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So I promised I was going to rewatch the Emilia/Subaru argument from season 2 part 2 so that's what this thread isPermalink On twitter.com
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Sorry I'm literally taking notes here my badPermalink On twitter.com
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OKAY I GOT IT I actually really don't like analyzing Re:Zero because it's rarely good but the reasons why are always super complicatedPermalink On twitter.com
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So earlier in my Season 2 Part 2 episodes 1-2 thread I kinda complained that I could follow Subaru and Emilia's argument. I attributed it to being tired but I'm (less) tired right now and it's still confusing.Permalink On twitter.com
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Usually when you have arguments in fiction, the best way to write it (or at least, what I do when I write fiction) is to take two opposing ideas, two opposing personalities, wind them up, and let them looseOn twitter.com
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So, in this argument, Emilia actually has 4 different grievances against Subaru. And Subaru more or less responds to each of them, no matter what she's actually saying, with "but I love you tho".Permalink On twitter.com
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Emilia's positions are, summarized and in order 1. You don't have any expectations for me/you treat me like a doll 2. You abandoned me when I needed you 3. I can't trust that you love me since you also say I have flaws 4. My memories are coming back and I'm stressed in generalPermalink On twitter.com
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And the writing has her meander between these four points throughout the conversation in a way that makes no sense. So, like, towards the beginning, she links (1) and (2) even though they are not relatedPermalink On twitter.com
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I think, largely, what this conversation was *supposed* to be was Emilia not believing that Suabru loves her, and Subaru reassuring her. But the author boils all of Emilia's trauma down to "she doesn't believe in Subaru hard enough"Permalink On twitter.com
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And Subaru makes her believe in him by kissing herPermalink On twitter.com
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It gets even WEIRDER tho, right? Because in the middle of it, Subaru goes on this rant about how, actually, he's suffering in ways Emilia can't understand for HER sake actually, and it'd be nice if she at least had the dignity to look cutePermalink On twitter.com
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Immediately before that, Emilia complains that Subaru doesn't even think about how she feels. This is true (but not for the reason she says). Subaru, bizarrely, claims that he's too busy suffering for her to care about how she feels all the timePermalink On twitter.com
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TL;DR - So this conversation is a mess. But it's a mess because, as usual, Emilia is being treated like an object. The specifics of what Emilia is going through matter less than the fact that she is going through something. And they only matter in terms of how Subaru feels.Permalink On twitter.com
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Subaru loves Emilia in general, but is unwilling to wrap his head around what's happening to her specifically. He'd rather declare that her eyes are sparkly than help her through her trauma. The narrative is somehow convinced this is a good thing, actuallyPermalink On twitter.com