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Originally Posted by Ricadan
Rem's a lovely and supportive girl, but my problem with her is that she's far too servile to be an interesting character (and hence best girl). I mean, she's only known Subaru for less than a month(?) and she's already idolizing him to the point where she doesn't even bother questioning any of his decisions. So far the only time Subaru has been right on a serious issue was saving the villagers, and that just seems too short of a track record to start having 100% faith in him.
All in all, she makes a perfect maid, but a not-so-great heroine/love interest.
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It's true that Rem is actually a bit too much of a perfect waifu at the moment; hopefully that will change. However, you also have to consider a few things.
Firstly, Rem's role in this arc is the same as Emilia's role last arc. She provides unconditional trust and acceptance to counter the lack of trust and acceptance from everyone else. She provides romcom moments to lighten the mood. She's the waifu that makes Subaru feel better after the constant suffering and deaths.
Secondly, Rem's hatred and loathing towards the witch's cult is a rather ugly thing. Even if you ignore arc 2, it was really apparent when Rem was trying to save Subaru from the witch's cult. It's true she was there to rescue Subaru but the hatred she expressed was little to do with them capturing Subaru.
Thirdly, Rem's unconditional trust and servile behavior towards Subaru is less to do with her "pure love" of him and more to do with her making Subaru her "reason to die". She trusts him not because she believes he right but because she decided to trust him. Not that she doesn't love him mind you.