the queen of hearts game was so perfect as a queen of hearts game because she didnt just manipulate arisu and usagi, she was manipulating us, the viewers as well. we dont know the end while we're watching. the virtual reality game theory seems acutely believable, and every part of the manipulation seems like the reality, especially the mental hospital scene. even the audience is genuinely enraptured and start believing that it was all in arisus head until usagi breaks the illusion. a true queen of hearts game with perfect betrayal and emotional turmoil