A little thing I was thinking is that Es and Kotoko really have such different ideas about crime and redemption that really makes them such interesting characters when it comes to the whole nature of milgram.
Es, especially within trial 3 has a lot more sympathetic beliefs when it comes to the prisoners. Taking a much greater stance in the idea of redemption for these murderers and how their environments shaped them. Especially with their recent rebelling against the milgram prison system Es acknowledges that this environment does not adhere to their beliefs on redemption.
Kotoko on the other hand, has a very rigid ideology when it comes to criminal offences being dead set on that these people cannot change and redemption is wasted on them. As well as how she dehumanised herself and made herself into a tool to dish out justice on people she believes will continue to exist as a perpetrator forever. Within this embracing the milgram prison’s judgment system and dishing out what she believed to be proper judgement.
It’s really interesting seeing how these two characters reflect so much on opposing sides of criminal justice and redemption in real life and the nature of whether offenders deserve redemption or not. And it’s a dynamic I feel like should be talked about more.