Honestly that feedback sounds pretty useful to me. I mean turning data into a story is a basic skill, maybe your boss was just trying to help.

Ever wonder how many weird situations we could clear up if we just talked to each other? I'm trying to get better at asking stuff like you did, because sitting inside feeling paranoid is way worse than a 30 second chat. Sure, sometimes people are just weird, but most of the time there's a boring reason. What's the strangest but harmless explanation you've ever gotten from just asking?

Totally get that. The monkey bomb episodes are the perfect hook to show someone how wrong they are. Had a similar talk with my brother about Attack on Titan, he thought it was just dumb monster fights. Took one weekend binge for him to realize how heavy the story gets.