The Dolores Detail That Has Encanto Fans Scratching Their Heads

Dolores can hear everything. She can overhear a pin dropping. She can listen to an entire chorus of a song from a mile away. And, of course, she can eavesdrop on any and all conversations going on around the fantastical little town that her family leads. This incredible ability has led some fans not to question Dolores' ability, but rather what she chooses to do with the information that she is constantly gleaning from those around her. One Reddit feed, in particular, picks on her apparent ability and inability to keep secrets.

The highly upvoted conversation starts with the comment "Dolores 'I cannot keep my cousin Mirabel's secret for even a minute but if tio Bruno wants to live in the walls for ten years then that is HIS business' Madrigal." And when you break it down, they have a point. First off, there's no way Dolores is unaware of Bruno's existence in the house. She can hear the admittedly loud Mariano discussing his future kid count blocks away. The thought that she couldn't hear Bruno acting out his characters behind the masonry of the walls for ten years is straight-up laughable.

Second, Dolores references Bruno in the smash-hit song "We Don't Talk About Bruno." In her line, she says that she "grew to live in fear of Bruno stuttering or stumbling. I could always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling." There's no way she heard Bruno's mysterious utterances for a decade and didn't connect it with the fact that the goofy uncle was still lurking around the joint.

The problem here isn't that she did or did not hear Bruno. It's that she keeps his presence classified ... but can't keep Mirabel's secret for beans — or in this case, even a magical arepa.