Talk:Episode 05/@comment-26567684-20200310203234

It looks like Mitsuru was overusing, if not abusing, that medicine he started taking after his sortie with Zero Two. He was frantically taking a handful and hid the medicine bottle from Kokoro in episode 8. He displayed a few red flags such as mood change (lack of interest in extracurricular activities and negative attitude towards everything and anyone), he was increasingly irritated, and his body was shaking.

If that looks like the case, he was no doubt in a dark place because he was consumed with jealousy and some hatred towards Hiro over the broken promise and Mitsuru’s desire to prove he can be better than Hiro in anything. It’s sad that even at age 14, he was using pills to make himself feel somewhat better. Thankfully, he got better, if not for Kokoro’s love and support to live a better life and forgiving Hiro, and her and their children giving him a purpose in life