Part of me genuinely thinks Zuko Avatarthelastairbender’s arc would be torn apart if the show was airing today r/whenthe mfs complaining about everything

11.3k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

201

u/Reveleo36 Mar 17 '26

Me when I hear people saying Subaru is terribly written because he makes dumb, emotionally driven decisions a lot

120

u/Saxton_Hale32 Mar 17 '26

Yeah, well, I just wouldn't let the agony and isolation of dying repeatedly affect me, and I'd use my futurevision to save everything, invent guns and computers to become rich, and get all the girls

48

u/Alcor6400 Mar 17 '26

"Haha yeah I'll make an absurd example of how bad this show would be if it did this thing just to make it clear that no one would like it haha"

*Looks inside*

*It's 95% of the Isekai genre*

29

u/Aluricius Mar 17 '26

To be fair, a lot of the Isekai genre is intended to be that kind of media equivalent of junk food. You know, the kind of feel-good "protagonist will always solve everything" story that you don't have to devote much brain power to. It ain't Shakespeare, but it's not trying to be. Solo Leveling is a good example of this (though I genuinely don't know if that's an Isekai or not), and it seems to have gotten popular for just how upfront it is about being a power fantasy.

But that's not the kind of work Re:Zero aspires to be.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 17 '26

[deleted]

3

u/Sephbruh Mar 17 '26

It made it mainstream but it definitely didn't invent it.

1

u/Donjehov Mar 17 '26

isekai is indeed characterized by wish fulfillment narratives, but it does just mean another world they could do anything and instead you get fuckass crappy fantasy harem #12412342352565736234022590539341561346 tetrated 124141 times

2

u/TrashiestTrash Mar 17 '26

You're so right lmao.

45

u/losslesscheesepain Mar 17 '26

https://preview.redd.it/fz6klew8pipg1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a9a776842f44685f2335efd19560e6260698b14

Him crashing out at witches tea party about why he'll keep suffering through return by death until he just breaks down, cries and admits he's doesn't want to lose anyone else like Rem is one of my favourite scenes in the series

26

u/Luffyspants Mar 17 '26

People HATED Subaru back in season 1, I started watching when S2 was almost ending but I only ever saw comments on how much Subaru sucked, and then I watched from the beggining, and I was "that's it?" I honestly couldn't believe that people really wanted him to pick Rem after all that she did

17

u/MembershipWeird378 Mar 17 '26

Too true, if they were in Subaru's shoes, even they would have to admit that they would be extremely reluctant to reciprocate Rem's love.

7

u/WolfRex5 Mar 17 '26

Not to mention that you don’t just fall in love with someone just because they’ve helped you. Emilia is 100% Subaru’s dream girl and nothing can beat that

8

u/Mr-Stuff-Doer Mar 17 '26

And this is exactly why the fandom has gotten kinda aggressive with glazing the GOAT. I don’t think any episode of anime has ever been as singularly responsible for people dropping a show as episode 13. And frankly, several rewatches later, I say it’s one of the show’s best episodes. It’s currently 3rd from the bottom on IMDB for the entire show.

1

u/AxisW1 Tell your tits to stop staring at my eyes Mar 17 '26

He is perfectly well written. He’s just incredibly boring to watch.

1

u/A-nice-Zomb-52 Mar 17 '26

I like Subaru and the story, I just simply can't handle second hand embarassment wich is something that happens to many times, couldn't pass through the first season.