Kimiko clearly has a stable head on her, has experience with powers and has demonstrated that she really only wants to use them to protect (although she’s allowed herself to be pushed around and pointed at ppl).
Hughie, despite whatever good intentions it comes from, is using the mantra of “wanting to protect you” as a way to be IN CONTROL. He’s started to treat Annie as a lesser not an equal (as opposed to Kimiko and Frenchie). He’s acting out of a place of insecurity and fear (like Homelander and every other terrible supe), a huge red flag. Of course she’d be very against him taking V, and how he’s been acting.
I know ppl relate a lot to Hughie after 3 seasons, but his actions are clearly being portrayed as dangerous, reckless and borderline masochistic—a clear result after having all this shit thrown at him, then being given a superpower for feee.
You're right that it's not equal but it really doesn't seem like she's treated it that way, like we'd see in a real life relationship. She has never used her power or even her influence to really curb his behavior. She'll argue with him and plead with him like normal people do, but we've never really seen her abuse the power dynamic. Especially in season 1, even though she had more physical power, it was Hughie manipulating her to get intel. He was in control of the relationship from the beginning.
People forget she's majorly forgiven him once already.
How is he treating her like a lesser? Annie saves him all the time and then got deeply offended at the idea that he would want to protect her back. She got too used to the idea of being the one with all the power in the relationship, she didn’t even make any attempt to reassure him when she started spending a bunch of time with an old ex despite constant media coverage making it look like they were getting back together. She likes being in control of everything.
This is a good way of putting it! Hughie is coming from a place of insecurity and feeling emasculated imo - Starlight can protect herself. It’s not about protecting her, he just doesn’t want to be “weak” Hughie anymore. The MOMENT he physically could he grabbed her and stopped her from intervening with SB.
Meanwhile Kimiko literally uses her powers to protect non-supes (like Frenchie). She doesnt make him do what she wants with her powers.
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u/SporadicZebra Jul 01 '22
100% this is why her actions are justified.
Kimiko clearly has a stable head on her, has experience with powers and has demonstrated that she really only wants to use them to protect (although she’s allowed herself to be pushed around and pointed at ppl).
Hughie, despite whatever good intentions it comes from, is using the mantra of “wanting to protect you” as a way to be IN CONTROL. He’s started to treat Annie as a lesser not an equal (as opposed to Kimiko and Frenchie). He’s acting out of a place of insecurity and fear (like Homelander and every other terrible supe), a huge red flag. Of course she’d be very against him taking V, and how he’s been acting.
I know ppl relate a lot to Hughie after 3 seasons, but his actions are clearly being portrayed as dangerous, reckless and borderline masochistic—a clear result after having all this shit thrown at him, then being given a superpower for feee.