Thorfinn's pacifism isn't the problem, Farmland was all about his change of mindset and it was kino. Scenes like &quot;I have no enemies&quot; were some of the best in the manga. The problem is how poorly it's handled afterwards. You can't even take the Baltic Sea War seriously when it flip flops from serious Thorfinn drama to goofy comedy scenes (simultaneously happening during the same dramatic moments) with dumb side characters no one cares about. And it gets even worse in the current arc with le strong womyn and troons all over the place.