I like Evermorrow but… I feel like it’s cheating at times with their outright canon changes. :/
I think they're more uncomfortable with Adam being abusive because, well, of headcanons of him being "fixable" or at least a good man gone bad without being so... petulant as it were.
I've often seen a take that says that many who might advocate for a redemption arc for a bad character is because of this new age guilt of feeling bad for liking bad characters. Thus if they're "good," their past transgressions can be seen as a rocky road to a better place in retrospect.
I don't think that's fully true but it certain holds water when you look at things like Adam and Ironwood. Before the Iron stans rallied together come the end of Volume 7, I saw some assume that even with his ill treatment of Mantle, he would be brought around to see the light.
I feel like this is why the bad take of "Ruby lied so he got mad" is so prevelant. They think if he knew of Salem not being able to die, it'd help him ease off on Mantle's state of martial law. Not true but it's something to grasp at.
Adding to it, I feel like some Evermorrow is trying to be… a bit Centrist in the fandom. The creators don’t want to make any waves and actively dissuade viewers from declaring “This is what RWBY is meant to be.” But they don’t feel comfortable with the idea of Adam being an abusive lover of Blake or want to make the Bees a thing seemingly to appease those like Celtic Phoenix working for her.
It’s not something I blame them for since I wouldn’t wish this sort of discourse on anybody. Buuuuuuuuuut one should see it for themselves and parse out who’s being more egrigious in their behavior.
Like I was hoping for an alternate timeline where elements are the same as in canon but a different route like Cinder being found out leads to a butterfly effect of Salem pivoting her plans. Who were Cinder, Mercury and Emerald if they weren't with Salem?
I really don't wanna put the creators on blast or cause a harrassment campaign by accident. I just feel like given constructive criticism. I like their arc with Ilia so far and connecting it with Weiss.