
thedanksec
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@Fena205 That’s fine, but you’re saying that Subaru in his right mind wouldn’t have done it due to fear of dying, but that’s straight forwardly false. Subaru chooses not to use RBD due to the possibility of putting his camp through the same suffering he put them through in Arc 9



Pretending to be on the verge of death JUST to force a love confession out of the person you love is just crazy. No matter how you slice it, and regardless of whether Subaru's words here really come from the heart or are just the result of his extreme state of anxiety... what Rem is doing here is manipulative psychological abuse. It's hardly deniable that Rem took advantage of Subaru's emotionally charged, extremely frightened, agitated state and then deliberately and consciously (!) exploited this situation to her favor. This is not just some gag, and EVEN IF Rem had meant it that way (which, as I mentioned, I do NOT believe), the effect on Subaru – who is already struggling with extreme fears of loss – IS and REMAINS brutal. As a reader, you shouldn't look away from scenes like this. This IS problematic, and I'm tired that there are still people in the community who deny Rem's problematic nature, or accuse people like me of just pushing an agenda against her, or that it's just our headcanon, even though we're simply reading the novel. It's also more than questionable that Rem resorts to these measures right after Subaru confesses that he feels something for her but doesn't know exactly what it is. It's as if Rem is compulsively trying to speed up the whole thing between her and Subaru, and that's why she exploits Subaru's weak points to her advantage, because she possibly knows that Subaru would never say such things in his normal state. So it's more of a desperate attempt to squeeze the feelings out of him. Please don't get me wrong here: I am NOT saying that Rem is the devil incarnate. She isn't. Her actions are rooted in her low self-esteem and her constant search for validation, which unfortunately leads her to resort to extreme measures. But even if there are reasons for her behavior, it still doesn't justify it. #Arc3 #MemoRZ

The different Sins represented by the Archbishops aren't just villains; they are exaggerated versions of Subaru's own potential failings (Sloth, Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Lust, Greed). and Re:Zero uses a looped structure to facilitate a more interesting deep character growth.













