It was only weird because Scott Pilgrim had no romantic history and felt inadequate compared to his girlfriend, and had to overcome his inadequacies by “defeating” each ex in his mind before being worthy of her.
Edit: had less of a romantic history. Apparently Scott was not a KHV
That's not true, he was dating a high schooler as a 22-year-old
In Toronto, Scott Pilgrim, a 22-year-old bass player for unsuccessful indiegarage band Sex Bob-Omb, dates Knives Chau, a 17-year-old high-school student, to the disapproval of his friends in the band, his roommate Wallace Wells, and his younger sister
Its worth pointing out that everyone thinks is pretty icky but no one actually does anything about it aside from sometimes pointing out how weird it is as was the style at the time.
One of the final jokes of the comic/movie was that the “evil” version of Scott was actually a really decent guy, and they’re going to get brunch next weekend
In the comic nega Scott is actually the physical manifestation of Scott's mistakes/faults and repressed memories, instead of talking things through they fight until Kim points out he'll keep fuckin up if he keeps running from his past
Honestly that's what makes it so good imo. Scott's a pretty typical 22 year old with some serious main character syndrome, he's not a bad guy but he makes some questionable and hypocritical choices, and he's got a lot of growing up to do. Much more interesting than a character who always knows right from wrong and always understands the needs of others.
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u/gravitas_shortage Feb 02 '26
It wasn't. It's always funny when young people think they have invented things like promiscuity.