Hm. I'm having a weird thought here, and I'm not sure if it's a synaptic misfire or something worth writing down. I think one of the things that's been nagging at me about the story lately is the weird mix of philosophies they're doing. What I mean by that is, they're talking a big game about meaning, despair, struggling forward despite it all, etc etc. And then they're pairing it with this weird mushy "everyone's just trying their best and everyone's a good person deep down and there are no real villains only people we haven't spent enough time yapping philosophy at" vague-occasionally-venturing-into-cutesy kumbaya vibe that's just....nooooot landing with me, especially in the EW patch content. I've encountered some meaty, juicy stories that mix existential angst with humor, but something about this isn't doing it for me.