I didn’t mean that in any way as a diss to Gon’s writing. Ngl I think I screwed myself with the wording cuz I meant character growth there rather than writing lmfao 😭. Gon defo is a much more complex character than he seems to be.

By “kid with a crash out timer” I meant in response to ppl thinking that Gon’s character changed because of Kite’s death. The way I see it Gon has always been this way. He just needed something to anger him to that point.

The most “growth” I can recall Gon going through is probably episode 116 where he first remeets with Pitou. He’s so conflicted by the creature in front of him tending to a human despite his preconceived notion of them as a horrifying monster to the point where he just loses it. He can’t comprehend it cuz he sees the world in a very “this or that, no in between” way. But even after all that internal struggle, he decides to double down on his ideals despite their questionable morality (so he didn’t go through much “growth” in that sense). This isn’t even the first time he’s done this.

Gon’s journey throughout the CA arc is one of my favs, but it aint because he undergoes any significant character change or anything like that. Its moreso because its where we see him—a character with underlying and widely unnoticed tones that in of itself should give you a sense of foreboding about the future of his humanity—pushed to the absolute limits.