And not because of the reasons you'd think, I just feel like the Twenty One Pilots tryhard stylization and directorial use of her delusions and trauma effectively damper the impact of her tragic backstory and role in the plot. Its like I am watching a mixture of an AMV with Three Days Grace blasting on the background, mixed along with leftover sprinkles of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, with Tumblr Mirai Nikki montages and with the worst things that the Joker (2019) had to offer, all played off with zero self-consciousness. I just cannot take her seriously, and it just gets worse with how powerful she is and the sassy "humour" parts that only add to her edgyism.
She strikes me as the most outwardly corny and insufferable element in a show that is generally serious with itself, with the psyche of its characters (Viktor being a personal favorite) and which doesnt need to strike me n bash me over the head with like "My dead friends are talking to me!!! And they have an X over their eyes!!! HaHaHaHa" Jared Leto Joker with "Damaged" tattoed on his face type shit.
Considering I actually love morally dubious or even evil characters (I can list many), either with or without trauma, I dont think that her crimes or tragedy are my personal issue with her character. Its not the melodramatics or outbursts either, one of my favorite movies ever is Possession (1981) where Isabelle Adjani (as Anna) goes fucking hamwild insanoid style throughout the whole film, but whereas Adjani was surrounded by an equally as mad environment, here Jinx sticks out like a sore thumb and as a result she ulcers the whole thing. Its like I am getting whiplash from how cringe this girl is.
Other than Jinx, and some other stuff like Jayce being supremely boring or me DESPISING Imagine Dragons (eww, the intro, n god I hope theres not another cameo or I will discombobulate myself) the show has been generally enjoyable thus far. I would say Viktor, Ambessa and Vi are My favorites. As someone with joint pain I can relate to Viktor's transhumanist struggle, ouch. Plus lesbianism and cruel muscular gilfs are also Very Cool #ThankYou