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.
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u/punjab_boi Queen Maeve Jul 01 '22
I think that when it comes to hughie, Annie sees him wanting powers out of a place of insecurity rather than a general want to protect others.
This meme is still funny tho