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>>13619417
If you cannot accept valid-seeming arguments due to a subjective preconception you hold, consider that perhaps your preconception, rather than the argument, is wrong. If R07 is truly a bad writer, it should be trivial to refute the argument.

>>13619455
>I say EP7 brought back the original status quo due to the introduction of Willard, a sympathetic character _who embodies the very same themes as Erika_, the only difference being that Willard does what he does because it's his job and Erika does it just to satisfy her ego.
You're missing many more differences between Willard and Erika. Most importantly, Willard's approach focuses on the characters themselves rather than the the circumstances of the murders themselves. He drags out the backstories of the characters to truly understand the situation. Moreover, and very important thematically, he doesn't go beyond personal boundaries and hurt the people involved. He realizes Kinzo caused the WWII Rokkenjima massacre, and he realizes Shannon has identity problems, but he ends his line of questioning at that and never tells anybody. Even at the very end when he solves the mysteries, he only solves the mysteries themselves and does not point fingers to the guilty party. He's doing it only because it's his job; he doesn't want to hurt anyone involved with the truth either.

Furthermore, most of ep7 doesn't even focus on Willard. It focuses on Claire, and with that the personal circumstances of the characters involved. Ep7 did not return to the status quo; it instead broke away from the original mystery theme (finding the murderer) and instead went with a drama theme (understanding the characters involved).

>Willard and Erika even both have the same employer: Bernkastel.
And Willard strongly disagrees with Bernkastel's intentions, considering her way of reading the story (heartlessly searching out the truth and enjoying the characters' suffering) to be wrong.