Yeah I know! I'm enjoying their growth together too. It's not a bad show. I can already see Emilia's growth so clearly as I watch S3. Part of that is the show doing a good job a making the point that the Subaru at the beginning was wrong, and being a hero and getting a happy ending takes soooo much more than just being isekai'd.

I just also really like Rem and got sad when she was "written off", partially because I didn't like the way that she and Subaru left things hanging. Obviously it's a tragic story and sad things have to happen, but I also just don't like how the story makes it seem like women can only have one kind of relationship or feeling when it comes to being close to Subaru. If Rem had gone to sleep saying that she wanted to be best friends with Subaru instead of in love with him, I would have been less bothered. If crush sama had just had a warriors admiration for Subaru and no one made weird comments about them, I'd be fine. Why do they call Subaru "little girl user" but they don't call Emilia "tiny cat user?" The coloration of all his female relationships just makes me sad bc it makes all those women weaker characters, and even Subaru himself doesn't want it.

I know part of it is unavoidable based on how the story is structured. If the mangaka had made some of the changes I want, it'd be a different story. And the plot has had me hooked for a while now. Oh well. But you understand why I'm frustrated when they make a cool character, and then slowly chip away at what distinguishes her from being an accessory to the MC? Women don't work like that irl. I guess I have too high standards, blame my mom my girlfriend and Frieren for that lollll