It just seems kinda bizarre that he made the whole thing about moving past trauma but, he made one of the characters that actually seemed to be moving past her own trauma at the end of Worm retroactively into a rapey monster. Why is that how he chose to play it? It actually makes Brandish's realization and character growth seem like a mistake. Not that you can blame her for not picking up on the subtle but totally there no really rape confession. I struggle to think of a reason why he'd do that beyond the "herpa berp it's all grimderp" explanation.
Honestly, I wish they'd both carked it and we had someone more interesting and not even Dallon family adjacent to follow as the protagonist. Mighta made it past the first four arcs then cuz Vicky's dull as dishwater and the Dallon family drama suuuuuuucks.