the episode absolutely was meant as a trans metaphor. the creators said as much. so that's not a reach. the episode fumbled the issue pretty badly too, and even otherwise level-headed people noticed it.
the op is flipping their shit, but the issue of it being a shitty episode that badly handled its message about trans issues isn't invented out of the tumblr ether.
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the episode absolutely was meant as a trans metaphor. the creators said as much. so that's not a reach. the episode fumbled the issue pretty badly too, and even otherwise level-headed people noticed it.
the op is flipping their shit, but the issue of it being a shitty episode that badly handled its message about trans issues isn't invented out of the tumblr ether.