Stream Milgram

What do you mean the theory that Mahiru and her boyfriend actually ran off into the woods was correct… and that the scene of them eating the rats was literal, not symbolic. I’m not necessarily against this twist, but I am absolutely floored by it. I know some people theorized that she kidnapped her boyfriend and brought him to the forest, but it seems like only the latter half was confirmed. But it’s not entirely clear, since we don’t get any input from him. He’s evidently unhappy with the situation, but was it his choice? I think this underdevelopment of the victim is one of my largest confusions with this case, though I do understand it from a story perspective. Mahiru romanticized their relationship, believing that he shares the same, all-consuming “love” she feels. So it makes sense that we don’t know his side of the story, as his only purpose to Mahiru is as a vessel to give and receive affection.

I’ve also noticed a trend in these third trials where there is some key detail(s) that are revealed, and those reveals are often out of left field. (Muu’s fall from grace occuring due to her vomiting after getting decked by a chair, Shidou’s killing of the trucker that hit his family) Yet most of these reveals retroactively make sense and could have been picked up on prior to their reveals. (Notably,Yuno’s miscarriage via accidentally falling down a flight of stairs). In Mahiru’s case, I would say it’s her arranged marriage. We could infer that she was fairly affluent, but the detail about her having a fiancé was unpredictable to me, though it does explain much of her shelteredness toward romance.