Oh dang

That's what I miss compared to the novel;

In the novel, Edith confronts Reeze/the Author who got caught trying to frame Edith for the first time and has to face consequences for the first time, while also experiencing total loss of control over the rules this world depended on.

And she tells Reeze/the Author to use this chance. Like, after realizing that there's no remorse to be found and no empathy for someone else besides herself within Reeze/Author, she tells her to try out the possibilities, to GROW BEYOND this vapid wishfulfillment puppet-theater in endless loop.

But Reeze/ the Author cannot IMAGINE anything else. New possibilities bear the risk of failure and she would rather repeat the same thing for all eternity than fail once. And then Reeze/Author digs her own grave (which still leads to a monastery, but like, with additional steps).