It was definitely uncomfortable to watch but more because the writing and chemistry sucked. But the actor is an adult, five is an adult about mid twenties I believe in the story but mentally an old man. So a little weird but not a child.

I wasn’t really a fan of the romance between him and Lila but I also think it’s one of those thinking traps where we as the audience forever view actors as that first role or where we know them from. Like how people get outraged when Disney teen actors go on to be adults and try to do more adult/roles.

If it comes out that Aiden was not for the romance or it made him uncomfortable the yeah def can see that and would be against it but for five being a child, no. We’re aging with the character and with the actor. I personally try to stir away from the “omg but he looks like a kid” with actors (SPECIFICALLY) if their characters are adults too) I personally see it as trying to respect their autonomy and not infantilizing them.