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>The fact that we were probably supposed to feel empathy when Silver got his shit kicked in by Shadow
I had never considered this

>Silver falling to Shadow when he was giving his all to kill Sonic in his desperation to save his future
>The kick in the head sending him back into the dirt. Sonic is getting away. Another opportunity missed. Time is ticking away, and this black hedgehog is stopping him but he's too strong
>Silver needs a miracle, anything. Here comes Chaos Control!

It all sounds very anime, something that only Maekawa could deliver, but because 06 looks like absolute shit and can't pace itself to give weight to anything, what happens is

>Silver got his shit kicked in by Shadow makes everyone feel catharsis
Exactly as you said