Sleepless Nights — Ben Gwen

They sit in silence. The sun rises over Undertown.

One final scene shows Ben and Gwen sitting on the roof of a Plumber academy. It’s 3:00 AM. Ben says, “Remember when we couldn’t sleep because of Vilgax?” ben gwen sleepless nights

In Ben 10: Alien Force , which takes place five years later, the trauma is explicit. Gwen admits she still has nightmares about “the laser” or about Ben dying as Four Arms. Ben, in turn, confesses that he wakes up reaching for the Omnitrix, terrified that it’s gone or, worse, that it has turned him into something monstrous. They sit in silence

For fans who have dug deep into the psychology of the series, the concept of has become a fascinating lens through which to view the franchise. It refers to the unspoken trauma, the shared PTSD, and the literal sleepless nights suffered by cousins Ben Tennyson and Gwen Tennyson following their summer of interdimensional warfare. It’s 3:00 AM

By: Animation Chronicles