uncle Phil , andBel - Air’sAunt Vivwere lying to him for the past 13 long time about his pappa . They knew he was in and out of prison and choose not to reach Will while also actively trying to keep him aside . When Will became heartbroken again by his father ’s rejection , he had no one to solace him because he was just as wild with Vy , Viv , and Phil as he was with Lou . Unlike inFresh Prince , Bel - Air ’s Will could n’t sob into the arms of Uncle Phil while seeking love and comfort . or else , Will palpate that nobody desire him and feel betrayed by so much knavery . WhileWill ’s reunion with his father was heartrending inFresh Prince , the widespread betrayal inBel - Air ’s change circumstance make his backstory all the more tragical .
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