Some Hunger Games Fans Still Can't Stand Gale After All These Years

A recent post on Reddit started up a discussion about Gale from "The Hunger Games," with the poster blatantly stating that they are not his fan. Others flooded the comments in agreement, with u/nightridingribbits3, for example, writing, "It was cringe af that he was constantly asking her, 'what are we?????' Bruh, theres an entire war going on."

Plus, fans have pointed out that Katniss wasn't exactly in the right state of mind to be thinking about her romantic prospects. In another Reddit thread on the same topic, u/ap12334 wrote, "I think the most infuriating part about Gale is that he expects Katniss to tell him her feelings for him while Katniss is dealing with much bigger problems like PTSD, protecting her family and the rest of the districts ... He gives off a lot of pick me vibes." Further, u/omgThisIsNotMyName added that Gale didn't have any romantic interest in Katniss until she and Peeta started fake dating for the sake of survival. Either way, many fans think that he had no right to be angry with her for pretending to be in love with Peeta.

However, Gale also has his defenders. Some users have pointed out that Gale's behavior was often a product of his circumstance as well as his young age. Redditor u/RavenNevermore1313 explained: "The games, fighting every day to feed his family, seeing the horrors of everyday life made him a resentful person ... But we have to remember that he was only 18 years old. He still needed to grow up emotionally."