#they can hurt whoever they want and do whatever they want because theyre invincible

[ssaltlicker]

I just dont get how aggretsukos original overarching theme was “it sucks being controlled by others” and somehow the end lesson was “actually being controlled by others is a good thing”.

It would have been so much more satisfying to get and end where retsuko gets to make her own decisions. To realize she has control over her life. But nah, her boss controlling her was bad, but the manager that held her hostage? Thats good actually. Random kidnapping? Cool. Manipulation? Awesome. Telling her what she thinks? Not letting her respond on her own, just telling her what she wants? Great! Its not like that was the whole fucking problem that the show introduced us to in the first episode!

If there had been a follow up. Of her being like oh shit. Im just repeating the same shitty patterns and falling for the same manipulation methods and its actively making me miserable. Her realizing that she needs to find another way of living. That her habits are hurting her and the people around her. That wouldve been better. But why do that when you can completely strip every other character of their own personalities and lives so they can worship the protagonist? Make retsuko an uwu do-no-wrong mary-sue! Who everyone elses lives revolves around. No one elses life means anything and she is perfect. No lessons learned, no theme, no anything. The show starts and ends the exact same way, with her being miserable and powerless because she has no control over her own life. Its just depressing