Originally Posted by
Neichus
In the same boat: it was a really painful episode to watch. But as somebody else commented, Subaru deserved everything he got. I think the discussion at the end pointed to the simple truth: that he is doing this for himself and his own sense of pride. He has zero understanding of Emilia and saying he's doing it for her, or for what she wants, is delusional. As she pointed out, he has systematically defied her wishes all so he can play pretend-knight. I'm just hoping that with some luck he learns from this.
That said, I am curious what Roswaal's smile was about. As soon as Subaru went off he grinned, as though this aided him. Now we've seen he is quite invested in getting Emilia on the throne, if not for her benefit then to further his own agenda to slay the dragon. But Subaru didn't aid this at all, so my interest is piqued as to why he would consider Subaru's actions to be beneficial.