Jmart's biggest problem isn't that it's toxic, it's the fact that the ship is BORING. Jon had more in common with the damn worm guy than with Martin. That man straight up refuses to see avatars as anything else than inhuman monsters ("They're, they're evil, plain and simple" <- forgot which ep this was) and so he continues to treat Jon as lesser than him and dismisses anything he might have to say. Exhausting to listen to. Beetle's comparison to a stereotypical controlling highschool girlfriend was on point.

The worst thing is it could've been interesting if explored correctly! But the narrative kept framing them as lovey dovey sweethearts! Oh yeah they shared and "I spy" joke once! They're so cute! Let's forget about everything else that happenned between them!

I didn't sign up for a season of having to put up with Martin's bullshit justifications for everything he does, while simultaneously shaming Jon for the same things, because he's less human.

it just feels like almost childish in his reasoning like it’s SO rudimentary that it just feels almost ooc? it’s like yaya cats are girls and dogs are boys and avatars are evil and humans are good yay!! 😸