They made it seem like mera would almost be entirely cut, but this wasn't the case at all. I felt sick everytime I had to watch her, or take a romantic moment seriously. 'I had flashbacks to watching that awful domestic abuser. It could have been so easy to kill her off in the intro and let that be his (Aquamans) motivation for avenging her but nope, they left her in, 20 full minutes - central to the plot for the beginning to the end. She looked miserable and you could tell she was only there contractually. No chemistry at all. What a sad ending to the DCU.
We only punish the men though, right?