Quote Originally Posted by Jandor View Post
You're not supposed to think Venat is evil or stupid, it's been one of your complaints if I recall correctly, and I doubt you're supposed to get the impression that Emet is lying to us here, or maybe missing some solution that he's just not thought of. When both those characters tell you their people couldn't have done better, and they know them far better than we do, then it's a safe bet that they really couldn't have done better.
Sorry that's not how criticizing story works. The writer can make every single npc to praise venat (as if they haven't already), but people are still allowed to think it's a bad decision she made. Especially when she intentionally deprived the Ancients a veeeeery crucial information. It's just bad writing imo.

It's like if we're reading a romance novel where the couple is clearly in abusive relationship, yet the writer said "see, they love each other and it's fine, they said so themselves". Are we supposed to believe that and cheer for their relationship? I think not.