In a couple ways, Weld seems like a sort of antithesis or foil to Taylor. We’ve got pessimistic/realistic Taylor who researches and thinks things through thoroughly, and optimistic Weld who may not have done enough digging here and was faced with an emotionally charged situation he had no idea how to deal with.
Hm. Maybe there’s also some (edit for clarification: metatextual, not literal in-universe) connection between Weld not realizing the emotional state he was likely to find the team in and the fact that he’s made of metal. A typical character trait of “metal men” in fiction is heartlessness, or lack of emotional understanding – maybe that’s a flaw Weld will have to work on.
Also, should I be on the lookout for a lion, a scarecrow, a girl from Kansas and her dog?
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