>>105278673Her being alive ruined the emotion of Arthur having to stop the war despite not giving a damn about Atlantis.
In the room where he gets the trident he would have had to overcome his hatred of Atlantis to do what was needed to stop the war.
Instead, he had to tackle his insecurities and admit his toxic masculinity in order to prove to some monster that he was worthy.
He was Sea-Thor. Considering I'm one of the billions who don't read Aquaman comics I thought the film was fine but I realize bullshit when I see it.
This is without even mentioning that she abandoned Orm, too, which is a kid she didn't even want.
In addition to her and Mera essentially being the exact same character with similar beats in story.
Her being alive shit on several story threads just to avoid the people who would have whined about fridging.
