I think a lot about how when little Utena begs the prince to help Anthy he redirects the conversation to be about Utena to distract her from his powerlessness, he who is supposed to be the most powerful. He praises her and thanks her for her kindness and kisses away her tears, never assessing the real problem. He treated Anthy as some sort of a spectacle, not as a person suffering, and the most important thing to him was Utena's reaction, not Anthy's suffering. He attempted to push Anthy into the background, but Utena looked at her again.