In, “Lonely Hearts” Doyle says, “Well you’re in the big bad city now, where everyone’s a stranger; hidin’ behind walls, keepin’ secrets.” What he means by this is, when you’re in a new place where you know no one, people can keep their true selves a secret and put on a false persona. I find this somewhat ironic, since Doyle is doing just that; not only in this episode, but in all of the episodes to follow until his death. He kept his half demon self a secret from Cordelia, the one he loved. He felt that if she was to ever love him back, that he would have to hide who he truly was. This is something that I find strange, especially since Cordelia is so accepting of Angel. Why wouldn't she also be accepting of Doyle?
I think this is something a lot of us do. While we aren’t hiding a half demon side, we do tend to hide other things. For example, people hide things like drug addictions, diseases, their financial status, their marriage, their children, the fact they live with their parents, and the list goes on and on. Anything that you are ashamed of or think that someone else would look down upon is something you will likely hide. If you cannot accept yourself for who you are, you most likely believe that someone else will not be able to accept the true you either. In some cases this may be true. However, you can only hide these things for so long before the truth comes out and in the end everyone is hurt and disappointed.
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