>>3163438Honestly, what you NEED is several slow, methodical rewatches, then to read all the other official available canon like the PS1 game diaries and concept art, as well as some reading up on popular analysis theories.
It's not that the show is so incredibly smart and full of deeper meaning. Just confusing, convoluted and incoherent on your first time through.
Although now that I've done all those things and pretty much got it, it's hard to judge.