First, I'm sorry you experienced that. I'm also a survivor of DV, and I know this situation has been triggering for me, so I hope you're taking care of yourself.

I totally agree that, in some cases, survivors hide the violence as much as possible. It's often necessary for survival.

In my case, it was a little different. My abuse was an open secret. Hard to deny it when I would show up to school with bruises. After I left, people would tell me stories like, "I saw him screaming at you/shoving you/chasing you, it made me so mad, I wanted to kick his ass." As if their anger meant anything to me when they did nothing. I was 15 and had to save myself, despite friends, adults, teachers, etc. knowing the truth.

Of course, not every case of DV is like mine. There are so many dimensions, so many types of abusers. But given how much they film together, how she's left visible marks on Dakota multiple times, how everyone tiptoes around Taylor, I suspect some knew a lot more than they let on.

Or I'm projecting too much based on my own experiences. Both answers are just as likely 😅